Getting Hands-on in your Classroom with the Scientific Method | Primary Teacher CLPL Workshop

Learning Level:  Primary Science Teachers*

Location: Charnock Bradley Building Reception, 10 minutes before the workshop start time

Availability: On demand 

Cost: £350 per workshop, maximum attendance is 20 people, including an Animal Behaviour toolkit (see below) for each participant to take away

Duration: 2.5 hours

Booking:  please email  ebsoc@ed.ac.uk for booking enquiries in 2024

*The Animal Behaviour Toolkit content is aimed at 2nd level pupils, but can be differentiated for younger learners

Do you want to...

• Improve confidence in using the scientific method?
• Get some ideas on how you can support your learners to use the scientific method?
• Get hands-on with our Animal Behaviour Toolkit?

Join us for a chance to test out the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre's Animal Behaviour Toolkit and take it away with you! You will develop your knowledge about using the scientific method and designing scientific investigations, as well as getting some hands-on, practical experience of carrying out a scientific investigation. 

Summary of workshop:

Ready to open a can of worms? Pupils are engaged and motivated when they are involved in planning their own experiments. This hands-on workshop will improve your confidence in using and teaching the scientific method. You will use the Animal Behaviour Toolkit to create and carry out your own unique experiment using earthworms.

Every workshop participant will receive a toolkit of resources to take back to their classroom, which includes materials and activity guides to support hands-on activities that explore the scientific method and animal welfare. 

The Animal Behaviour Toolkit includes:

The toolkit includes a “Real-Life Research Fact File”, which can be used to talk about the real-world science that is happening on the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus, one of which is included in the pupil investigation booklet.  

Workshop timeline

• Why is scientific inquiry important?
• What is a good scientific question?
• Using the scientific method
• Worm Welfare - the 3Rs
• Investigation time!
• Differentiating science investigations
• Real-Life Science

Getting here:

Free parking is available at Easter Bush Campus in The Roslin Institute and Veterinary Teaching Building car parks. Please provide your car registration at Charnock Bradley Building reception when you check in for the event.

The campus is well-served by Lothian buses (buses X15, some 37 services, the X47 (but not the 47) and the 67) – please see www.lothianbuses.com. For more information please download our How to Get Here document 

Accessibility and Inclusion:

We are keen to make our events as inclusive as possible - please email us at ebsoc@ed.ac.uk or call the Easter Bush Science Outreach Centre team on 0131 651 9679 before booking if you would like to find out more about accessibility or usability.

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