Resource 3: Sun, Moon and Water
Teacher resource for planning or adapting to use with pupils
Original source: Nevin T (1995), Fire’s Wild Dance
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- ExpandCurriculum frameworks
- ExpandKey Resources: Effective teaching approaches
- Introducing the TESSA Key Resources
- Key Resource: Assessing learning
- Key Resource: Using mind maps and brainstorming to explore ideas
- Key Resource: Being a resourceful teacher in challenging circumstances
- Key Resource: Using explaining and demonstrating to assist learning
- Key Resource: Using group work in your classroom
- Key Resource: Using investigations in the classroom
- Key Resource: Tools for planning and carrying out investigations in Science
- Key Resource: Working with large classes
- Key Resource: Using the local community/environment as a resource
- Key Resource: Planning and preparing your lessons
- Key Resource: Using questioning to promote thinking
- Key Resource: Researching in the classroom
- Key Resource: Using role play/dialogue/drama in the classroom
- Key Resource: Using storytelling in the classroom
- Key Resource: Using new technologies
- Key Resource: Working with multigrade classes
- ExpandPrimary: Life skills
- ExpandPrimary: Numeracy
- ExpandPrimary: Literacy
- ExpandPrimary: Social studies and the arts
- ExpandPrimary: Science
- Module 1: Science – looking at life
- Module 2: Science – investigating materials
- Module 3: Science – energy and movement
- Section 1 : Everyday forces - investigating movement
- 1. Discussing Forces in everyday life
- 2. Using games and brainstorming to learn about forces
- 3. Organising investigations into friction
- Resource 1: Finding forces in pictures
- Resource 2: Force games
- Resource 3: Force word spiders or burrs
- Resource 4: Summary of forces for the teacher
- Resource 5: How can we reduce friction?
- Resource 6: More ideas for experiments around forces
- Acknowledgements
- Section 2 : Exploring sounds and music
- 1. Using stories and games to introduce sound
- 2. Working in groups to investigate sound
- 3. Exploring musical instruments
- Resource 1: Sound story
- Resource 2: Sound waves – teacher notes
- Resource 3: Ideas pupils may have about working in a group
- Resource 4: Ami Koita
- Resource 5: Ideas for judging each instrument
- Resource 6: Traditional musical instruments
- Acknowledgements
- Section 3 : Investigating electricity
- Section 4 : Looking at light and shade
- 1. Exploring Shadows
- 2. Using games and pictures to explore reflection
- 3. Using Science to solve a problem
- Resource 1: Safety advice for teachers
- Resource 2: Wall Shadows
- Resource 3: Information on light
- Resource 4: Additional reflection activities
- Resource 5: Ideas for creating shadow puppets
- Resource 6: Periscopes – ideas to get you started
- Acknowledgements
- Section 5 : From Earth to the stars - using models
- 1. Using models to explore night and day
- 2 : Using stories and observation to think about the moon
- 3. Representing the solar system
- Resource 1: Modelling night and day
- Resource 2: Day and night questionnaire
- Resource 3: Sun, Moon and Water
- Resource 4: The moon and its relationship to the Earth and the sun – background for the teacher
- Resource 5: Solar system – facts and figures
- Resource 6: A scale model of the solar system
- Section 1 : Everyday forces - investigating movement
- ExpandSecondary: Science
- ExpandHandbooks and toolkits
- Teaching Lower Secondary Science A Handbook for Teacher Educators
- Inclusive Education Toolkit: A Guide to the Education and Training of Teachers in Inclusive Education
- Working with Pupils: A Guide for Teachers
- Working with Teachers: A Handbook for Teacher Educators
- School Experience Toolkit: Supporting School Experience Supervisors
- ExpandAdditional resources: Posters
- TESSA poster overview
- TESSA Poster 1: Being a resourceful teacher
- TESSA Poster 2: Storytelling, songs, role play and drama
- TESSA Poster 3: Using questioning to promote thinking
- TESSA Poster 4: Planning lessons
- TESSA Poster 5: Using group work
- TESSA Poster 6: Assessing learning
- TESSA Poster 7: Using pair work
- TESSA Poster 8: Involving all
- TESSA Poster 9: Monitoring and giving feedback
- TESSA Poster 10: Talk for learning
- ExpandAdditional resources: Teaching packs
- Teaching packs (all)
- Teaching Pack No.1 (early primary)
- Teaching Pack No.2 (early primary)
- Teaching Pack No.3 (early primary)
- Teaching Pack No.4 (early primary)
- Teaching Pack No.5 (early primary)
- Teaching Pack No.6 (middle primary)
- Teaching Pack No.7 (middle primary)
- Teaching Pack No.8 (middle primary)
- Teaching Pack No.9 (middle primary)
- Teaching Pack No.10 (middle primary)
- Teaching Pack No.11 (middle primary)
- Teaching Pack No.12 (middle primary)
- Teaching Pack No.13 (middle primary)
- Teaching Pack No.14 (upper primary)
- Teaching Pack No.15 (upper primary)
- Teaching Packs: Additional Resources
- ExpandAdditional resources: Audio
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- 1Level 1: Introductory
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TESSA - English - All Africa
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