A My World and Textease support title for KS1 Science with activities on most aspects of the Science curriculum relating to Life processes and living things appropriate for this age group including alive and not alive, animals and plants, alike and not alike, food, growth, flowering plants and grouping organisms. Full documenatation and sample screen shot PDF files may be viewed by clicking the links below.
THE TITLE AND THE CURRICULUM:
This title supports many of the National Curriculum requirements for Key Stage 1 relating to LIFE PROCESSES AND LIVING THINGS.
The programs of study covered are:
SC2 LIFE PROCESSES AND LIVING THINGS:
!a: differences between things that are living and things that have never been alive.
1b: that animals use their senses.
2a: recognise and compare the main external parts of the bodies of humans:
2b: that eating the right types and amounts of food help humans keep healthy.
2f: that humans and other animals can produce offspring and that these offspring grow
into adults.
2g: about the senses that enable humans and other animals to be aware of the world
around them.
3a: plants need light and water to grow.
3b: recognise and name the leaf, flower, stem and root of flowering plants..
3c: that seeds grow into flowering plants.
4a: recognise similarities and differences between themselves and others.
4b: grouping living things according to observable similarities and differences.
4b: grouping things according to observable similarities and differences.
Click here for sample screen shots (75.3 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 real speech. The My World format also has scaling buttons that are particularly useful for children with VISUAL IMPAIRMENT.
The Re-Set button on the top right of each screen in the My World format is another extrememly useful feature. Clicking on this returns the screen to its default setting. This is particulary useful for whiteboard use, when several children may attempt the same exercise without having to exit and re-load the software.
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.
Life Processes and Living Things 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 and help 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.
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. They 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. Each screen thus provides assessment opportunities.
TEEM EVALUATION 2003 -
"The program provides a range of activities relating directly to KS1 Science: Life Processes and Living Things is a breath of fresh air in terms of its appeal and ease of use".
SEE ALSO EARLY SCIENCE - A Stand Alone Science Collection for Foundation / KS1 Science |
