Having just finished my marking for the evening I thought I would pop into my twitter account.
I saw this from ‘the beeb’ and wasn’t sure what to make of it…
“Screaming Jelly Babies and exploding puddings are being used to attract more recruits into science teaching”
Though Science can be associated with exciting experiments, is this really [...]
I meant to post this link after BETT (I know this has been mentioned by others before, but I thought I would mention it again- just incase you missed it!).
ClassTools.net is a really cool (free!) website that you can use to add even more spice to your lessons using ‘Flash’. It includes the ‘Random Name selector’ [...]
Alan Coady is a friend of mine. He is also a Guitar Instructor for East Lothian. His most recent post is very interesting. I think I need to do a bit of research.
In the mean time try this and leave Alan a comment.
I could hear a high pitched sound similar to that of a televison on a blank channel [...]
Here at Knox Academy, we are under going the rewriting of our First and second year science course. The course is taught as Science as oppose to the discreet Sciences. The reason we are rewriting the course is to bring it up to date with the most recent guidelines and to accommodate ACfE. One particular [...]
Today I attended an Evening for Teachers of Biology at the Seabird Centre at North Berwick in East Lothian. The focus of the evening was to highlight the ongoing work that is being done there and the opportunities that are now available for Staff and Pupils.
Islands, birds, seals and rock-pools are all there in the ‘wild’ and [...]
The Potato Story
Earlier this week I received and email from the makers of this website. It has been newly launched by McCain Foods and is in support of the ‘Year of Food and Farming’ (As a farmer’s daughter, I can sincerely say it’s content is very accurate). The website provides a fun and interactive learning [...]
I find Science just fascinating. But, every now and then, I just get confused. This particular factoid has always baffled me. This morning I decided that it was about time I gave my silver jewellery a polish. There are a number of adequate tarnish removers on the market these days, but I have always chosen [...]
I haven’t seen this done in a classroom before, so for the Physicists amongst you, take a quick click(even if you are not a Scientist, it’s worth click; it’s pretty!)
See this Wikipedia entry.
As part of our S1 introductory programme the staff at Knox Academy are given the chance to take part in Primary School liaison. This involves accompanying one of our Guidance staff on a visit to one of our cluster primary schools. It is a fantastic opportunity that allows Secondary Teachers to gain a brief insight [...]
Working within a large establishment where the majority of individuals are minors, I believe it is absolutely fundamental, without dispute, that all staff should wear name badges. Although I am well acquainted with most of the staff within my school, it is inevitable that there will be the odd (I say that in a numerical [...]
