By Sherry Simpson
Essential Experiences in Science is an exciting new scheme for Years 4-7 which address National Curriculum topics e.g. air resistance, friction. We have free resources and equipment to share with 30 schools. Join our free CPD sessions or become a teacher researcher!
When: The project will run from now until the end of the year – you can stay as long or not – as you like! Attend the webinars. Run one or more investigations in your class.
What’s on offer: Free printed investigation cards, free resources and equipment with opportunity to attend free CPD webinars and to ask for support from local Epistemic Insight research lead. Some opportunities for teacher bursaries.
Why: By getting involved in the scheme, children in your class will be doing hands-on science enquiry – and the investigations can be taken home in the event of a local lockdown or quarantine.
What do teachers do: We are asking teachers to use these free resources and to give the children in their class a short before and after survey, with headteacher consent.
(Also open to trainee teachers on placement with supervisor support)
What we will do: Support the teacher with the investigations through the CPD webinars and development of their own lesson plans. Contact Lasar@canterbury.ac.uk.
How do I get involved: Book onto as many of the webinars as you like through: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/lasar-centre-at-cccu-30754621852 and Contact Lasar@canterbury.ac.uk, if you are interested to be a teacher researcher in your school or placement.
Webinar Series book through: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/lasar-centre-at-cccu-30754621852
Or through the Canterbury Christ Church events page: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-and-culture/calendar.aspx
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| Essential Experiences in Science: Grip or Slip | https://tinyurl.com/Grip-or-Slip | 25th January |
| Bridging questions: What do maps tell us? | http:// https://tinyurl.com/What-do-maps | 1st February |
| Essential Experiences in Science: Why do spinners spin? | https://tinyurl.com/Why-do-spinners-spin-repeat | 8th February |
| Essential Experiences in Science: Why did the Titanic sink? | http:// https://tinyurl.com/Why-did-the-Titanic-repeat | 15th February |