Design and Technology

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Answers, Questions and Truth
Here are two activities with which to explore children's attitudes to questions and to ask them to consider degrees of truth in answers to a questions.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 03/02/2012
Good Reasons
Six exercises to introduce the notions of relevance, strength and sense with which to evaluate reasons.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 03/02/2012
Good and Bad
Exercises with which to explore the different uses of the words "Good" and "Bad".
Examples, IAPC Materials IAPC 03/02/2012
Knowing and Believing
An exercise and discussion plan on these two essential and connected concepts.
Examples, IAPC Materials IAPC 03/02/2012
Questions and Answers
Activities to help children think about what makes good questions and answers and how to answer them.
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 25/01/2012
Purposes
Exercises to explore the concept of 'purpose'
IAPC Materials, Notes and Activities IAPC 25/01/2012
Similarities and Differences
Thoughts and an exercise about similarities and differences with respect to ...
IAPC Materials, Reasoning Concepts IAPC 24/01/2012
Panel Discussions
The method of 'panel discussion' provides a very useful and flexible discussion format. It also helps you work with very large groups.
Community Dialogue Steve Williams 09/06/2011
Concept Corners
An ingenious activity that can be used to explore any concept. It has a lot of flexibility.
Notes and Activities Roger Sutcliffe 03/03/2011
Colour
Notes, activities and recommendations on the concept of colour.
Notes and Activities Joanna Haynes 05/02/2009
Real
Examing the similarities and differences between reality, perception, virtual reality and fiction
Comparisons James Nottingham 19/07/2008
Knowledge
What do we mean by 'knowledge'?
Dialogues James Nottingham 16/07/2008