The following are some useful websites that can be used for the Primary Science Curriculum:

Electricity
All about Electricity
http://www.aecl.ca/kidszone/atomicenergy/electricity/index.asp

Circuits and Conductors
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/circuits_conductors.shtml

The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/

Electrical Symbols & Adding More Bulbs/Batteries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/physical/11_fact.shtml

Have you heard about ‘Rubric’? ‘Web Evaluation Rubric’ is used particularly for evaluating online educational resources. The idea of using Web Rubric is to determine the “educational value” of websites or online resources before utilising them for teaching and learning. Thus, Web Rubric facilitates the process of decision-making in the classroom; “Can this website enhance the teaching and learning process?” The way Web Rubric works is very systematic and efficient. There are nine criteria that needs to be evaluated and each criteria will be given a score (maximum 4 – usually!) according to its relevance; authority, affiliation, purpose, objectivity, content, learning process, audience, currency, and design. All these aspects will be analysed. At the end, the total score will be used to determine whether the website is reliable or otherwise; usually scores of 20 & above are acceptable. Hence, the higher the score, the better it is. For your information, there are many types of Rubric, and ‘Web Evaluation Rubric’ is one of them. Click here for the sample. The method itself is “self-explanatory”; it’s easy to use and useful. By using this method, teachers can efficiently evaluate the reliability of educational resources. Therefore, it is essential for teachers to practice the use of rubric in selecting appropriate online resources for teaching and learning. By implementing such practice, the quality of the selected educational resources can be assessed systematically.

EXHIBITION PERIOD
February 27 – Mac 8, 2008 : 8.30 am – 10.00 pm
except on Friday: 2.30 pm – 10.00 pm

VENUE
International Convention Centre, Berakas.

For full info on schedule, please click here

Recently, I carried out a case study on the effectiveness of using a selected hypermedia T&L resource for primary science. The selected ICT resource called ‘The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits’ (Blobz) is an interactive learning tool, developed by Andy Thelwell in the year 2003 as part of the ‘Hypermedia’ module at Staffordshire University, United Kingdom. Blobz is designed to support the UK National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 Science, which focuses mainly on electric circuits and conductors of electricity.

Can’t remember the 11 planets? or do you know that there are currently 11 planets altogether? Try this mnemonic: My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants. Click here for more info.

Each initial letter in the invidividual words represent the names of the 11 planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris). This mnemonic is created by Maryn Smith, a 10-year-old fourth-grader at Riverview Elementary School in Great Falls, USA. Thanks to Maryn, it’s now easy to remember the 11 planets.

EDUCATION has been made compulsory for all children in the country between the age of six and 15, whether at government schools or private institutions, under the Compulsory Education Order 2007.

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