This week my study group and I were to use the internet site
Wikipedia to locate resources that
could be used, for a given topic, within a classroom context. Our chosen topic was ‘Science in the primary
classroom’. When we searched this in Wikipedia we found two good resources
very quickly; www.primaryscience.ie
and www.discover-science.ie. I was particularly impressed with the Primary Science website as right from
the word go, it looks like a website that would interest students. It was a section for teachers and a section
for students as well as sections for activities and awards, etc. In the kids section is specifically designed
to engage the students, with spaces for them to play science games, ask
questions and learn cool facts about science as well. In the teachers section are more resources
that can be used within the classroom.
It appears to be quite a fantastic site. Within the classroom context websites
such as these could be incorporated in Wiki’s, Web Quests or PowerPoint’s, to
name a few, to teach children.
