New lesson2go from ictopus: 137 Science 9-11: Air Resistance 1

This is the first of two lessons on air resistance. Children work in mixed ability groups to test and think about the speed at which objects fall. The teacher introduces the concept of air resistance and shows a clip from the BBC Learning Zone to help reinforce the concept.

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New lesson2go from ictopus: 136 ICT 7-9: Rhyming Poems using Logo

This lesson is an introduction to some of the text handling aspects of Logo. Children will use Logo to create a rhyming poem.

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New lesson2go from ictopus: 126 Dance Ages 9-11 – Using software to analyse dance

This is a series of 6 lessons that use online video clips and free software to help children develop a dance based on the water cycle.

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New lesson2go from ictopus: 123 Citizenship – Ages 10-11 – Slavery

In this series of lessons, children will consider slavery in the modern world and compare it to conventional
ideas of slavery. This resource is being made available in advance of National Anti-Slavery Day in the UK
on October 18th 2011

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New lesson2go from ictopus

English Ages 5-6 Fairy Tale News Broadcasts

In this lesson children explore a range of themes and incidents from traditional stories by recounting them
in the style of television presenters or newsreaders.

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New lesson2go from ictopus: Ages 5-11: Christmas wordsearch

In this activity children use a web-based resource to create wordsearch puzzles on a Christmas theme for
their friends to complete. This is the last l2g before the Christmas break. We wish you every happiness for the season! Remember to log in next term for lots more exciting lessons.

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New lesson2go from ictopus: Science Ages 7-8 Animal groups and homes

New lesson2go from ictopus: Science Ages 7-8 Animal groups and homes

In this activity children use a number of collections of photographs from ARKive Education to study animals to find out the names of groups of animals and the names and variety of their homes.

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New lesson2go from ictopus: History – Ages 10-11 – Some roots of English

History – Ages 10-11 – Some roots of English

In this lesson children will work out the meanings of some English words that have their roots in Greek

words. They will go on to use this information to make up some words of their own, possibly related to a

topic such as mathematics or astronomy.

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New lesson2go: Survey of Eye Colour

In this activity the teacher uses pictogram software to gather, record, display and discuss information
about the eye colours of children in the class. A writing frame worksheet is provided.

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New lessons2go from ictopus

Available on 7th July 2010

A feast of lessons2go is now available. These activities all make use of especially constructed Google Maps. They have locations marked where the Google Street View man can be placed to view a series of features related to different topics. If there is no topic which can be used at the moment, still have a look at one of the items. It may inspire you to make your own Google Street View Activity.

All of these activities are aimed at the Geography curriculum, but a similar technique could be used for other subjects, including History.
This week we have activities for the following age groups:

Age 3-5:  Early Years, Google Street View Guessing Game
In this activity the children look at a geographical feature from the air using Google Maps. They then move the Google Street View man to the same point and look at the same thing from ground level. All features have been carefully selected and marked with an icon in a Google Map.

Age 6-7: Geography, Google Street View Seaside
In this activity the children investigate features of a seaside using a Google Map. All features have been carefully selected and marked with an icon in a Google Map. After looking at the feature from the air they move the Google Street View man to the location of the icon. They can then investigate the feature
from ground level.

Age 7-8: Geography, Google Street View Weather
In this activity the children investigate examples of different weather around the world on a Google Map. Examples of various types of weather have been carefully selected and marked with an icon in a Google Map. The Google Street View man is moved to the location of the icon. Children can then investigate the weather. The various limitations of these examples are described in the lesson plan.

Age 9-10: Geography, Google Street View Llandudno
In this activity the children investigate the contrasting locality of Llandudno using a Google Map. Locations have been carefully selected and marked with an icon in a Google Map. The Google Street View man is moved to the location of the icon. There are four Google Maps provided, one each for the themes of landscapes, leisure, buildings and work. Hints on how to get the most out of the maps are provided in the lesson plan.

Age 10-11: Geography, Google Street View Rivers
In this activity the children investigate the features of rivers using a Google Map. Locations have been carefully selected and marked with an icon in a Google Map. After looking at the feature from the air the Google Street View man is moved to the location of the icon. Children can then see the feature from ground level. Hints on how to get the most out of the maps are provided in the lesson plan.

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