Cross Curricular Science in KS1

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Cross Curricular Science in KS1

• Naomi Hiscock and Kate Bradley
• The Tomlinson Centre
• 5/5/09

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Current Practice

• How does your curriculum map support cross
  curricular learning?
• How have you used cross curricular links in your
  teaching?
• Share any examples of projects you have tried or
  would like to try?

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Comparing Curricula Activity

• First look through Science, then compare to
  either English or Mathematics.
• What are the similarities/differences?
• How could the 2 subjects support each other?

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Fruits by Valerie Bloom

• I will read a poem, listen to it.
• How many fruits can you recall?
• Read the poem yourself.
• Underline any words that are unfamiliar to you
• Watch Mike read the poem...
• How is the learning experience different?
• Listen again whilst looking at the images of
  fruit.
• Does the use of images change the experience? If
  so, how/why?

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Task Developing a Project

• In groups, discuss how using these resources can
  support the teaching of the English NC Programmes
  of Study.
• Note ideas for using these resources on your
  curriculum map.

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Describing Fruit
How many adjectives can you list to describe this
fruit?
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Describing Fruit
How many adjectives can you add to your list?
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Describing Fruit

• Explore the fruit.
• How many adjectives can you add to your list?
• How did having the real fruit enhance the
  learning experience?

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Comparing Fruit

• We have practiced describing fruit, now we are
  going to use the skills we have developed in a
  whole class setting in individual and partner
  work...

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Sorting and Classifying Fruit

• How many ways can you group the fruit on your
  table.
• Use your comparison grid to help you to come up
  with ways to sort your fruit.

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Task Developing a Project

• In groups, discuss how using these activities can
  support the teaching of the Science NC Programmes
  of Study.
• Note ideas for using these resources on your
  curriculum map.

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Fruits by Valerie Bloom

• Listen to the poem again with a different set of
  images.
• How does this influence the way you think of the
  poem?

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Printing with fruit

• Make a repeating pattern by printing with your
  fruit.
• Move tables, try to make an identical copy of
  someone elses pattern.

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Task Developing a Project

• In groups, discuss how using this activity can
  support the teaching of the National Curriculum.
• Note ideas for using these resources on your
  curriculum map.

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Fruit Observation

• Feely feet/ hands...
• How is the experience different when feet are
  used rather than hands?
• How can we encourage children to use all their
  senses when observing?

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Task Developing a Project

• In groups, discuss how using this activity can
  support the teaching of the Science NC Programmes
  of Study.
• Note ideas for using these resources on your
  curriculum map.

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Fruit Survey

• Taste the fruits and put them in order of
  preference using the images.
• Imagine we are going to make a fruit salad. How
  will we decide which fruits to include and how
  many of each?
• Create a recipe for the ideal fruit salad based
  on your survey.

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Task Developing a Project

• In groups, discuss how using this activity can
  support the teaching of the National Curriculum.
• Note ideas for using these resources on your
  curriculum map.

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Fruit Art
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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Fruit Art
Andy Warhol
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Task Developing a Project

• In groups, discuss how using this activity can
  support the teaching of the National Curriculum.
• Note ideas for using these resources on your
  curriculum map.

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Close Observation

• Using the digital microscope.

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Task Developing a Project

• In groups, discuss how using this activity can
  support the teaching of the National Curriculum.
• Note ideas for using these resources on your
  curriculum map.

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Science Enquiry

• Classification
• Observation
• Survey
• Fair test
• Problem solving
• Research

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Planning Time

• Work in pairs to develop the fruit project
  further or plan your own cross curricular
  project.
• Be prepared to give a brief presentation about
  your project to the rest of the group.