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  • In this online PLD session recorded on 27 August 2015, secondary teacher Steve Chrystall talks about the Science Learning Hub’s light and sight resources and how he used them to teach year 9 and 10 students.

    Primary teacher Miel MacLean then describes how she adapted the same resources for her year 5 and 6 students.

    Thank you! Great to see how others have used resources in classroom.

    Teacher

    This PLD session was based on the legacy Science Learning Hub however all the resources are still available on the new-look Science Learning Hub site.

    Light and sight in the classroom

    Video recording of the PLD webinar on using the Hubs light and sight resources in the classroom, filmed on 17 February 2015.

    See link above to view the video of this professional development session (we recommend downloading the video) and also links below to download the PowerPoint presentation.

    Thanks for dark box – some great ideas – often can't do some of those dark room activities – thanks Steve.

    The following activities were discussed in this session:

    Topic

    PowerPoint slide number(s)

    Video timecode

    About the Science Learning Hub and introducing the speakers

    2

    00:16

    Steve Chrystall - finding the Light and Sight Context through search

    3

    01:10

    Landing page for Light and Sight

    4

    02:07

    Scientists for Light and Sight

    5

    02:31

    Research articles

    6

    03:37

    How we see 3D – video

    7

    03:53

    Student activity – Light and sight: true or false

    8–11

    06:03

    Teacher resource – Alternative conceptions about light

    12

    07:49

    Demonstration – making a dark box

    08:21

    Student activity – Investigating reflection

    13–16

    08:35

    Demonstration – colour and reflected light

    09:38

    Demonstration – blended colour

    10:34

    Student activity – Investigating refraction and spearfishing

    17–20

    12:30

    Demonstration – refraction bowl

    12:36

    Student activity – Pinhole cameras and eyes

    21–24

    15:23

    Demonstration – pinhole camera

    16:01

    Student activity – Investigating satellite dishes

    25–27

    21:22

    Science ideas and concepts – Satellite communications

    28

    22:20

    Science ideas and concepts articles for Light and Sight

    29

    22:37

    Miel MacLean – teaching Light and Sight to a year 5 and 6 class

    30–42

    23:04

    Order promotional material, SLH links, thanks

    43–44

    34:01

    Activity idea

    Miel used a planning template to create the unit plan that was featured in this PLD session. Go to the Planning template for teaching science for the two-part science planning template that has been designed to help teachers move from simply planning activities for students to do, to planning what and how students will learn through a coherent series of tasks.

      Published 14 September 2015 Referencing Hub articles
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