This July Lifetime Lab will run a summer course for primary school teachers who would like to build  knowledge and confidence in the teaching of primary science – ‘Exploring Science at Lifetime Lab’.

Building on the success of Lifetime Lab’s science workshops for primary school classes the teacher summer course will be very much a practical course with examples of hands on activities using everyday items that can be used in the classroom to develop science skills and concepts and encourage discovery and investigation.

Topics covered will include:

Skills Development: Demonstrating science investigations that develop skills needed to work scientifically and practical activities to develop designing and making skills.

Planning: Enabling teachers to plan their delivery of the science curriculum.

Materials: Modeling approaches to science investigations in the Materials strand.

Energy and Forces: Developing teachers’ knowledge and understanding in the areas of Light, Sound, Heat, Magnetism, Electricity and Forces.

Living Things/Human Life: Examining the use of the outdoor classroom and trails to develop knowledge and understanding of Living Things. Developing teachers’ knowledge and understanding of the Digestive System (workshop by APC).

Exploring Science Teacher Summer Course will run from 9.30am to 2.30pm each day. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided for morning break and tea, coffee and sandwiches for lunch at 1pm.

• The teacher summer course is aimed at teachers of third to sixth classes.
• This course is being run by Una Leader,Education Officer, Lifetime Lab (www.lifetimelab.ie) in association with the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre http://microbemagic.ucc.ie/
• The teacher summer course is approved by the Department of Education for the purposes of the awarding EPV days to primary school teachers
• Lifetime Lab is an accredited Discover Primary Science & Maths Centre
• Free parking is available at Lifetime Lab

Cost:           €70

Dates:         1^st – 5^th July 2013

Registration Form Exploring Science - Summer Course Registration

summer Course Timetable Exploring Science Teacher Summer Course timetable

To register for ‘Exploring Science @ Lifetime Lab’ download the booking form and return to "Exploring Science Teacher Summer Course",Lifetime Lab,Old Waterworks,Lee Road,Cork.

For further information contact Lifetime Lab at 021-4941500 or email lifetimelab@corkcity.ie