Resources

Skill 1.8 Locating Articles in e-Journals

These activities, produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, help students to look at how to locate information using a reference database.

Students are presented with an article. They must note the central theme presented and when it was published. They are then challenged to find related articles...

Skill 1.8 Science Words Rummy

Produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, this activity is a game which emphasises the specific nature of scientific vocabulary. The object of the game is to collect three cards with the same word. These must include the correct scientific definition, a correct but non-scientific definition and a...

Skill 1.9 Finding Answers on the Web

Produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, this activity helps students to gain skills in finding reliable information from web-based resources.

Students are presented with an activity sheet that contains a series of specific questions. They need to find the answers using the internet. Students are...

Skill 1.9 Information for the Public

Produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, in this activity students study a short podcast from the National Geographic. The clip is intended to encourage members of the public to replace standard light bulbs with low-energy light bulbs. It presents science themes in a way that gets a message across. The...

Skill 2.1 Taking Notes from a Presentation

This activity, produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, helps students to refine their skills in summarising information in a presentation in a way that makes sense to them. In doing so, students are more able to assimilate the key points. The aim is to embed good practice that students can use every time...

Skill 2.1 Taking Notes from a Presentation

Produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, this activity encourages students to listen actively to a presentation and take notes that will highlight and remind them of the key points. A guided activity helps students to evaluate how well they took in and noted the key pieces of information.

Students...

Skill 2.2 Engaging With a Presentation

These activities, produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, help students to gain more from presentations. This activity is the first stage in the process of developing the skills of listening and observing.

An expert is invited to give a talk to the students on a subject they have already studied...

Skill 2.2 Invite an Expert

Produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, in this activity students are given the opportunity to choose, organise and benefit from outside expert speakers. Throughout, there is an emphasis on treating the speaker courteously.