Nick Falk

I am old enough to remember the pre-national curriculum days and the excitement initially generated by the idea that 'process' should drive teaching and learning in science. On reflection the lack of balance between content, context and process was somewhat naïve. The National Curriculum for Science drove the pendulum back the other way while trying to maintain some vision of students as scientists able to apply the scientific method. The result for those who remember was usually a pointless and unwieldy exercise of box ticking. Some sense may have prevailed and assessment is now a little easier but we seem to have lost any real vision as to the purpose of investigative work. The old 'steps in an investigation model' is now geared to grade achievement without real understanding. It does a disservice to those students who continue to study sciences beyond GCSE.

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707 Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Copy of a posting in the science area Departments of the EU Virtual School are running a cross-curricular project with aviation as the focus. The History and D and T departments have produced material. The first draft of the contribution of the chemistry department can be found HERE Any comments

Departments of the EU Virtual School are running a cross-curricular project with aviation as the focus. The History and D and T departments have produced material. The first draft of the contribution of the chemistry department can be found HERE Any comments

I would be interested - I will make an announcement in the upper school assembly at the start of term. Sackville Community College, East Grinstead - 11 -18 yrs comprehensive.

Copy of my posting in the science area I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

I have had this idea that the next vehicle for schools publicising themselves to their local community should be an Internet radio station. Most schools have a website that provides information to parents and students about the running of the school and the curriculum on offer. Some have started to create of a digital curriculum and have students creating their learning material. Could this be supplemented by a schools own web radio? Is Internet radio 'an untapped treasure' as recently suggested by Glenys Hart in the December edition of Educational Computing and Technology? I have been encouraging teacher in my own school to consider the potential of in-house Internet radio programmes being made available to students and learners in the local community. Here is an Internet radio station which I have been running fo a few years. Not geared to the curriculum http://www.live365.com/stations/285707

Thanks for this Danny Always a great starter for lessons on the elements of the periodic table.

Having been a Chemistry teacher for many years I have now immersed myself into the educational ICT world. I am Head of ICT and ICT Co-ordinator in an 11 - 18 comprehensive school in Sussex. I still teach some Chemistry and I am a member of the EUN Virtual School Chemistry Department. My own website Science Active supports the secondary curriculum. In addition I have produce materials and reviews for BBC educational webguide, Learn.co.uk and Royal Institution website - Science Inside Out.