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This practice is focused on science. Science Clips is a website from the BBC Schools portal. (“http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml”)

The Science Clips activities are aimed at children aged 5-11 years. There is an interactive experiment and a quiz for each unit and it has also an associated set of teacher resources.

• Enter the BBC Schools portal → Science → Science Clips → Science Clips and click on the icon

• Enter the unit Plants and animals in the local environment

• While the clip is loading, click on Full Screen to get a better view of it

• Children have to go through the different tasks to complete the unit.

• In the first activity the students have to collect eight living things by clicking on all the plants and animals that are in the picture.They can also listen to the question by clicking on . A photo camera appears when you pass with the mouse over a living thing .
• By clicking on the blue arrow that it is next to the question, a new instruction that can be listened to is given to the student. It’s the second task.
• Students have to click on Sorter 1 to sort the things they have collected by dragging them where they found them.

Then they have to move to Sorter 2, where things have to be sorted by what they have grown into.

• When clicking on Spotter, magnifying glasses are next to the living things. Children can click on the magnifying glasses to find out more about each leaving thing. They have also the option of printing the description.

• The last activity they can do is a Quiz. It will test what they know on plants and animals. There are 10 questions related to this subject.

• Once the unit is completed, the students can go back to the page Plants and animals in the local environment and move to other units related to this one by clicking on What’s next?

• Methodology: this activity is aimed to cicle mitjà students. It may be done in groups of three in the computer room to allow collaborative work, interaction and participation. Students can take turns to use the mouse and they have to reach an agreement on their decision before clicking on an option.
• Timing: one or two classes (one hour each), depending on the level of your students
• Resources: computers with internet connection

In BBC Schools → Primary there are activities related to different subjects for primary students: art, geography, history, languages, literacy, music, numeracy, PSHE, science and other subjects. You can have a look at them.

In the same page, but in the teachers section (BBC Schools - Teachers) you can find relevant sites, lesson plans, worksheets and other resources for your classes classified according to the Key Stages (Keystage 1: Infants from 5-7; Keystage 2: Juniors from 7-11)

Other interesting webs are:

• National Geographic Little Kids (http://littlekids.nationalgeographic.com/littlekids/)
• National Geographic Kids (http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/): Fun Science section
• SCRIB -Steel Can Recicling Bureau- (http://www.scrib.org.uk/) → Education Zone → Kid’s Zone

• Richmond Publishers - CLIL (http://www.richmondelt.com/clil/default.aspx) → Science Areas