Welcome to the Study Sparks website
“Institutions that embrace the global village give their pupils a head start in an increasingly competitive world”.
Times Education Supplement 13/11/09
Study Sparks are classroom resources created especially to give pupils a head-start by helping them to develop an international outlook. On this site you can preview some Study Sparks, order sets of them and join the Study Sparks Community.
Click on the thumbnails below to see some page samples in more detail.
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What's in a Study Spark?
- explore issues in other countries
- are richly illustrated
- support key skills and functional skills
- act as springboards for further study.
Study Sparks can be…
- integrated into a normal sequence of planned lessons within subject areas
- used as part of celebrations (such as Chinese New Year)
- used during special project weeks.
Study Sparks help pupils to...
- develop skills in the CBI employability framework
- develop key skills and wider key skills
- develop personal capabilities
- apply their knowledge to new situations.
Each Study Spark starts with and illustration and brief text which together reveal something about the culture of a country. These are followed by activities and further information such as maps, photographs and tables of data to support the activities.
Study Sparks encourage the most effective learning approaches: discussion, practice by doing and teaching others. 2
2 National Training Laboratories, Maine
Types of Study Spark
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Investigate and report Activities that require primary or secondary research |
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Create and present Resources that can be used as springboards for creative activities. |
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Discuss and respond Issues that require groups to debate and share. |
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Analyse and solve Activities where problems need to be analysed and solved. |
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Organise and inspire Activities that require learners to engage, organise and inspire others. |
Create your own
Have you visited another country and been inspired to create a curriculum resource based around something you saw or experienced? If so... why not create it in the Study Sparks style?
You can download a free MS Word © template for each type of Study Spark by joining the Study Sparks Community.