Learning+Objects

A **learning object** has been defined as the following:
 * "Any entity, digital or non-digital, that may be used for learning, education or training"
 * "Any digital resource that can be reused to support learning"
 * "Web-based interactive chunks of e-learning designed to explain a stand-alone learning objective" (Source: Wikipedia)

PMI on Learning Objects in Education
Plus - they are often free, interactive and are portal (can save the object and use it else where) Minus - Even though there are thousands of LO, this is not always one that you require Interesting - growth in this type of resource is high

Sources:
Ditigal Learning Bank from South Australia http://dlb.sa.edu.au/tle/logon.do A username and password is required for use on this site.  Or Samples from The Learning Federation http://www.thelearningfederation.edu.au/for_teachers/sample_learning_materials/tm_-_science.html Or Digilearn in Victoria - http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/elearning/digilearn.htm Or The Learning Place Curriculum Exchange from Queensland (EQ employees only) http://education.qld.gov.au/learningplace/ or [|http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/p/home] This site is for independent schools and teachers throughout Australia.

or A sample (5) can be found on my school's link page http://my.stlukes.qld.edu.au/index.php?Do=Site/Links http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L47/index.html

The Science learning objects support and enhance students' understanding of key scientific concepts in a range of contexts.

The learning objects are based on current research findings in science education and pedagogy. They foster scientific inquiry, data interpretation, analysis and synthesis skills that are transferable to daily life and to offline learning opportunities.

The learning objects promote scientific literacy and are organised around scientific concepts with real-life application for students. They contain open-ended investigative tasks, tools, activities, and processes that enable students to engage in 'real' science experiences and to construct and test their own scientific understandings.

Many of the learning objects also provide meaningful models, simulations and demonstrations of scientific concepts and practices. These provide teachers and students with experiences that are not universally available because, for example, they require expensive equipment or occur over extended periods of time.

Learning objects released to date cover the following curriculum strands: Earth and beyond Life and living Natural and processed materials Energy and change Working scientifically.

Australian Science Innovations - Big Science http://www.bigscience.edu.au/www/index.cfm
 * Other Sources: **

http://www.teachersdomain.org/tdhome.html Teacher’s Domain – resources K-12 (must register but is FREE)

http://www.wisc-online.com/ Wisconsin Online Resource Centre - resources 7-12 (must register but is FREE - THIS IS EXCELLENT)

http://www.explorelearning.com/ ExploreLearning offers a catalog of modular, interactive simulations in math and science for teachers and students in grades 6-12. [|We call these simulations Gizmos]. Gizmos are fun, easy to use, and flexible enough to support many different teaching styles and contexts. Our Gizmos are designed as supplemental curriculum materials that support state and national curriculum standards; in addition, Gizmos help teachers bring [|research-proven instructional strategies] to their classrooms. http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cUser.dspLoginJoin What are Gizmos Movie - http://explorelearning.blogs.com/help/2005/06/an_introduction.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/index_flash.shtml Interactive science learning objects form 5 to 11 year olds

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage4.aspx?id=315 Skoool Science is an outstanding array of science and maths learning objects It targets stage 3 (Year 7 to 9) and stage 4 (Year 10 and 11) students

http://www.activescience-gsk.com/home.cfm Active Science – interactive learning objects from the England and Wales

http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/anim_1.htm KScience Animations – are interactive learning objects

http://www.publish.csiro.au/onborrowedtime/sections/index.html CSIRO's On Borrowed Time - An Eco Teaching Resource with 4 Inquiry Units: Adaptation, Forest, Fire and Farming are included on this resource - set up with learning objects, multimedia resources, experiments etc

http://www.learningdemo.com/noaa/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Plate Tectonics, Water Cycle, Ocean Waves, Hurricanes, Subduction Zones and 10 other lessons

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/courses.html#science E-learning for kids - this organisation produces learning objects in maths, english, health and science education for 5 to 12 year olds.

