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Teachers Area 0 Copyright (c) 2012 ExpressionEngine tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:05:13 single animations on topic of heat transfer tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.54 2012-05-13T17:15:41Z 0 Mags Amond sometimes just one single animaiton can help with understanding of a topic. I like these on the topic of heat transfer. The Leslie cube and the Convection Animation linked here were very helpful in my class this week. Can’t make head or tail of the other two however!!
http://www.succeedingwithscience.com/resources/swf.php?id=19

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Kildare VEC Session 4 tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.48 2012-04-20T07:58:52Z 0 John Hurley If you have taken part in either of the Kildare VEC workshops in Kildare Education Centre (20th April), please take a few minutes to fill out the online evaluation:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/kvecapril2012
Thanks,
John

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Some fun ways to engage students…. tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.40 2012-03-27T21:08:13Z 0 Meadhbh Moriarty I promised to post here after a workshop…. (and then promptly forgot all about it)

For testing theory I have been trying a few tasks…

“Circuit Training”
This is really a really simple way of checking theory…
You will need: a few different colors of markers and flip charts/ large sheets of paper.
Step 1: Pair up your students to revise/train together
Step 2: Assign a topic to revise or “train for”
Step 3: Put an open ended question at the top of each page.
Step 4: Set a time limit for each station (1 min) and allow students to rotate around the                               stations (each answer can only be written once!)

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Kildare Schools Workshop Evaluation tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.35 2012-03-01T11:17:00Z 2012-03-01T12:11:14Z John Hurley Kildare Schools (NON VEC)
If you have taken part in either of the Kildare Schools workshops in Kildare Education Centre (1st or 2nd of March), please take a few minutes to fill out the online evaluation:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/kildareschoolsmarch12


Kildare VEC
If you have taken part in either of the Kildare VEC workshops in Kildare Education Centre (28th Feb or 1st March), please take a few minutes to fill out the online evaluation:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/kvecmarch2012
Thanks,
John

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Kildare Schools Workshop Evaluation tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.34 2012-03-01T11:15:27Z 0 John Hurley If you have taken part in either of the Kildare Schools workshops in Kildare Education Centre (1st or 2nd of March), please take a few minutes to fill out the online evaluation:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/kildareschoolsmarch12
Thanks,
John

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Kildare VEC Evaluation tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.32 2012-02-27T20:55:07Z 2012-02-27T20:57:20Z John Hurley If you have taken part in either of the Kildare VEC workshops in Kildare Education Centre (28th Feb or 1st March), please take a few minutes to fill out the online evaluation:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/kvecmarch2012
Thanks,
John

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Louth VEC 26th Feb Evaluation tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.30 2012-02-26T22:15:08Z 0 John Hurley If you have taken part in the workshop in Scoil Uí Mhuirí, Dunleer, please take a few minutes to fill out the online evaluation:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/louthfeb2012

Thanks,
John

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Ideas for Science Projects tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.28 2012-02-21T10:56:18Z 0 Margaret Mandal I have been working with Science Project ideas for SciFest with
some of our students. As well as the SciFest.ie website, I have found
the following websites useful for triggering ideas:
www.sciencebuddies.org
www.SteveSpanglerScience.com

Sciencebuddies has an array of fun project ideas from aerodynamics to
zoology.

Steve Spangler’s webiste also has great science demos. We did the
‘Gold Pennies’ with the First Years. It was a great way of explaining
alloys and students went home with gold (brass) and silver cents!

Does anyone have any other sites for project ideas which we can add to
the list?

/Margaret

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assessing electricity tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.27 2012-02-18T18:19:02Z 0 Mags Amond Here’s a good site for those of us looking for sites designed to exploit the new interactive whiteboard in the room. Graphics are good, and it is fairly in line with out syllabus (GCSE must have the motor as you will see).
http://www.learningcircuits.co.uk/flashmain.htm

There is a whole lot more at a wiki called ICT Magic by a creative and generous UK teacher called Martin Burret - well worth your while having a look or telling your students about it.

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Questions on Momentum and Levers tag:discoversensors.ie,2012:forum/viewthread/.16 2012-01-13T12:49:10Z 0 Margaret Mandal Does anyone have questions on the topic of Momentum and Law of the Lever to test students understanding of the topic? As far as I know, its not a topic we have covered in our assessment questions. I am having some difficulty coming up with some good questions in this area.

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