Materials to teach the Big Idea: Waves
Ban the beds
Skill: Claims Topic: Wave energyIn preparation for a summer holiday many people turn to sunbeds to top up their tan but could this habit be endangering their ...
What does the fox say?
Skill: Claims Topic: SoundWe use the viral video to raise a serious question: can we understand animal talk? ‘Bowlingual’ detects a dog’s emotions by analysing a ...
Big Stuff Blog:
An inspiring conference, say science educators.
The second International conference on Engaging Science for teachers coordinated by Dr. Ale Okada, at the Open University on March 23rd of 2019, presented evidence that the project is sustainable. Some of the key topics discussed by Science teachers were practices and strategies developed to address the key issues raised by the ENGAGE community in the previous conference:
- What are the benefits and challenges to promote open schooling through Engaging Science?
- How can science curriculum be more inclusive and unbiased about gender?
- How can the Science Education curriculum be reshaped so that it’s more fit for purpose?
- How can an approach focussed on examination success still lead to an enlightened science education?
Funded by the the engaging science network, this annual event brought together more than 80 Science teachers from ...
News:
ENGAGE wins the 2017 OER & Project Awards for Open Education Excellence!
We are officially leading creative innovations for Science Education for equipping next generation for RRI by connecting non-formal resources (topical science-in-the-news) and informal learning (science networks) with formal education (science curriculum)”. – See more at: http://kmi.open.ac.uk/news/18905