Audiovisual Aids in Science Education Teachers use modern technologies to attract students to science and give them better understanding of it. Through technology, students can explore science content in a way that would not otherwise be accessible. “As a part of my lesson on the Universe, I showed a video that presents celestial obj...

Snowman Ingrida Brizga, a teacher from Cesis Primary School Nr. 2, projects PowerPoint presentations and interactive whiteboard materials using Active Inspire programme, including animation, videos for students during the physics and mathematics lessons. Similarly, students prepare PowerPoint presentations,...

Tablets in Science Education – New Trend in the Czech Republic With expansion of modern technologies also the number of schools that use tablets for teaching grows. „Despite all the demands and difficulties, we cannot imagine returning to the classic way of teaching with a blackboard. Education results clearly show that the influence of digital learning is posi...

Selected for piloting The EnvKids The project aims at students' understanding of the concept of environmental sustainability. It consists of educational activities that are designed as a series of simple steps that children can follow easily, of building critical thinking and developing understanding of the above mentioned concept. ...

Water Droplet Ingrīda Brizga, a teacher from Cesis Primary School Nr. 2, developed an integrated lesson “Water Droplet”, including mathematics, chemistry, science, physics, and social studies. Students detected water droplet mass and volume using electronic scales and calculator. They computed the amount of water...