SEP: Learning Skills for Science 14-16
The Learning Skills for Science (LSS) programme was first produced at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP) together with the Nuffield Foundation developed the materials to be used in the UK. This collection aims to enhance the quality of science teaching and learning by providing teachers…
SEP: Professional Development
Professional Development is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. SEP has collaborated with a number of other organisations in developing a range of publications concerned with the professional development of teachers at all stages of their…
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: Energy and Power
Energy and Power is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. Understanding the energy concept is central to an understanding of science. It also happens to be a particularly difficult concept to explain. SEP has developed a series of publications…
SEP: Materials by Design
Materials by Design is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. The earliest artefacts made by humans used whatever materials were naturally to hand. The materials selected were those that had the appropriate properties for the job that needed…
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…