A day in the life of a scientist – Student Activity
In this activity, students research the daily activities of a chosen scientist and write up a blog entry.
Teaching and Learning Approaches
Student activities are the main feature of this collection, along with a variety of resources for teachers to use in exploring the See-through Body.
List of Teaching and Learning Approaches resource items
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Cancer definitions – Student Activity
In this activity, students define four key cancer terms. The aim is to produce accurate definitions identifiable by their peers.
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Characteristics of normal and cancerous cells – Student Activity
In this activity, students complete a graphic organiser to explore the characteristics of normal and cancerous cells.
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Discovery and development of X-rays – Student Activity
In this activity, students learn about the discovery of X-rays and their development as a medical imaging technology.
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Exploring cancer screening and diagnosis webquest – Student Activity
In this activity, students use text, diagrams, images and video clips to answer questions about cancer screening and diagnosis.
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Microscope parts – Student Activity
This student activity involves identifying and labelling the main parts of a microscope and describing their function.
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n-back test – Student Activity
In this activity, students practise and then design n-back tests to test their working memory.
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Scientist introduction – Student Activity
In this activity, students find out more about the scientists featured throughout the See-through Body context. They use this information to introduce each scientist to the rest of their class. This activity can be adapted to introduce scientists from other science stories or contexts.
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The electromagnetic spectrum – picture dictation – Student Activity
In this picture dictation activity, students use a range of skills to investigate some ways humans use the waves on the electromagnetic spectrum.
