Introduction
Dipity is an app which allows the user to create and present their own timelines. In doing this, students can get a visual representation of the time between events, and it allows them to consolidate their knowledge by putting it in a visual summary. This can be used over a variety of topics all the way from stage 4 to stage 6. This is because the student can add as much or as little information as they need to for a particular topic.
Instructions
Dipity is relatively simple to set up. Although creating an account is required the student can log in with Facebook or Google if they wish to, as well as signing up with their school email if they have one.
Next, simply click on the "Create a Timeline" button and the following screen appears:
Fill out the information for the title and information about the timeline, adding events and information as needed
The resulting timeline should look like this:
When one of the events is clicked on, the following information box pops up:
Outcomes Covered
One use of timelines in science is in stage 5 chemistry. Here, students need to have a working knowledge of different models of atoms and the discoveries that have been made over time. One way to show this is with a Dipity timeline as seen in the above screenshot. In class, students would be required to research the different models then summarise their new knowledge in a timeline.
SC5-16CW explains how models, theories and laws about matter have been refined as new scientific evidence becomes available
CW1 c. outline historical developments of the atomic theory to demonstrate how models and theories have been contested and refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community
Instructions
Dipity is relatively simple to set up. Although creating an account is required the student can log in with Facebook or Google if they wish to, as well as signing up with their school email if they have one.
Next, simply click on the "Create a Timeline" button and the following screen appears:
Fill out the information for the title and information about the timeline, adding events and information as needed
The resulting timeline should look like this:
When one of the events is clicked on, the following information box pops up:
Outcomes Covered
One use of timelines in science is in stage 5 chemistry. Here, students need to have a working knowledge of different models of atoms and the discoveries that have been made over time. One way to show this is with a Dipity timeline as seen in the above screenshot. In class, students would be required to research the different models then summarise their new knowledge in a timeline.
SC5-16CW explains how models, theories and laws about matter have been refined as new scientific evidence becomes available
CW1 c. outline historical developments of the atomic theory to demonstrate how models and theories have been contested and refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community
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