Support to improve 5-14 Science Education
for Scottish Primary & Secondary Teachers
University of Dundee -
Botanic Garden
The
University of Dundee Botanic Garden is an excellent resource all the
year round for teaching and learning plant biology and other subjects.
Their educational features include:
Glasshouses: well
established tropical, temperate and desert vegetation.
Trees and shrubs planted
in 9.5 hectares according to geographical location, demonstrating
methods of pollination, seed dispersal and adaptation.
Mini-succession of native
plants from mountain top and moorland to woodland and a eutrophic pond,
especially good for ecological studies.
Material closely linked to
the curriculum for primary and secondary schools is available.
Sessions are run to raise
the competence of teachers in teaching plant biology.
Special educational events
are often listed among our events.
A classroom can be booked
for teaching and experimental work.
School Visits
You can plan a visit for your pupils in several ways. Please contact the
Education Officer, Dr Neil Paterson (telephone 01382 647192, e-mail
n.w.paterson@dundee.ac.uk)
to discuss your needs.
Self-guided trails.
Activities assisted by the
Education Officer.
Activities designed by you
- a pre-visit planning session is recommended.
Courses for Teachers
Please contact the Education Officer, Dr Neil Paterson (telephone 01382
647192, e-mail n.w.paterson@dundee.ac.uk),
if you would like to arrange a training session for teachers.
GridClub is the SEED approved and funded
website for 7-11-year-olds and is available free to every primary school
in Scotland. GridClub contains hundreds of stimulating online activities
mapped to the 5–14 curriculum. The GridClub clubs provide an excellent
opportunity for your pupils to take part in online communication within a
protected and mediated environment, designed to challenge pupils'
imaginations.
A complete learning and teaching
package to include a CD Rom, with a visit to a wind farm and downloadable
worksheets ready for classroom use. Covering the 5 -14 National Guidelines
they say it is an ideal package to stimulate and increase awareness of the
potential power sources for the 21st century for Upper Primary and
Secondary school children.
PIPS2
- Homework
materials - now being added to the Homework sections. Type
PIPS2
into the Search ISE 5-14 selection from Search Options drop-down menu
Here are some Key Questions (for
teachers only), related to the Big Ideas in Science.
E & S
They are hot-linked to the relevant Target Groups.
The Target Groups can be accessed directly from the Framework for
Planning.
The ISE 5-14 Web Site is designed and
continuously updated by the Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre.
Tell us features you would like to see on this site -
E-mail
Ian Birrell at SSERC
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PIPS2
- Homework
