Forces CPD

On Thursday 14th of March, teachers from Science for Life schools attended a professional development session about forces. This is what they had to say in answer to the question: What aspects of the course were most valuable/useful?

'the real life examples that could be used with the children' Year 5 teacher, St Luke's C of E

'the connections to working scientifically and cross-curricular ideas' Year 5 teacher, Grafton

'discussion about gears and pulleys and how to use them for experiments/demonstrations' Year 5 teacher, Grafton

'year 3 forces activities, particularly magnets and all the activities that were suggested e.g. rocket mice and exploring magnets' Year 3 teacher, Moreland

'activity ideas to engage children more in lessons and website links to use that I was not aware of' Year 5 teacher, Gillespie