NC 2000 Resources Issues for Consideration Practical/Safety Issues Useful Texts

Communication in Science.
Presenting and handling scientific information.
KS3 2.2, 2.4

Humans as Organisms.
KS3 2.1, 2.2.

Computers with word processor, spreadsheet, access to the Internet and a CD ROM drive.

CD-ROM - eg. Encarta, Compton Encyclopaedia.

A search engine to navigate the World Wide Web.
www.altavista.com

Information on food and energy: Peas + energy or potatoes + energy etc. in
www.ask.co.uk

Gateways for pupils to start search:
www.schoolzone.co.uk
kidshealth.org/kid/food/
www.nutrition.org.uk

Structuring the lesson

Why use ICT?

Developing own knowledge of teaching resources

Managing learning in the classroom

Evaluating and extending the use of ICT in teaching

Lighting

Alternative activities to long sessions

Aware SEN problems that may be triggered by the monitors

Encourage good posture

Supervise pupils making hardware connections

Internet access policy employed or to be decided.

Pachler N. (1999)
Learning to Teach Using ICT in the Secondary School
Routledge

Corbett A. (1997)
Unleashing the power of the Internet as a Classroom Learning Tool.
Computer Education 85 p14-17

Questions for Consideration

  • How do you currently deal with this area of work in the classroom?
  • Do you use real examples of nutritional value to illustrate points, and how do you manage use of and access to these?

Keep a short record of your responses to these questions for discussion with your mentor.

b. Deciding Whether to Use ICT