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Electric Man's Big Book of Poems About Light And Darkness
Eight fully illustrated poems - each poem allocated one full page for visibility.
Written specifically to support KS1 Science unit 1D: Light and dark, the 'shared text' has been devised to be integrated within the National Literacy Strategy.
This material was originally published as a printed book in 2004.
Electric Man's Big Book of Poems About Using Electricity
Eight fully illustrated poems - each poem allocated one full page for visibility.
Written specifically to support KS2 Science unit 2F: Using Electricity, the 'shared text' has been devised to be integrated within the National Literacy Strategy.
This material was originally published as a printed book in 2004.
Squirt, Squawk, Sleepy and The Big E
12 page full colour PDF for pupils aged 7-11 years.
Information, puzzles and quizzes. This resource has been made to help children think about the kind of environment they would like for the future.
This material was originally published as a printed booklet in 2002.
The Big Book of Electricity
This 12 page PDF provides pupils aged 5-7 years with a basic visual and textual understanding of electricity in everyday life and how it is used to produce heat, light, sound and movement.
Includes vocabulary and naming exercises, simple sentence construction and a phonics section based on the letter 'e'.
Developed under the guidance of a senior literacy advisor, the Big Book supports the National Literacy Strategy within a primary science context.
This material was originally published as a printed book in 1998.
FTBT (Issue 1 2010)
Thinking About Energy is the latest edition of FTBT. This FREE resource has been written to model how to incorporate different thinking skills into everyday lessons.
The lesson plans have been written around the topic of 'energy' and offer a taster of how to use thinking skills.
These lessons can be used as they are or adapted to suit the needs of individual year groups and classes.
It is hoped that by using these lessons it will equip teachers with some new ideas and strategies to help embed thinking skills into other areas of the curriculum.
Once Upon a Time in Cumbria and Where I Live
Learning module in PDF format which attempts to involve KS2 pupils in local history. Its main purpose is to help pupils identify the events and innovations that cause communities to change.
Once Upon a Time in Cumbria and Where I Live is particularly aimed at prompting pupils to sift out the ways in which science and technology feature as agents for change in our lifestyles.
The module hopes to engage teachers and their pupils in developing a learning method with which primary schools throughout Britain can exchange information about how their local and more remote communities have been changed by events and innovations.
Once Upon a Time in Cumbria Teachers' Notes (1.43MB PDF file)
Once Upon a Time in Cumbria Pupil Workbook (1.84MB PDF file)
FTBT (Issue 2 2009)
This uses cross-curricular approaches to help make meaningful learning links for children, and links to Primary Frameworks for Literacy and Maths and QCA Schemes of work to help teachers meet school-based planning expectations and curriculum coverage.
PowerPoint Presentation of the Once Upon a Time in Cumbria project
FTBT Issue 2 2008
This issue includes features on using the Pandora Project to help deliver excellence in your science teaching, the star of a new science program devised by teacher Matthew Revill and an article about getting to grips with Virtual Learning Environments.
FTBT Issue 1 2008
This issue includes a feature on Primary science with hand held computers, Virtual Learning Environments, making room for big books in primary science and details of the Online Science Awards.
For Teachers By Teachers 2007
The 2007 issue includes the Pandora Project, principles of effective science education, science through literacy and downloadable activity sheets.
Download FTBT 2007 (FTBT_2007.pdf, 1.46 MB)
For Teachers By Teachers 2006
The 2007 issue includes primary science teaching survey results, primary science think tank, changing state Unit 5D free downloadable teaching resources and Whiteboard Awards - Primary winners.
Download FTBT 2006 (FTBT_2006.pdf, 5.45 MB)
Downloadable Activity Sheets
Here are some activity sheets and fact sheets taken from the Young Detectives magazine and from posters we have produced.
Yottenfews Activity Sheets (536k PDF file)
Autumn Fact Sheet (1.26MB PDF file)
Clues in the Snow Fact Sheet (784k PDF file)
Roots, shoots and fruits (1.30MB PDF file)
Planning a visit to an Environmental Education Centre (956k PDF file)
Electricity Glossary and Safety Signs (472k PDF file)
Almost Everything About Eggs (669k PDF file)
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