Teaching Traditional Research Skills in Science
This Teachers TV video highlights the importance of teaching practical research skills to Key Stage Four science students. A dependence on the internet in some subjects, but particularly science, can take students away from a hands-on approach to learning. Simon Pugh-Jones, of Writhlington School in Somerset, shows how science at…
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Precision or Process - KS3 Science
In this Teachers TV programme, two PGCE tutors analyse a Year Nine science lesson on healthy eating at Haydon School, Hillingdon, taught by Head of Science Dave Dennis. Malcolm Reed and Sasha Matthewman review footage of the lesson which is based on investigating the fat and salt content in both beef and veggie burgers. Central…
Lisa Green
In this professional development video from Teachers TV, science teacher Lisa Green receives advice on how to improve her presentation skills from motivation and creativity consultant Richard Gerver. Richard focuses on Lisa's performance in the classroom and identifies ways of giving her teaching more pace and movement to…
Alexandra Edwards
In this professional development video from Teachers TV, science teacher Alexandra Edwards receives advice on how to improve her presentation techniques from motivation and creativity consultant Richard Gerver. Richard is impressed by Alexandra's "game show host" approach to teaching but, like all performers, he…
Movement, Praise and Groups
This Teachers TV programme features Trainee teacher Nic Cooper who wants to improve her behaviour management. Nic is taking a top-set Year Seven science lesson on kidney function. Behaviour expert Sue Cowley helps Nic relax and praise her students more. Once the group work has begun, Sue notices that Nic spends much of the time…
Teaching Evolution
In this video from Teachers TV, Caroline Molyneux, Head of Science at Balshaw CE High School, uses several innovative methods to teach the theory of evolution. Caroline explores evolution with hands on techniques such as students dressing up as gorillas, and explaining the evolution of Galapagos Finches by using kitchen implements…
Secondary Science Technicians
Science technicians are an integral part of any school science team and offer invaluable back-up to science teachers. In this Teachers TV video, two science technicians at Manor School, York, work with Simon Quinnell, senior science technician at the National Science Learning Centre, to develop their skills, inspire students and…
Paul Nurse
Paul Nurse was one of the scientists featured in the Acclaim project in 2001. Acclaim was a collaboration between the Royal Society and the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University. Paul Nurse is one of the UK's foremost biological scientists. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) for his work on…
Francesca Happé
Francesca Happé was one of the scientists featured in the Acclaim project in 2001. Acclaim was a collaboration between the Royal Society and the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University. Francesca Happé's research interests included the normal and abnormal development of processes that underlie…
Frances Ashcroft
Frances Ashcroft was one of the scientists featured in the Acclaim project in 2001. Acclaim was a collaboration between the Royal Society and the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University. At the time, Frances Ashcroft was the Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Research Professor at the University of Oxford. Her research…
KS1/2 Antarctica: Teachers in the Freezer
From Teachers TV, this video follows a group of British teachers on a four-week expedition to Antarctica. It helps to illustrate the conditions in cold environments and how animals are adapted to live in such conditions. It demonstrates what humans need to do to be able to live at the South Pole. Designed for use in primary school…
Bird Watching in Schools
This video, from Teachers TV, follows two schools as they take part in the RSPB's Big Schools' Birdwatch. This is a survey in which children observe birds in a bid to discover more about the wildlife in their local area. The activity is a good example of learning outside the classroom. Those involved spend an hour counting…
Getting Out of the Classroom: KS3 Down on the Farm
Produced by teachers TV, this video follows a group of Year Eight students as they visit Rushall Farm in Berkshire to learn about how food is produced. Students can often have very little idea of countryside issues and how they relate to the food on their plate. In 2007, the Year of Food and Farming aimed to change this trend…
Stem Cell Research: The Lesson
Produced by Teachers TV, this video shows science teacher, Teresa Bennett, delivering a lesson around the controversial issue of embryonic stem cell research. Using the supporting video, which tells the story of a Parkinson's disease sufferer, Teresa introduces the students to the idea that stem cell research could cure a…
Cancer and the Genome: The Lesson
In this video, from Teachers TV, science teacher Lucy Hutt gives an extended lesson on DNA and proteins, as well as cancer and its underlying causes. The students then watch the related programme Cancer and The Genome: The Issue. To reinforce students' understanding of DNA, they perfrom a bacterial transformation experiment…
Fighting HIV: The Lesson
From Teachers TV, in this video science teacher Laura Seabright models a the spread of HIV transmission with a practical activity involving milk powder and starch solution. It is a tricky subject but the students handle the topic with remarkable maturity. After putting aside some common misconceptions about HIV and AIDS, Laura…
Hana Abbasi Lesson 2 Uncut
