Lesson Plan: Planning and performing an experiment about the acid protective effect of toothpaste. Subject: Fach: Science (Biology), Naturwissenschaften (Biologie). Age of students: Alter der Lernenden: 14-16 years, 14-16 Jahre. Hardware: Tablets, (or Laptops, or PCs). Software: PowerPoint (interactive presentation). Functionalities of Technology: Funktionalitäten der Technologie: Providing an Interactive Environment. Bereitstellen einer interaktiven Lernumgebung. Time…
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Lesson Plan: Two peer-assessment lessons about creating graphic organisers on a chosen topic. Subject: Science/ Mathematics. Age of students: 12-13 years. Hardware: Tablets (Surface or iPads). Software: Popplet. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and displaying. Time needed: 2 x 40 minutes. FaSMEd Partner: Maynooth University. Summary: Students develop graphic organisers on a topic and  then share…
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Lesson Plan: Two lessons investigating the effect of exercise on heart rate. Subject: Science. Age of students: 12-13 years. Hardware: Tablets (Surface or iPad), Heart Rate Monitors. Software: Educreations or Explain Everything, Schoology. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying. Time needed: 80 minutes (2 class periods). FaSMEd partner: Maynooth University. Summary: This is a set…
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Lesson Plan: Two lessons about insulation using temperature probes and data logger software. Subject: Science. Age of students: 12-13 years. Hardware: Tablets (Surface or iPad), Bluetooth temperature probes, Interactive Whiteboard. Software: LoggerPro, Schoology. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying. Time needed:  100 minutes. FaSMEd partner: Maynooth University. Summary: In this lesson teachers explore student misconceptions…
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Lesson Plan: An inquiry based lesson including an experiment about preventing bacteria spreading. Subject: Science. Age of students: 10-13 years. Hardware: PC & Tablets with internet connection, Interactive Whiteboard, Projector, Mini-Whiteboards. Software: Smartboard software – SMART Notebook, Socrative – Interactive clickers system, Spreadsheet (Excel). Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying. Time needed: 2 x 90…
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Lesson Account: A sequence of 6 lessons about using the microscope. For the French version click here. Subject: Science. Age of students: 13-14 years. Hardware: Clickers, teacher PC, Projector, Microscopes. Software: Je lève la main (student response system), Optikos (simulation of light rays). Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying, Processing and Analysing, Providing an Interactive…
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Lesson Account: A sequence of 3 lessons which use proportionality for understanding scale. For the French version click here. Subject: Science and Mathematics Age of students: 11-12 years Hardware: Clickers Teacher’s PC Data projector Calculator Software: Je leve la main (student response system) Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying Processing and Analysing Time needed: 3…
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Lesson Account: A sequence of 10 lessons using a student response system. Subject: Science (Physics) & Mathematics. Age of students: 12-13 years. Hardware: Clickers, Teacher PC, Micro-document camera, Projector. Software: Je lève la main (student response system). Functionalities of Technology: Sending and displaying, Processing and analysing. Time needed: 10 x 60 minutes. FaSMEd partner: Ecole…
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Lesson Plan: Planning, performing and recording an experiment about the surface-to-volume ratio. Subject: Fach: Science (Biology). Naturwissenschaften (Biologie). Age of students: Alter der Lernenden: 12-14 years. 12-14 Jahre. Hardware: Tablets. (or Laptops, or PCs). Software: PowerPoint. Functionalities of Technology: Funktionalitäten der Technologie: Providing an Interactive Environment. Bereitstellen einer interaktiven Lernumgebung. Time needed: Benötigte Zeit: at…
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