The purpose of the module is to provide you with approaches and techniques for using computer-based ICT's to support your Science classroom practice and to share and reflect on these experiences in a community of Science educators.

This first activity aims to place Science teaching firmly within the context of the curriculum, and looks at the potential of Science as a subject to contribute to the achievement of these outcomes. There are links to websites about assessing learning in Science.

The next four activities are about exploring the different types of resources that are available on the Internet. A range of links to websites on Science are provided for browsing, providing an exciting introduction to the wealth of ideas, lesson plans, projects and other downloadable resources, that are available on the Web.

In this activity you will review a Science website of your choice. You will also learn to be more critical of the information you find on websites.

You will now be required to visit websites offering freeware or shareware and to test and evaluate their potential for your teaching. Crocodile clips is explored in depth.

You will explore some commercially available software in this activity. You will be asked to review (read about) commercial software and to report on it. You are not required to buy or try out the software.

In the next few activities, you will use MS Excel to draw graphs, Drawing tools for diagrams, and Equation Editor for the symbols you need, to produce classroom worksheets and example material. Before you start you will be given assistance on how to use Equation Editor and MS Excel.

In this activity, you will draw together all of the skills that you have practised in the last few activities by creating a sample worksheet, text, or exam paper that could be used in your classroom.