Increasing Pupils' Rates of Progress in Science Training Materials
These Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials from the Department for Education are designed to run a session with science subject leaders to raise standards by ensuring clear expectations for progress over Key Stage Three and identifying actions around climate for learning, prior knowledge, scientific enquiry and learning…
Planning and Managing Progression in Science Training Materials
These Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials from the Department for Education are designed to run a session with school science department Subject Leaders with overall responsibility for the Key Stage Three science scheme of work. Components • Session 1 - Introduction to planning and managing progression:…
Planning and Implementing Progression for Science in the Classroom Training Materials
These Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials from the Department for Education are designed to run a session with science teachers on helping students make progress in lessons - intended to follow their Subject Leaders' attendance at a Planning and Managing Progression in Science session. Components •…
Scientific Enquiry Training Materials
Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials to run a day’s session with science teachers to help them develop an understanding of the key elements of Scientific Enquiry and how it might affect their practice. Components • Session 1 Introduction: How enquiry needs to be taught explicitly in a planned and…
Misconceptions in Key Stage Three Science Training Materials
These Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials from the Department for Education are designed to run a session with science teachers to help them: • identify commonly held misconceptions (alternative conceptions, alternative frameworks) • establish the importance of models and analogies • identify…
Literacy in Science Training Materials
These Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials from the Department for Education are designed to run a session with science teachers to help them develop literacy in science - through a focus on scientific words, reading, writing and talk. Components The sessions can be run as one day or broken into separate sessions,…
Effective Teaching and Learning in Science Training Materials
These Key Stage Three training materials from the Department for Education are designed to run a session with science teachers to help them design and develop effective science lessons that might involve writing, practical and group work. Components • Session 1 - General introduction: pedagogy and practice: An update…
Strengthening Teaching and Learning of Geological Changes, Key Stage Three National Strategy - Training Materials
This is a complementary unit from the Department for Education to a suite of continuing professional development (CPD) units covering the five ‘key ideas’ at Key Stage Three (cells, interdependence, particles, forces and energy). Context This CPD unit offers background information and practical suggestions to support…
Strengthening Teaching and Learning of Particles, Key Stage Three National Strategy - Training Materials
This is one of a suite of continuing professional development (CPD) units from the Department for Education covering the five ‘key ideas’ at Key Stage Three (cells, interdependence, particles, forces and energy). It links with the 2002 Framework for Teaching Science: Years Seven, Eight and Nine and builds on ideas within…
Strengthening Teaching and Learning of Cells, Key Stage Three National Strategy - Training Materials
This is one of a suite of continuing professional development (CPD) units from the Department of Education covering the five ‘key ideas’ at Key Stage Three (cells, interdependence, particles, forces and energy). It links with the 2002 Framework for teaching Science: Years Seven, Eight and Nine and builds on ideas within…
5/5- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Presentation
Strengthening Teaching and Learning of Interdependence, Key Stage Three National Strategy
This is one of a suite of CPD units from the Department for Education covering the five ‘key ideas’ at Key Stage Three (cells, interdependence, particles, forces and energy). It links with the 2002 Framework for teaching science: Years Seven, Eight and Nine and builds on ideas within the misconceptions in Key Stage Three…
Strenthening Teaching and Learning of Energy in Key Stage Three National Strategy
This is one of a suite of continuing professional development (CPD) units from the Department for Education covering the five ‘key ideas’ at Key Stage Three (cells, interdependence, particles, forces and energy). It links with the 2002 Framework for Teaching Science: Years Seven, Eight and Nine and builds on ideas within…
Assessment for Learning in Science - Training Materials
This resource provides Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials to run a day session with science teachers to help them develop an understanding of the key elements of Assessment for Learning and how it might affect their practice. These materials consist of: • Training slides for the session • Participants…
Polar Bears in Trouble
In this Science upd8 activity students take on the role of a trainee documentary producer working for an environmental channel. The television programme scenario, ‘Bears in Trouble’, explores how rising temperatures in the Arctic could be endangering the survival of polar bears. Polar bears seem perfectly adapted to the…
Death of an Angel
In this Science upd8 activity students take on the role of forensic science technicians who are acting as expert witnesses for the murder of Angel. Students analyse blood splatter patterns to check whether the murder weapon used was a hammer. They also watch a demonstration of a blood viscosity test to check whether the time of death…