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Teaching TY Science

  • 21-08-2011 11:31am
    #1
    Edelle McCrudden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi all

    I'm teaching TY Science for the first time this year and while I have some material I was just wondering if there is anyone who as anything more.

    The programme I have involves:
    Microbiology and Immunity
    Genetics
    Sports and nutrition
    Forensic Science
    Cosmetics

    Thanks a million


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  • #2
    IrishKnight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 922 ✭✭✭IrishKnight


    Very biology based, personally I think you would need some chemistry and physics in there. There is a rather good show on the beeb called Wonderstuff which goes into the chemistry of every day items like bleach, cleaning protects and the like. Could also do some "dirty chemistry" like I've been doing myself to fill the gap until I start back at uni, using stuff about the house to carry out chemical reactions. Also look up Periodic Table of Videos really good videos from the uni.

    As for Physics, some basic stuff about CERN, how a CRT and LCD tvs works...


  • #3
    Craguls
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,986 ✭✭✭Craguls


    Edelle McCrudden wrote: »
    Hi all

    I'm teaching TY Science for the first time this year and while I have some material I was just wondering if there is anyone who as anything more.

    The programme I have involves:
    Microbiology and Immunity
    Genetics
    Sports and nutrition
    Forensic Science
    Cosmetics

    Thanks a million

    What you've planned out there is similar enough to the curriculum I did in my own fourth year. If you'd like to work in some physics based projects like Irish Knight suggested we made trusse bridges out of lollipop sticks and tested out which was the strongest design in class. Another one we worked on was using endothermic reactions to make icecream. Also strongly suggest that they work on a project for the Young Scientist, one of the best parts of my own fourth year.


  • #4
    FYG
    Registered Users Posts: 961 ✭✭✭FYG


    This would probably be better off in the Teaching forum tbh, because we're all just going into TY. :P


  • #5
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,283 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Moved.


  • #6
    jonseyblub
    Registered Users Posts: 360 ✭✭jonseyblub


    If you are looking for simple small experiments to do in Chemistry this site is excellent. http://resources.schoolscience.co.uk/Salters/index.html. The small experiments are really good and mostly use either household materials or chemicals you should have in the lab already.


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  • #7
    whiteandlight
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭whiteandlight


    If the maths department arent and you can do it then some Applied Maths would be nice for students in todays climate. It follows from the junior cert physics and you wouldn't need to go far to give them an idea what to expect if they were to chose it. (Also worth noting for them that its called Mathematical Physics at third level!)


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