Rolls-Royce plc has launched two interactive resource packs as part of its Rolls-Royce Science Prize initiative.
The resource packs include online games that teachers and pupils can work on together in the classroom plus a wealth of supporting material.
The Darwin's Footsteps pack aimed at 7-11 year old pupils was inspired by last year's Science Prize winning project. An interactive whiteboard voyage takes pupils on a journey around the world, during which they complete games and learn about Darwin's discoveries.
This mirrors the project by St Stephens and All Martyrs' School in Bolton, Lancashire, which used Darwin's expeditions to inspire pupils to take an 'expedition' around a disused piece of land where they identified, classified and illustrated the local fauna and flora.
Aimed at students aged 14-18, the second resource builds on the work of last year's runner-up team, Mulberry High School for Girls in London. Teams of pupils compete in an interactive science competition that includes whiteboard and teacher-led activities. The accompanying teachers' notes show how this can be used as a spring board for cross-curricular activities.
Colin Walton, Science Coordinator at St Stephens and All Martyrs' Primary School said, "This has been a fantastic opportunity for members of the team and I to help develop a unique teaching resource. Helping to trial the game has been both engaging and motivating for the pupils. I hope that other teachers enjoy using the ideas and lesson suggestions as much as we all have at our school."
"The Rolls-Royce Science Prize aims to encourage innovative science teaching," said Vaughan Lewis, Science Prize Project Manager. "By promoting the exchange of prize-winning ideas, these resources will help us to fulfil that."
Source: Rolls-Royce
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