Monday, January 24, 2011

Science

General Science Videos

YouTube does provide a huge number of videos. But the quality, reliability and length of these varies. Another option for science could be:  www.twig-it.com

Definitely, have a look at the site right now for demo videos. Alternatively ask Julie for our access codes. Julie, Nikki and I were impressed and, as there was the option of using the films for free for the first 6 months, we signed up on the spot (you can back out at any time before the 6 months expire).

This source is visually stunning and extremely informative, but does lack a sense of humour; unlike some of the videos at howstuffworks.com/science. Try looking for the one, "Making Paper from Poo". Apparently, it's all about eating fibre...


Sunflower Science also provides flash animations, worksheets and quizzes - off-line or online (on the learning platform), for Biology, Chemistry and Physics.




Organic Chemistry Videos

A source of videos, animations and models is rogerfrost. The link is to a preview page. I have a code to look at a demo.


Data-gathering

There were a large number of stands selling data-gathering hardware and software. Most appeared to be USB plug-in units that would take your readings directly into EXCEL or similar. The best was probably the BETT Award Winner, www.data-harvest.co.uk  I have a catalogue...

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