As it’s the school holidays, and we really should be thinking about turning our computers off, and stepping outside into the fresh air, here’s an excellent set of resources to help teachers make use of the outdoor classroom to support maths and science teaching.
King’s College London has launched a brand new, free CPD resource for KS3 science called Thinking Beyond the Classroom which brings together three strands of King’s well-known research in science education: Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE), Assessment for Learning and Science Beyond the Classroom.
You can browse the project materials at Thinking Beyond the Classroom website
The unit is supported by ten activities fully trialled and tested in schools. The activities support and encourage observation, group work and discussion and are easily carried out in school grounds, parks and local open spaces. The CPD unit includes video-clips of the activities being used by KS3 students in an inner city location and the unit is designed to show how teaching strategies used in the classroom can be transferred to the outside.
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