Science and personal, learning and thinking skills. (PLTS)
Science at KS3
The lessons and videos provided have been prepared with the new personal, learning and thinking skills in mind - See National Curriculum Web site
Indeed many of the subjects used in the videos are ideal for extended study and with the EU stance on Agrochemicals at the moment also very topical. As one MEP says "We do need strong restrictions on pesticide use, but it should be based on sound science, rather than the whim of politicians,"Read full story on Farmers Weekly Website.
This could make am ideal topic to debate and also cover the following areas of PLTS:
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Independent enquirers
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Creative thinkers
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Team workers
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Self-managers
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Effective participators
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Reflective learners
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We do requests if we can!! So if there is a specific bit of video you want or need then send us a request and we will try an oblige - even if it's just a vague idea..
Below is a sample of the topics which have available resources so far... the rest can be accessed via the subject specific navigation left.
Year 7 Reproduction
How does a new life start?
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This lesson idea contains a nice clip of a piglet been born - the video is not cut the piglet really does suckle that quick - a good teaching point...
Year 7 Variation and Classification.
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This lesson looks at how we can describe living things. It uses video clips of living organism which can be used alongside living samples or instead of.
Year 9
9d Plants for Food.
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We are in the process of producing videos to cover most of the unit see Homepage for what we have produced so far....
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Wish List
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Here's a list of videos I aim / would like to add if you can help let me know.
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Other animals being born
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Frogs mating