Visualiser lessons

16
Dec

Tudors

A lesson plan with resources looking at how the tudors lived, how their houses were made, what artefacts they used, and how to recreate a Tudor toy – download

Resources: Ball & Cup image (Doc), Ball & Cup instructions (Doc), ‘Tudor activities’ (Doc), ‘Tudor artefacts’ (Pdf), ‘Greensleeves’ music )mp3), ‘Tudors’ slide file (PPt), question mapping file (XML)

For use with: Visualiser, Audience Response System

I always like to make history practical, so comparing toys, like we did, & making a simple Tudor style ball & cup game worked on lots of levels. The visualiser was a big part of the lessons (the children really got into it so it went beyond the original plans). & the Text & Drop facility on the ClassComm got everybody involved!

16
Dec

Leaf Study

A practical investigation into leaf types and their characteristics using the Visualiser’s zoom & split screen function to aid observations – download

Resources: Lesson outline & resource sheets (Doc), found leaves

For use with: Visualiser

The Visualiser has been a great incentive for hands-on investigations – with the leaves that the children collected they loved to use the fantastic zoom on the Genee Visualiser to see almost microscopic detail. We even saw minute bugs that the children would otherwise missed. The zoom & split screen really help improve observational drawing and comparison activities.

16
Dec

Egypt

A set of 9 Egypt based slides – download

Resources: ‘Egypt’ slide file (PPt), question mapping file (XML)

For use with: Audience Response System

These slides were a way of introducing ClassComm to our Year 3s, hence the introductory slides before a change of question type (I can copy & save them for use these again for other quizzes). This was an interesting way to end our topic, especially with the Likert question where the children can give their opinions about the Egyptians. Next topic I will start & end with a quiz to see how the children have learnt!

P.S. The Egyptian artefacts we borrowed were amazing under the visualiser.

16
Dec

UK Coast

Activity involving children locating places they may have visited on the UK coast, discussion of what they have seen and close observation of a seaside object – download

Resources: UK map, Sea shells, ‘Coast’ slide file (PPt), question mapping file (XML), Google Maps

For use with: Visualiser, Audience Response System

The visualiser is brilliant for showing things like maps where we can zoom in on points of interest & record notes directly on the paper, then being able to switch to the desktop. I found the children really got into Google maps especially with the streetview when they recognised a place they had been to – just the job when you are studying the coast from the Midlands!

The quality of the image on my GV8100 really encouraged the children to look closely at their sea shells & were keen to show their drawings on the visualiser.

16
Dec

Circuits

Looking at how circuits work using a Visualiser and Audience Response System to enhance investigations – download