(Both formats on same CD-ROM)
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A My World and Textease support pack for KS2 Science with activities on most aspects of the Science curriculum relating to Humans as organisms appropriate for this age group including parts of the body, nutrition, tooth care, citculation, the effect of exercise on pulse rate, movement, the main stages of the human life cycle and the effect of tobacco and alcohol on the body. Full documenatation and sample screen shot PDF files may be viewed by clicking the links below.
THE TITLE AND THE CURRICULUM:
The title supports many of the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stage 2 relating to HUMANS AS ORGANISMS. Some aspects of the KS3 syllabus have been included to enable gifted and talented pupils to make further progress.
KEY STAGE 2 - SC2 LIFE PROCESSES AND LIVING THINGS - HUMANS AND OTHER ORGANISMS:
Nutrition:
2a) about the functions and care of the teeth.
2b) about the need for food for activity and growth
Circulation:
2c) that the heart acts as a pump to circulate blood through vessels around the body including the lungs.
2d) about the effect of exercise on pulse rate.
Movement:
2e) that humans have skeletons and muscles.
Growth and reproduction:
2f) about the main stages in the life cycle.
Health:
2g) about the effect of tobacco and alcohol on the body.
KEY STAGE 3 - SC2 LIFE PROCESSES AND LIVING THINGS - HUMANS AND OTHER ORGANISMS:
Nutrition:
2a) about the need for a balanced diet containing carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals,
vitamins, fibre and water, and about foods that are sources of these.
Movement:
2e) the role of the skeleton and joints and the principle of antagonistic muscle pairs.
Reproduction:
2h) how the foetus develops in the uterus.
Breathing:
2i) the role of the lung in breathing including the effect of smoking.
Health:
2m) that the abuse of alcohol affects health.
Click here for full documentation ( 81.7 KB)
Click here for sample screen shots (29.8 KB)
GENERAL INFORMATION:
PLEASE NOTE: THIS SOFTWARE REQUIRES MY WORLD OR TEXTEASE TO RUN. The Textease format has software speech. The My World format
has scaling buttons that are particularly useful for children with VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. The CD-ROM includes both the the My World 3 and Textease format of the software. The My World 3 format self installs. The Textease format must be manually installed.
Both the English and English / Welsh versions of My World 3 are available from ClicSoft.
Humans as Organisms is also available in Welsh.
The screens provide a variety of activities including dragging, labelling, sorting and investigative activities. Many may lead to related classroom activities e.g. 'hands on' practical work. Buttons enable pupils to access task, help and research panels enabling them to work individually or in groups with minimal teacher supervision. Text buttons, word and picture banks may be used to add further information to the screens.
A 'New Screen' option accessed via the Task panels is a useful extra function. The new screens are normally blank, but have the same buttons as the related screens. They may be customised by teachers and pupils alike and used to extend topic areas or complete tasks set by the teacher. They are useful when the related screens have fixed graphic / or text and for adapting the set activities for pupils with special needs.
This software is particularly useful for introducing new topic areas and revising previous topics. The nature of both My World and Textease means that the screens are adaptable. The software may be used as both text book and exercise book and may be customised by teachers and pupils alike. The screens do not self correct giving children the opportunity to make and justify their own decisions. With differentiation by outcome, each screen thus provides assessment opportunities.
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