Emilyafox Illustration: May 2011 Some guesstimation in life drawing: Well atleast there is room for improvement! Kids only Ice Station Antarctica New recruits wanted for an online expedition to Antarctica. Are you up for the challenge? Dinosaurs Find out how dinosaurs lived, what they ate, and whether they really died out 65 million years ago. Star attractions Check out some of our most amazing exhibits, including the blue whale and this komodo dragon. Make a volcano erupt See how many different types of volcano you can build in this explosive game. Fun spring activity Create a 5-star hotel for bees and watch them in action. I want to be an 'ologist Want to find out how to become a scientist? Fantastic fossils Explore fascinating fossils found around Britain.
Fun Sites for Primary Pupils - Science General Sites BBC Science Clips 36 interactive resources linked to the QCA Scheme of Work for Science - ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard. Life Processes and Living Things The Great Plant Escape Help Detective LePlant and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life! They will need your help to find clues, do experiments, and solve problems as you journey into the world of plants. Life Processes and Living Things: Ourselves The Human Body Cyberhunt A series of questions about the human body. Physical Processes: General Engineering Interact Resources on this site from Cambridge University cover Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum for England, Physical Processes (Sc4). Physical Processes: Forces Physical Processes: The Earth in Space Solar System on-line game How much do you really know about the solar system? Physical Processes: Electricity The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits An interactive learning tool for Key Stage 2 Science (Units 4F and 6G).
Spring has Sprung It seems as though spring has taken a bit longer to arrive than normal. Here in Ontario we’ve had a mix of rainy and snowy days the last week or two, but it looks like the rain has arrived. Well April Showers are the official welcome of spring, so we have some spring projects for you today. Spring Watercolor Flowers Marshmallow Rainbows Reuse paintings Sponge Rainbows Butterfly Art Tulip Art Colorful Tree Art Paint bleeding Rainbow Art Raindrop Suncatchers Interactive Whiteboard Resources: Science, Key Stage 1 & 2- Topmarks Education Our BodiesFlash An excellent lesson on naming the parts of the human body. Ourselves Science ClipsFlash For 5 - 6 year olds, this site looks at differences between living and non-living things, the names of the main body parts of humans and animals and how animals move in different ways. Healthy EatingFlash A series of superb interactive screens which introduce children to healthy eating. Make a Balanced PlateFlash Sort the foods on the plate to see which food groups they belong to. Unmuddle the MealsFlash A drag and drop activity where meals are divided into their ingredients. A Healthy LunchboxFlash Select items for a healthy lunchbox by dragging and dropping the various foods. Farm to Fork ChallengeFlash A game where children see if they know the stages that food goes through from the farm to their plate. Listen and MatchFlash A matching sounds game. Sound and Hearing Science ClipsFlash The Hand Washing ChallengeFlash
Science Help Baby Hazel understand the 4 basic requirements of plants. Then help her pick up the required tools and supplies for growing plants. Meet Janet. She'll be your tourguide through this crazy universe of ours! Correctly spell the Color words below each picture. Match the words to the pictures. Mosa Mack is a confident sleuth who will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of any science mystery. Connect all the electrons in a single line! Guide the beam to create a gorgeous spectrum of light. Your goal in the game is to spend as little money as possible while maintaining a balanced diet in the whole week. The monsters are ready for their dentist appointment! You must protect the ozone layer! Help Sonic Simon clean teeth with Philip's Sonicare! Do you know where the hygiene hotspots are in your home? You find yourself in sandy terrain while searching for traces of prehistoric life. Old MacDot had a farm. There has been a mysterious outbreak of unhealthy habits hitting too many boys and girls.
Amazing face masks - Fun Crafts Kids Some children just don’t DO fancy dress, so often, amazing face masks are a way around this, as a shy child will feel as if they are hiding behind the mask, and not drawing attention to themselves. You can do SO much with a mask though, from theming them to work with a school’s Egyptian Day for example – an amazing face mask of a Pyramid with eye-holes could be just as effective as a full Pharoah’s outfit! We loved these Inspiring and Amazing masks from Mini-Taller-dArt in Spain – These masks are so fabulously inventive, and the oversized nature of them really makes them quite something! We are definitely going to have a go at these, and think that they would be a really fun activity for a party – if you prepared the basic structures beforehand and then the kids all had a go at creating these VERY photogenic masks – what a brilliant way to upcycle some old egg cartons for the eyes, and cereal boxes for the cut out shapes – we can’t wait to give this a go!!
KS2 Science Finding out how you move and grow. Can you label the human skeleton? When you've finished move onto the animal skeletons. Do you know which groups living things belong to? Magnets have north poles and south poles. What does a year look like in space? © v2vtraining.co.uk The application consists of two sorting activities and one writing frame to support work towards the end of the unit. Solid, liquid and gas are called the three states of matter. Materials have different properties that make them useful for different jobs. Pupils can research information about teeth types, tooth structure and tooth decay. Use an information panel where pupils can research details about food groups and a balanced plate approach to a healthy diet.Balanced Plate lesson outline An information panel to explains the terms used in, and concepts behind, food chains. This resource consists of a labelling activity, an animation of the water cycle followed by another labelling activity.
Activate Your Mind! MaryMaking: Lois Ehlert Inspired Bird Collages My experiment made from leftover paper from my I was inspired by this Winter Bird Art Lesson from Deep Space Sparkle. My Children's Book Art group looked at the collage work of Lois Ehlert in her books, Snowballs, Pie in the Sky, and Top Cat. My students created a variety of patterned paper using watercolors and acrylics. A background in chalk pastels was created and next some birch trees (inspired by Ehlert's work in Snowballs) using cardboard and black acrylics. Wax Paper Crayon Melts {Think Outside The Toy Box} - View From The Fridge | View From The Fridge Do you remember melting crayons between wax paper to formed ‘stained glass’ when you were little? Well … we gave this a try yesterday. Today marks the 7th week of our fun Summer series … Think Outside The Toy Box, a collaboration with five other bloggers and myself to try to come up with NEW and CREATIVE ways to use household items (that aren’t traditionally thought of as toys). Before we begin … have you seen some of the awesome wax paper creations out there? Or this Faux Shell Wall Hanging from Alexis at Persia Lou … Or this stunning DIY wax paper backdrop created for for a wedding … Or this chandelier … Okay … sorry, enough gawking at these gorgeous projects, and back to OUR task at hand: My goals for this activity yesterday were simple … #1. #2. I was sort of successful I’d say. Here’s what you’ll need: CrayonsPencil Sharpener (I used an extra eye liner sharpener that my mom had on hand)Wax paper. Using the pencil sharpener, sharpen your crayons all the way and save the shavings. d Katie