From Teachers TV, this video is part of the From Good to Outstanding series. In this programme, Hana Abbasi, a secondary science teacher, takes feedback from top schools inspector Clare Gillies. In this video, Hana delivers her second observed lesson, drawing on the advice of experts, as she seeks to raise her rating from good…
Hana Abbasi Lesson 1 Uncut
From Teachers TV, this video is part of the From Good to Outstanding series. In this programme, Hana Abbasi, a secondary science teacher, takes feedback from top schools inspector Clare Gillies. This video contains uncut footage of her first observed lesson on digestion, which features a starter, group and pair work, self-assessment,…
Hana Abbasi
From Teachers TV, this video is part of the From Good to Outstanding series. In this programme, Hana Abbasi, a secondary science teacher, takes feedback from top schools inspector Clare Gillies. Hana also takes advice from the Teachers TV online community who watch footage of the lesson. She then gets one-to-one CPD from secondary…
Subject Knowledge: Science
Produced by Teachers TV, this video provides an insight into climate change, the change in our world and a change in the way scientists view it. It can be used to explain the topics covered as well as illustrating ideas about how science works. Professor Andrew Watson of the University of East Anglia delves into the chemistry…
Coulsdon High School Year 9 Science
Part of the Uncut Classroom series from teachers TV, this video shows an uninterrupted science lesson for Year Nine students. As part of their work on genes, students consider whether cloning should be allowed and then present the ethical and moral issues. The lesson is recorded in full, creating a resource which is usually technically…
Haydon School Year 9 Science
Part of the Uncut Classroom series from teachers TV, this video shows an uninterrupted practical science lesson for Year Nine students. As part of their work on food and nutrition, the class are investigating fat and salt in food. The lesson is recorded in full, creating a resource which is usually technically difficult for schools…
Cross Curricular: Science Gets Fruity
Produced by Teachers TV, this video shows how science and musical theatre can be mixed. Students are inspired by visits from a physicist, a botanist, and a musician. The cross curricular day for Year Seven begins with an exploration of the physics of sound through drama. Next, the students get the chance to make music with…
Ceri Evans' Masterclass: Evolution
In this video, produced by Teachers TV, former teacher of the year Ceri Evans inspires a group of gifted and talented Year Ten students in an active lesson about Darwin's theory of evolution. The variety of games and challenges illustrated in the video gives some examples of effective ways to teach about one of the most…
Ceri Evans' Masterclass: DNA
In this video, produced by Teachers TV, award-winning teacher Ceri Evans inspires a group of talented Year Ten students from several London schools with an active lesson about DNA. It looks at the base pairs in DNA and how the DNA sequence is translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein. Ceri uses a variety of games and…
Orchids
Part of the Inspirations series from Teachers TV, this video describes how The Writhlington School Greenhouse Club has grown to have national and international contacts. Students from Year Seven to Thirteen are involved in the project and many are given their own roles and responsibilities, from growing to pollinating orchids.…
Demonstrating Biology: Eight Demonstrations
From Teachers TV, this video shows demonstrations in biology that can be used to engage and inspire students. Each clip contains practical advice to allow teachers to perform the demonstrations in the classroom. The demonstrations include: • An explosive demonstration of the energy in sugar. • Illustrating the digestive…
Demonstrating Biology: It Takes Guts
Produced by Teachers TV, this video illustrates how looking at a pig's entrails can be used to investigate the digestive system. Nigel, biology teacher at King Charles I school, explains that once he receives the entrails from the abattoir, hygienic handling and storage is of paramount importance. Before any demonstration…
Demonstrating Biology: Aviflu
From Teachers TV, this video illustrates an engaging way to look at the spread of an infectious disease. Students at Garth Hill College are amazed to find out how quickly viruses can spread when they play a harmless but fun game of Aviflu with their classmates. Year Nine teacher Diane Wilson begins her lesson by encouraging her…
Learning Outside the Classroom
Part of the Great Lesson Ideas series, this Teachers TV video looks at how secondary science topics can be taught away from the classroom. It shows at ideas for three great day visits. These include: • The Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, in Cornwall, to learn about satellites, space and communications. • The National…
Using Asthma on the Run
Produced by Teachers TV as part of the How Science Works series, this video can be used in connection with the Asthma on the Run programme. In this video, science teacher Stuart Murphy uses the Asthma on the Run video to engage the students at the start and set up the central theme. Students carry out peak flow tests, measure…
Genomics, Decision-Making and Risk
In this video from Teachers TV, a group of the UK's leading experts in genetics, medics and bioethics discuss some of the ethical and social issues in modern genomic research and testing. Dr Ralph Levinson, from the Institute of Education, chairs a discussion on genomic research with Professors Steve Jones, Jane Worthington,…
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