Teach Computing Science: A guide for Secondary
Authors: Kate Farrell from Computing at School Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, Professor Judy Robertson from the University of Edinburgh, Professor Quintin Cutts from the University of Glasgow and Professor Richard Connor from the University of Stirling....
Teach Computing Science: A guide for Primary and Early Years
Authors: Kate Farrell from Computing at School Scotland, Professor Judy Robertson from the University of Edinburgh, Professor Quintin Cutts from the University of Glasgow and Professor Richard Connor from the University of Stirling. This is an accessible guide to the...
Maths Trail: The Meadows
This resource is a maths trail suitable for an older Primary or younger Secondary school pupil, suggesting mathematical questions that they could think about during a (socially distanced!) walk around The Meadows in central Edinburgh.
Moray House Online Conversations 10th June 2020
Join us to learn more about the EU wide perspective on learning and teaching during lockdown. About this Event Join us to hear more about experiences of EU countries during lockdown. This webinar will feature a conversation with Dierdre Hodgsen of the European...
South West Grid for Learning Checklists
Visit the South West Grid for Learning and you will find a huge range of support materials on making the internet a safer place to be. Check out these checklists…
‘Healthy Mathematical Snacks’ videos from the Association of Teachers of Maths
The ‘mathematical snacks’ are tasks, puzzles, challenges, and games produced by the Association of Teachers of Maths to support children who are currently home learning, to support and enrich the mathematics taught at school. Many can be accessed by very young children, with a little bit of adult support, and all of them are relevant to pupils across the whole school age-range.
Recurring Decimals Investigation
An investigation for pupils into recurring decimals. Suitable for able P6/P7 pupils or S1-S4 pupils. Pupils require knowledge of how to convert a fraction to a decimal, but the rest of the worksheet is designed for them to work it out as they go along.
The Mathematics of Virus Modelling
A topical PowerPoint lesson resource focussed on some of the mathematics involved in the current Covid19 pandemic. The resource covers the topics of indices (powers), sequences of numbers and data representation (graphs). The topics covered go up to Higher/Advanced Higher maths level, but this resource would be suitable for able S3/S4 pupils because the more advanced concepts are presented in an accessible way. The resource is aimed at teachers but could also be used by learners for home learning.
Indoor Maths Trail
An ‘indoor maths trail’ suitable for pupils in early secondary school and older Primary school pupils to do in their homes: first using maths skills to create a map of the house, and then creating a ‘maths trail’ of activities using everyday household objects. This task would be suitable for siblings from the same family to work on as a group task in the home.
Worksheets on Number Topics
A set of three resources for teachers for fractions/decimals and subtracting integers suitable for pupils working at 2nd or 3rd level.
Units of Measure Worksheet
This resource is a worksheet covering the topic of converting units of measure, using a diagram with ‘jumps’ to help structure learners’ thinking to help them convert (for example) hours to seconds.
Plastic in the ocean
Plastic in the Ocean is a project aimed at educating learners about the negative environmental effects of plastic. Over the course of four lessons, the learners are taught what plastic is, why it is bad for the environment and what can be done to address this environmental problem. As well as fun and interactive lessons the learners are given the opportunity to explore the local area collecting litter/plastic, putting what they have learned in the classroom lessons into context with the real-world. This resource is for teachers to use in sciences IDL for Second (P5-P7).
Home-Made Playdough
When you mix the dry ingredients you make a mixture — look at it with a hand lens, or USB microscope, and talk about how it can be physically separated back out using a fine sieve. Mix the water and food colouring, making a solution. You can add oil and show that it won’t mix in — link to density and miscibility…… This resource is for teachers, learners, parents and carers to use in Sciences for Early: age 3 to P1 (3-6 years old) First: P2-P4 (5-9 years old) Second: P5-P7 (8-12 years old).
The Solar Spark
On this website you’ll find loads of information on solar energy. You can find out how the sun’s energy is already being used, what scientists are doing to make solar power better, and even do some experiments yourself! This resource is for teachers, learners, parents and carers to use in Sciences / Numeracy / Technologies for First: P2-P4 (5-9 years old) Second: P5-P7 (8-12 years old)Third/Fourth: S1-S3 (11-15 years old)
Senior Phase: S4-S6 (14-18 years old)
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EPCC Outreach materials (various) — in progress
Materials used at science festivals and other outreach events to demonstrate HPC and computational science This resource is for teachers, parents and carers to use in Technologies for Any.