science and ict
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A few ideas for using ICT to support science - mainly here for reference for people who I talked through it with.TRANSCRIPT
Science and ICT
4th July 2008
http://www.slideshare.net/juko101/science-and-ict/
http://scienceandictlinks.blogspot.com/
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
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
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