Science and ICT

4th July 2008

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Science

• Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is the effort to discover, understand, or to understand better, how the physical world works, with observable physical evidence as the basis of that understanding. It is done through observation of existing phenomena, and/or through experimentation that tries to simulate phenomena under controlled conditions. Knowledge in science is gained through research.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science

ICT

• ICT: Information and Communication Technology – The fusion of computers and

telecommunications; a range of technologies for gathering, storing, retrieving, processing, analysing and transmitting information.

http://www.futurelab.org.uk/glossary#ict

Ask questions,

predict and

hypothesise

Observe, measure and

manipulate variables

Interpret their results and evaluate

scientific evidence

Planning:Word-processingMindmapping

Research:InternetCD-RomsData-bases

Collecting and manipulating:Data-loggingControl technology

Organising, presenting and recording results:SpreadsheetsDatabasesData-loggingBloggingPhotos and film

Publishing:Word-processingMindmappingBloggingPowerpointFilm

Comparing results with other people’s:InternetCD-RomsData-basesWikis

Role of ICT

• ICT as a tool

• ICT as a reference source

• ICT as a means of communication

• ICT as a means for exploring

Futurelab- Literature review in Primary Science and ICT – S. Ball (2003) ICT that Works (Primary Science Review)

Electronic Microscope

Video-clip

Electronic Microscope

• Look at fingers, ears, nose and tongue

• Investigate fingerprints - sellotape chalk black paper.

• Look at seeds; take time lapse pictures of seedlings growing. Teacher’s TV prog.

• Forensics - compare soil samples from the treads of different people's trainers.

• Evaporation of salty water using time-lapse

More Microscope Ideas

• Time lapse pictures of ice melting or chocolate cooling.

• Take photos of a tooth that has been put in coca-cola, over several hours.

• Observe mould and yeast growing

• Elastic bands – at rest and stretched

• http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/science/intel/ideas.htm

Rheinberg Illumination

http://www.molecularexpressions.com/optics/intelplay/qx3rheinberg.html

What might you see?

Rheinberg illumination for schools

Data loggers

• Great potential– Underused?

Video-clip

http://www.data-harvest.co.uk/downloads2/Teaching%20Materials/D0127_Q3__Primary_Activities.pdf

How noisy

Development of skills

• Observation• Measurement• Experimentation• Space/time relationships• Interpreting data• Inference• Prediction• Controlling/manipulating variables

Control technology

• ICT & D&T?

• Becta control technology document

Electricity

• Years 2,4 and 6

• Hands-onhttp://www.tts-group.co.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml

Control technology

• Hands-on – For a purpose– Problem-solving

Can be complex

Start simple

Simulations

•http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/software/simulations/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/games/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml

http://www.shambles.net/games/

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ScienceP/scgames/

http://www.shambles.net/pages/students/simulation/

Databases

Databases

• Maths, Science and ICT &…

• Importance of interrogation– Search and Sort– Filtering

• Over-emphasis on compilation– Unless through investigation

• Ideally start with hypothesis – I wonder if…

Databases

• 2investigate, Information Workshop

• Junior Viewpoint, Excel

• Branching databases

• Identify-IT, 2Question (part of Infant Video Toolkit 2 – as is 2Graph), Flexi-tree

• Files available – Junior Viewpoint

More ideas

http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/science/ks1-2/resources/index.shtml

5eEarth,Sun and Moon

http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/subjects/science/