Background

We borrowed the easi scopes to use with our senses topic. We were looking at the variety of materials that feel different to touch and taste.  We participated in sensory guessing games and then investigated these materials under the easi-scope to get a better look at how the material was made.

How ICT supported learning and Teaching
The children worked in small groups to take turns to examine different materials and take still pictures of their findings.  We used the easi-scope as part of the investigative area during Purposeful play. Each small group had a different set of materials to examine.
We initially started using the easi scopes to get a better look at some materials that we had available to us in school but soon we used the scopes to examine different foods we eat.  The children were fasinated by the different images they could gather from the one piece of food or material.  They really enjoyed using the scopes to examine their own clothing and skin.

Some of the P7 pupils also had the opportunity to use the easi-scope to look at skin pigmentation and finger prints as part of their CSI transition.