St Teresa Catholic Primary school Science games and other practical ideas By Catherine Attard

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Why use games in Science? Play is our brain’s favourite way of learning – Diane Ackerman We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing – George Bernard Shaw Play is the highest form of research – Albert Einstein

How can we use games in science? Starter activities to introduce a new topic or recap from a previous lesson. Learn vocabulary Small group work - interventions Assessment – At beginning and end of topic

Examples of games to play: Board games Quiz Bingo Dot game Matching games – Pictures to vocab There are lots of games on the internet. Some that you can print out or make and There are many that you can also play online. – lots of ideas from twinkl and pinterest

Role cards for investigations Checker Measurer Equipment Manager Scribe Time Keeper Noise Monitor Team Leader Reporter

Dr Science: A character that can be found around the school to do with extra science activities. Dining Room Display Playground box

Science peers: Parent workshop and science for homework.

Science club: Meet once a week after school. 21year six children attend. Book reviews Experiments – based on their ideas. Working in outdoor classroom Applying to become Science Monitors, Garden Monitors, Resource Monitors and Eco Monitors.

Games children have made: Last task given was to make a game that other year groups could use to learn about science. They came up with board games using scratch, quizzes, jigsaw puzzles.

Please keep in touch I would be very interested to know if any one tries any games in their lessons or other ideas and how you got on with them. Please share with me your name, school and e-mail address. Catherine Attard ST Teresa Catholic Primary School cat.attard12@virginmedia.com