CLEAPSS Safe and Effective Classroom Chemistry Event
- Time:
- 09:30 - 15:30
- Date:
- 4 February 2015
- Venue:
- Mathematics and Science Learning Centre The Graham Hills Building 29 University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Mathematics and Science Learning Centre on 023 8059 8810 or email mslc@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
Outstanding science teaching incorporates a wide range of activities - including well designed, sharply focused practical work. This hands-on course for teachers and technicians concentrates on key aspects of planning and organising effective and safe practical chemistry for new and existing courses. Suitable to all who teach or support 11-16 or 11-19 chemistry and is ideally suited to new or recently qualified teachers as well as those who are not chemistry specialists. Technicians and other staff providing support for chemistry should also find the course useful.
What will the course include?
- what makes practical work effective?
- health and safety legislation and chemicals - and update and implications for teaching
- myths and reality?
- curriculum chemistry and innovative ideas for practical work
- keep it safe? a common sense approach to risk assessment and ideas for teaching about risk and risk assessment
- be prepared! dealing with emergencies
- the art of demonstration - exciting and effective
- sources or resources - the good, the bad and the ugly!
Participants can try out a range of curriculum - linked experiments and demonstrations. The activities have been designed to illustrate ways of maximising and enhancing teaching and learning opportunities and minimising the resources, time and effort required to prepare, set-up and clear away.
Participants will be able to:
- evaluate a broad range of practical chemistry activities
- develop confidence and skills with chemistry demonstrations
- understand key aspects of Health and Safety legislation with regard to chemicals and professional responsibilities
- develop strategies for organising safe practical chemistry
- recognise and select appropriate resources to support practical chemistry
Course Fee: £99.00
This is for a full day of professional development, all CLEAPSS course resources, lunch and refreshments.
To book your place, please contact the Mathematics and Science Learning Centre using the details below and give your name, school, job title and email address.
CLEAPSS courses are intended for CLEAPSS members - if you are uncertain about your membership please contact CLEAPSS on 01895 251496. An additional charge may be payable for non-members attending courses.