Category Archives: Michael Toner

Moving and trapped air: free teaching resource

I recently read an article about wind (think weather here, not bodily function) that gave a brilliant idea for a game to show children what wind is – more of that later …

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World Water Day, 22nd March 2012: free teaching resource

Hosepipe bans are to be enforced over a large part of the UK in April. When do your children use a hosepipe? To fill a paddling pool? To wash the family car? Can they think of any ways to save … Continue reading

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Planet shapes: free science teaching resource

I watched the end of the BBC Stargazing Live program yesterday. It was fascinating, I wish I had managed to watch from the beginning. What a wonderful way to enthuse children about science and astronomy. It got me thinking about … Continue reading

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Sundials and shadows: free creative teaching resource

Have you ever been a GNOMON?

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