Encouraging project work: Games and Futures
Angela Hall
Dear all,
If you are considering how to bring London 2012 into the classroom, you may be interested in Nuffield’s cross curricular STEM project ‘Games’. Our two STEM projects encourage pupils to explore problems in depth through science, mathematics and design & technology. Games is suitable for year 7/8, and develops learning skills in addition to STEM content in the context of fitness, fairness, and the design of games and sports equipment. It comprises 16 hours of activities that can be used flexibly within the timetable, or run as an off-timetable project culminating in individual pupil projects. Freely available at http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/nuffield-stem-games
Nuffield STEM Futures is a more extensive project, more suitable for years 8/9. It has been piloted, revised and evaluated in schools, with enthusiastic reception. Based on designing for the future using what we know about the closed loop economy used in natural systems, it represents 28 hours of teaching time culminating in pupil inquiry projects.
The website provides some video case studies of how schools have used this resource. The materials are also free from http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/nuffield-stem-futures or email curri...@nuffieldfoundation.org for a free disk with a SCORM compatible version to upload to your virtual learning environment.
There are some CPD units to use with your department in preparation for running this project at http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/futures-teacher-support-cpd
Best wishes
Angela
Angela Hall,
Director,
Nuffield Foundation Science and Mathematics Education,
28, Bedford Square,
London WC1B 3JS
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Fax: 020 7323 4877
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