LORN: Learning Object Repository Network http://lorn.flexiblelearning.net.au/Home.aspx

How To Download Files

 * [[file:pH changing pH.zip]]**

Sample Teaching Units
some work in progress - final versions of these will be placed on the ASTA website in early 2009 http://simerr-asta-conference.wikispaces.com/

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 * Life and Living**
 * K-3**

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%201%20Science/home/ Which plants give us food? Level: 1.1 Needs and 2.1 Patterns and relationships between living things

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%202%20Science/home/ Life Cycle of a Butterfly Level 3.2 Illustrates stages in different types of life cycles

http://www.teachersdomain.org/3-5/sci/life/index.html Teacher’s Domain on Biological Sciences – various sub-strands
 * 4-7**

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/habitats_fs.shtml Habitats

http://www.planetarkive.org/games/designAHabitat.html Design a Habitat

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%204%20Science%20Moving%20and%20Growing%20The%20skeleton/home/?backto&verb Skeletons Level: 2.1 through to 5.1 Relationship between characteristics and functioning

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%207%20Science%20Feedingrelationships/home/?backto&verb Feeding Relationships Level: 3.1 Relationships between organisms and their environments
 * 7-10**

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%207%20What%20are%20cells%20like/home/ What are cells like? And http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AP11403 Level: 5.1 Structure and function of cells

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%205%20Science%20Healthy%20Living/home/ The effect of Exercise on Health Level 6.1 Students seek reasons for and can explain why functioning changes in response to variations in internal and external conditions

http://www.activescience-gsk.com/games/index.cfm?module=3 Population Growth Level: 6.3 Potential long-term effects of changes in biodiversity

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/life/index.html Teacher’s Domain resources for biological concepts from Year 9 to Year 12

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml Interactive Human Body


 * Senior Biology**

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=63 and http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage4.aspx?id=315 skool – learning and teaching technology for biology

http://www.gyc.tas.edu.au/ag_science/WS1.HTM Experimental Design in Biology

http://biologylab.awlonline.com/ Biology Labs On-Line offers a series of interactive, inquiry-based biology simulations and exercises designed for college and high school biology students. (1 day free trial)

http://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualDating/ Virtual Dating - an interactive exercise about Geologic Time. Here you'll learn how geologists and archeologists determine the ages of rocks and ancient artefacts.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html The Powers of Ten – investigating scale and scientific notation

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Z%20Year%2010%20%26%2011%20Science%20What%20is%20Transpiration/home/ What is Transpiration?

http://www.activescience-gsk.com/miniweb/content/enzymes/whyare.cfm Enzymes and Biotechnology

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/life/index.html Teacher’s Domain resources for biological concepts from Year 9 to Year 12

http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/ Genetics Resources for Year 10 to 12 students


 * Natural and Processed Materials**

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%206%20%20Science%20the%20differences%20between%20solids%20liquids%20and%20gases/home/ Solids, Liquids and Gases Level 2.1 and 3.1 Properties and structure of materials are interrelated
 * 4-7**

http://www.teachersdomain.org/3-5/sci/phys/matter/index.html Teacher’s Domain - Matter

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=64#1_8 and http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage4.aspx?id=316 19 excellent resources for Year 7 to Year 10 covering various concepts from classifying properties and structure through to patterns of behaviour Level: 3.1 to 6.1 and 3.2 to 6.2
 * 7-10**

http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/ElemQuiz/default.htm Element Quiz Level 4.1 Properties of Materials

http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chembalancer/default.htm and http://funbasedlearning.com/chemistry/chembalancer3/default.htm Chemical Equation Balancers Level 5.2 and 6.2 Patterns of interactions

[|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fireworks/fire.html#] Flash interactive on combustion (Year 10 and above) Level 6.1 Explain the structure and properties of matter using models

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%209%20Science%20Acid%20Rain/home/ Acid Rain Level 6.1 Relationships between industry, their products and the environment

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=GCH2204 Ionic Bonding Level 5.1 and 6.1 Explain the structure and properties of matter using models of atoms and molecules


 * Senior Chemistry**

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/ZZ%20Year%2010%20%26%2011%20Science%20The%20structure%20of%20the%20periodic%20table/home/ Patterns in the periodic table

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=64#1_8 and http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage4.aspx?id=316 Skoool Chemistry Interactive teaching and learning site

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/phys/matter/index.html Teacher’s Domain – Matter

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=GCH7804 Balancing Redox Reactions

http://www.chemcollective.org/vlab/vlab.php Titrations are easy business with this learning object


 * Energy and Change**

http://www.activescience-gsk.com/games/index.cfm?module=12 Energy Challenge (Ages 8+) Level: 2.2 Identify forms of energy in their community
 * 4-7**

http://www.teachersdomain.org/3-5/sci/phys/mfe/index.html Teacher’s Domain – Motion Forces and Energy

http://www.energex.com.au/switched_on/ Commercial site – Energex – What is Energy? Calculating Heat Energy

