NSEW Toolkit

NSEW LogoTo celebrate National Science and Engineering Week (NSEW) EducationCity.com have created a whole host of exciting resources for this year’s theme, “communication”. From lesson plans, fact sheets and hands-on experiments to great offers and competitions - we’ve got it covered!

 

Science and Communication Toolkit

Lesson Plans: 

Morse Code

Get hands-on in the classroom with step by step instructions and lesson plans - from paper making to sign language we have the fun factor covered and educational objectives embedded. Including experiment ideas, instruction guides, fact sheets and photo’s. 

  • Printing – pupils explore the connections between drawing and writing and design their own symbol and explore printing as a form of communication.
  • Morse Code – explore the purpose of printing as a form of communication and then print out their own message using Morse Code.
  • Make a Pinhole Camera – make a pinhole camera and discuss the reasons why images appear upside down and back to front.
  • Making Paper – make paper using scraps of newspaper.

 

Communication Timeline: 

Comms Timeline

Featuring top inventions throughout history, from the creation of the alphabet to the internet, we’ve got it covered! Download now.

TIP: We suggest you print out the timeline and get your pupils to colour it in - you can then use it to decorate your classroom.

 

Fact Sheets: 

Camera Fact Sheet

A selection of thirteen interesting fact sheets with all you need to know about pivotal inventions and inventors that have impacted communication 

throughout history. An accompaniment to the Communication Timeline.

(Right click on link and save as)

 

 Coming Soon...

More to come soon including: a photo gallery, using EducationCity’s Science module with the Communication theme, a great showcase of the Science module and competitions. Keep an eye on our blog, Facebook and Twitter for updates.