Resource of the Week Archive
Resource
of the Week
2 March -
8 March 2014
The Why Files
Explores the science behind news stories and these stories may be about anything from healing hearing to horrific hurricanes. Stories are, however, accessed via categories such as Humanities, Biology, Environment, Health, Physical Science, Social Science and Technology.
How it maps to the curriculum
- JC
- Supplementary Resources
Suggestions for use: All material on the site may be used as a basis for discussion, project work, lesson reinforcement or as a source of differentiation for more able children. The cool images section could also provide for interesting lesson stimulus projected onto the whiteboard.
Why is it Resource of the Week?
- Articles are engaging both in terms of content and graphically
- Although some of the news is dated the articles are still relevant, for example, the relation between bow, string, violin body, and vibrating air of violins
- It contains a collection of interactive animations that allow you to manipulate the impact of lighting, tornados and snowflakes
- The book reviews may be of interest
- The activities' section present information on a given topic and then provides an interactive quiz for assessment.
