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Free web-based Science, Biology & Geography simulations

The end is (almost) in sight for the chalkboard with hand-drawn diagrams of the way the world around us works. Thanks to Flash, a fairly simple to use Adobe product, quality interactive simulations are becoming more readily available on the internet that are well suited to classroom teaching. Pearson Education and ForgeFX have teamed up [...]

Find past exam papers quickly

Past exam papers are normally a mission to find. TestGrab, a new service launched recently by EvaluNet, offers past exam papers for download from their web site, all based on the grade 12 matric exams for South Africa. Subjects included are: Accounting Afrikaans Business Studies CAT Consumer Studies Economics English Geography History Hospitality Studies IT [...]

Physical Science: Properties of Gas

A teaching presentation on the properties of gases for high school Physical Science.

How stuff works

What was Archimedes’ death ray? How many words do dogs understand? Would a bird be able to fly in space? How does a camera flash work? Find out these answer and thousands more with the great online resource HowStuffWorks by the Discovery Channel.

Periodic Table of the Elements

This ultra cool science periodic table is great for a quick summary for each element. Clicking on an element in the periodic table gives you background information about the element. It’s an excellent, interactive way of helping learners both remember and understand the elements.

A passion for science

After 6 soccer filled weeks you may be ready for Physics, Food, Penguins and a passion for science! From the 18 – 19 July, versatile Physics Professor, Peter Barham of Bristol University UK, renowned for delivering edutaining demonstrations in restaurants, bars, lecture halls and classrooms, will visit the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre.

African Soccer Film Festival

The 4th annual Africa on Screen Film Festival opens at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre on Thursday evening 24 June with the première of the soccer documentary ‘The team that never played’. A collaboration between Australia and South Africa, the film revisits the collision of race, sport and politics through the lives of three very different men and their struggle to end Apartheid. In celebration of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, this years’ Film Festival includes a Soccer Film Festival at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre 25 – 27 June and 2 – 4 July.

Life Sciences: Grade 12 Exam Papers

The Grade 12 exam papers of November 2009 and March 2010 for Life Sciences are available here. Both the Afrikaans and English versions of the papers are available as well as the memoranda.

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The Flipped Classroom

by Adrian Marnewick

The “flipped” classroom is an idea that teachers shoot a video of a lesson, then make the video available online for learners to view at home. Class time is devoted to problem solving and guidance. It’s an approach that flips the delivery of the lesson to homework. Dorian Love posted an excellent piece with various [...]

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