QCA ICT in Science: Reviews

Sandra Patrick, NGfL Advisory Teacher

	Science focus	ICT focus
Unit 1: Year 1	Ourselves	Representing information
Unit 2: Year 1	Growing Plants	Using a word bank
Unit 3: Year 2	Health and Growing	Finding information
Unit 4: Year 3	Helping plants to grow well	Exploring simulations
Unit 5: Year 3	Materials	Databases
Unit 6: Year 4	Habitats	Branching databases
Unit 7: Year 4	Keeping Cool	Collecting and presenting information
Unit 8: Year 5	Keeping Healthy	Introduction to spreadsheets
Unit 9: Year 5	Earth, Moon and Sun	Simulations

RM Window Box On Line has many useful resources to support the teaching of Science. These include:

Ready-made databases using Information Workshop or Information Magic on dandelion habitats, minibeasts and vital statistics.

An investigation to discover how the height of a ramp affects the distance travelled by a toy car, using RM Starting Graph.

Monitoring the temperature of melting ice using RM Number Magic sensors.

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