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/index.html Energy learning object

http://www.abc.net.au/science/planetslayer/ Greenhouse Effect Years 5 to 8 Energy and Change and Earth and Beyond

http://www.originenergy.com.au/efficiency/wholesite.html Origin Energy
 * 7-10**

http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/ Electric Circuits - Explanation of simple circuits Level: 4.2 Transfer and transformation of energy

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%208%20Science%20PEARSON/home/ Magnetic Fields Level: 3.1 to 5.1 Investigating forces acting on objects and their influence on their motion, behaviour and energy

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=93#28_29 Skool interactive teaching and learning resource on electricity and magnetism Level: 4.2 to 6.2 Interactions and changes when energy is transferred and transformed

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%209%20Science%20Acid%20Rain/home/

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=93#13_27 and http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage4.aspx?id=318 Skoool – Forces and Motion Level 4.1 to 6.1 Understanding forces acting on objects influence their motion, and energy

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/engin/systems/subtopic_energy.html Energy and Power Technologies – a variety of resource from the Teacher’s Domain

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/phys/energy/index.html Teacher’s Domain on Energy and Radiation


 * Senior Physics**

http://phet.colorado.edu/web-pages/simulations-base.html Physics Education Technology (year 9 to year 12 student resources)

Physlets,** Ph**ysics App**lets**, are small flexible Java applets designed for science education. (Requires Java)
 * http://webphysics.davidson.edu/Applets/Applets.html**

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/ Tutorials and multimedia animations to assist with concept development

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=93 and http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage4.aspx?id=318 Skoool - interactive teaching and learning resources on a variety of concepts

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/phys/energy/index.html Teacher’s Domain on Energy and Radiation

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/engin/systems/subtopic_energy.html Energy and Power Technologies – a variety of resource from the Teacher’s Domain

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/phys/fund/index.html Teacher’s Domain - Fundamental Theory

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/phys/mfw/index.html Teacher’s Domain – Forces, Motion and Waves

http://www.fearofphysics.com/index1.html Fear of Physics**

Earth and Beyond K-3

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%203%20Science%20Rocks/home/** Rocks and Soils Level: 2.1 and 3.1 Identify and describe changes and interactions

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%209%20Science%20The%20position%20of%20the%20planets%20in%20the%20solar%20system/home/ Solar System – Planet positions Level: 3.2 Discuss regular events in time and space

http://www.riverdeep.net/earthscience/data/earthscience/earthsciencecenter.html The Riverdeep EarthScience Center is an online scientific research center for studying information about and gaining understanding of the disasters that reflect our changing Earth. It consists of a number of laboratories: Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Volcanoes. Level: 6.2 Use scientific ideas to explain how events over time can lead to catastrophic changes
 * 7-10**

http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eec/Earthquake/ Investigating the seisemic activity of earthquakes Level: 6.2 Use scientific ideas to explain how events over time can lead to catastrophic changes

http://www.newbaybridge.org/classroom/engineeringfor.html Design and test your bridge against earthquakes Level: 6.2 Use scientific ideas to explain how events over time can lead to catastrophic changes. E&C Level: 6.2 Model and analyse applications of energy transfer and transformation

http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eec/GlobalWarming/ Global Warming Level 6.3 Stewardship and implications on the planet.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/9-12/sci/ess/index.html Earth and Space Sciences for Year 9 to Year 12 Students

http://www.lgfl.net/dbmaterial/web/learning%20objects/ls/Year%208%20Geography%20What%20are%20clouds%20and%20why%20does%20it%20rain/home/?backto&verb What are clouds and why does it rain?

http://earthsci.org/ Earth Science Australia

http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html NASA

http://resources.education.tas.gov.au/item/tlf/7e96eb1c-b22e-c2cb-0927-d99457ea8f85/1/ViewIMS.jsp Forensic Science together with Science as a “way of knowing”. Level 3.2 and 4.2 Including Fair Tests
 * Science and Society**
 * 7-10**

http://www.gyc.tas.edu.au/ag_science/WS1.HTM Working Scientifically with Agricultural Examples

http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/keystage3.aspx?id=93#30_36 Skoool resource on Gravity
 * Science 21**
 * Earth and Space**

Water Resources – Virtual River Systems Unit http://www.sciencecourseware.org/VirtualRiver/

Natural Disasters Unit http://www.riverdeep.net/earthscience/data/earthscience/earthsciencecenter.html


 * http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eec/Earthquake/****

http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eec/GlobalWarming/**