SEP: Learning Skills for Science Post-16
The Learning Skills for Science (LSS) programme has been developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme from work done by the Weizmann Institute of Science. The materials can be used by students who are studying post-16 level courses in chemistry, physics, biology, applied science or science in society. They aim to help…
SEP: Waves and Radiation
Waves and Radiation is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. The last one hundred years has seen an explosion in the use of electromagnetic radiation for communication. Using simple practical kits, Radiation and Communication looks at the…
SEP: Electricity, Magnetism and Forces
Electricity, Magnetism and Forces is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. Both electrical and magnetic phenomena have been known since ancient times, through the action of friction to produce static electricity and through the existence…
SEP: How Science Works
How Science Works is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. Recent changes in the curriculum have emphasised the importance of developing in students an understanding of what scientists do, the nature of science, and the way that science…
SEP: Matter and Change
Matter and Change is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. One of the most fundamental ideas that students should learn in science is that ‘stuff’ is made from atoms – the enormous variety of different kinds of materials…
Catalyst
Catalyst is a topical magazine that offers features on a wide range of themes from the science curriculum bringing them to life with insights into cutting-edge research and practical applications of complex science in the world around us. Catalyst magazine is aimed mainly at science students aged 14-16. Many of its articles are written…