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Introduction Using Multimedia Science School Welcome to Multimedia Science School (MSS) – a selection of high-quality, innovative and flexible multimedia resources to support the teaching and learning of secondary science. These resources have been developed with teachers and subject specialists to ensure practical application within the classroom and curriculum. MSS offers extensive resources in science for students aged 11 to 18 years (English Key Stages 3, 4 and 5). All resources are curriculum-focused and cover topics in biology, chemistry, physics and space science. Seven separate packs are currently available: Subject Age range Key Stage Biology 11–16 3–4 Chemistry 11–16 3–4 Physics 11–16 3–4 Space 11–16 3–4 Biology 16–18 4–5 Chemistry 16–18 4–5 Physics 16–18 4–5 Enhancing science teaching with MSS MSS ready-made lessons make use of a wide range of animations, video clips, practice exercises, databases, graphs, models and simulations. These interactive resources can transform the explanation of difficult concepts such as the Haber process, the functions of the kidney, and terminal velocity, engaging students and provoking effective thinking and learning. While MSS material can never take the place of real experiments or interaction in the classroom, it can enhance your science teaching enormously. Simulations, for example, offer you a number of advantages: • They allow you to repeat an experiment several times, quickly. • They allow your students to perform virtual experiments that would otherwise be too hazardous, impractical or expensive. • They can help focus students’ attention on the outcomes of an experiment rather than the method. • They extend the experiment, by allowing you to change more variables. Teacher’s Guide 1–1
Introduction Skills-based teaching • They provide automatic drawing of graphs. • They can show what is invisible in an experiment (e.g., how molecules are moving). • They enable students to visualise principles and processes, helping them to interpret the underlying concepts. • They appeal to students with a preference for visual learning, and open another route to understanding. Multimedia Science School materials are an excellent choice for a skillsfocused approach to science teaching. The hands-on simulations, experiments and visualisations encourage independent enquiry, reflection, discussion and creative thinking. The modular nature of the MSS material also lends itself well to a personalised approach to learning, especially when delivered within a flexible virtual learning environment such as Kaleidos VLE. MSS activities directly support the development and use of key processes and skills, to which they are referenced in the software. Through the application of these skills and processes in specific contexts, students gain a greater understanding of how science works. Contents of an MSS pack MSS content packs include the following materials for each topic covered: • A set of ready-made Lessons, each built around one or more software ‘teaching tools’ – sets of animated pages, with explanatory text attached. • A ‘Getting to know’ feature, which expands the illustration or model used in the lesson. Though similar in appearance to the lesson text, the Getting to know text shows you how to get the best out of the teaching tools that underlie the lesson pages, rather than explaining the main learning points. Also, the Getting to know screens are the basic screens used to construct the lessons (the lessons themselves use specific versions of these screens, with options and settings pre-selected for each lesson scenario). • A Background notes document, primarily for teacher use, provides a detailed lesson overview. This describes the prior knowledge assumed on the students’ part, lists the objectives the students will have achieved at the end of the lesson, and offers timings and teaching tips for the running of lessons. Background notes can be edited and printed as required. • The MSS 11–16 content packs also include a Worksheet for each lesson, designed for students to complete in conjunction with the lesson. Some worksheets do not require simultaneous access to a computer; a note at the top indicates how it should be used. Worksheets can be completed on-screen, in exercise books or printed off, and are fully editable. The MSS 16–18 content packs do not include worksheets. 1–2 Multimedia Science School
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