SCIence & TECHnology @PDCS

The Science and Technology PLC have put together this site for you to access content on topics related to the Area of Learning Experience. From this site you will have access:

Science websites recommended for us to try
Information linked to the CREST STEM Awards
Loom videos on Matter, TinkerCad and 3D Printers, Forces and Energy as well as Design Thinking and Engineering.
A playlist linked to Computational Thinking and feedback form.

CREST STEM Awards.mp4

CREST STEM AWARDS

CREST is the British Science Association's scheme for STEM project work that inspires young people to think and behave like scientists and engineers. It is a recognised scheme for student-led project work in the STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths). CREST gives young people aged 5–19 the chance to choose their own subject and methodology when completing their hands-on investigation. CREST provides activities and project ideas for a range of ages, group size and abilities. From off-the-shelf, one-hour long challenges through to large-scale, student-led projects of over 70 hours work or more, CREST can be done by anyone.

Science Websites Twilight.pptx

Science Websites

A presentation to introduce you to a range of different science websites that can be used in the classroom. The reason to use them is because they have been designed by experts for classroom use. Lessons are targeted for key phases and year groups with background information, lessons plans and information videos to use in the classroom. They will help you to plan for activities and how to carry out lessons in a cross-curricular approach and to make it fun for the learners.

Matter.mp4

Matter

Chemistry is a fantastic experiential way of accessing the new learning approach and curriculum because it's all about experiments - some fast, some slow but all vital to the world. It supports cross curricular working especially oracy, problem solving and reasoning skills

Forces and Energy

This is a quick introduction to Forces and Energy

Introduction to Tinkercad and 3D printer.mp4

TInkercad and 3d Printers

This video is a quick introduction into Tinkercad and 3D printing. We followed this process in Year 5 when completing a project last term. There are many ways to use the website and 3d printers this is just one way to carry out a project. Happy to help if anyone wants to try the process.

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WMS 2 - Design thinking and engineering

This video is a quick introduction to design thinking and engineering.

Computational Thinking

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This playlist is a quick introduction to computational thinking. Following a brief overview of what computational thinking is, the playlist goes through the following:

Examples of tasks linked to the DCF skills and WMS descriptions of learning
An introduction to barefoot computing and more specifically, showcasing how computational thinking can be done, unplugged, without a device.
Some activities linked to SCRATCH JNR
An introduction to Code Club - lesson modules using scratch.
BBC Micro:Bits

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SURVEY FOLLOWING INPUT ON COMPUTATIONAL THINKING

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