As part of the ‘Microbes and Disease’ section of their Dead Earth topic 3.7 have been researching diseases.
Students were given the name of a disease, and asked to focus their research on –
Click on the titles below to view the Sway presentations.
2.6 have been learning about different forms of renewable energy used in Scotland. In pairs they were given a particular renewable energy scheme to research, finding out about –
Having gathered their information, the groups each produced a Sway presentation summarising their findings. Click on the titles below to view the Sway presentations.
Cluanie Hydroelectric Power Station, Pitlochry
Whitelee Wind Farm, East Renfrewshire
As part of their work in the ‘Scotland the Great’ unit, S2 pupils have to conduct research into the work of scientists from Scotland and beyond.
This class have taken a slightly different approach to the normal ways of completing this task by researching scientists working in Scotland today.
Pupils were put in pairs, given the name of a university in Scotland and a department within that university. They were then asked to find the name and contact details for someone conducting research in that department, and to send them an email asking the following –
Not all of the pupils received replies – this is entirely understandable, as it might not always be easy for these busy people to respond. In these cases, pupils were given the name of a scientist to find information on from the usual internet sources.
With the information they had, either from the replies to their emails, or from their research, pupils were instructed to put together a presentation using Sway – a new presentation tool built into the Office 365 tools in Glow.
David & Tyron – Dr Victoria Martin
Mhairi & Rebecca – Dr Matthew Pitkin
Billy & Cal – Dr Alison Pease
Aaron & Robert – Prof S Ashbrook
Harvey & Craig – Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Chahna & Nadia – Prof Ian Wilmut
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