Becta
Becta was the government agency leading the national drive to ensure the effective and innovative use of technology in education. It was established in 1997 and closed in March 2011. Becta provided leadership to embed the effective use of technology and provided rigorous research to evaluate the impact of technology on the education and skills sector.
This collection of contains Becta materials that are specifically relevent to the teaching and learning of science. Upon its closure, an archive of the Becta web site was produced.
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Any use of a resource that includes a practical activity must include a risk assessment.
Please note that collections may contain ARCHIVE resources, which were developed at a much earlier date.
Since that time there have been significant changes in the rules and guidance affecting laboratory practical work.
Further information is provided in our Health and Safety guidance.
Primary Science with ICT: Pupils' Entitlement to ICT in Primary Science
Produced by Becta, this teacher guidance booklet looks at the use of ICT in primary school science. It describes a range of ICT-based activities for Key Stages One and Two. These include: • Plant growth • Plants and animals in their environment • Moving and growing • Light • Sound • Data handling •…
Secondary Science with ICT: a Pupil’s Entitlement to ICT in Secondary Science
Produced by Becta, this document contains examples which highlight ways in which ICT resources may be used effectively to support children's learning within secondary science. The examples include: • Sound and waves • Forces and moments • Disease and mortality • Digestion and gastric ulcers • The…
Primary Mathematics with ICT: a Pupil’s Entitlement to ICT in Primary Mathematics
Produced by Becta, these materials consider five major opportunities for children to use ICT in learning mathematics: learning from feedback; observing patterns and seeing connections; exploring data; teaching the computer, and developing visual imagery. These materials look at how primary children can learn in mathematics. They…
Secondary Mathematics with ICT: a Pupil’s Entitlement to ICT in Secondary Mathematics
Produced by Becta, these materials consider six major opportunities for learners to benefit from the use of ICT in mathematics. These opportunities may be developed through a wide range of ICT, such as standard and graphic calculators, spreadsheets and interactive software. The areas considered here are: • Learning from feedback •…
Which Colour Makes the Best Sunglasses for Teddy?
Produced by Becta, this short case study shows how one school used dataloggers to investigate the properties of light and colour filters with a Year Two class. Teachers posed the question: Which is the best colour for teddybear sunglasses. Students used datalogging equipment to measure the effect on light when using different colour…
Visualising Sounds with Animation
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how Flash animations were used to teach the difficult topic of sound. Students find it difficult to imagine how sound waves move through a medium and…
Using SMART Notebook to Understand Chemical Reactions
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. Particles and their behaviour are a hard-to-teach component of chemistry, not least because these are difficult concepts to visualise. This case study describes how Year Ten…
4/5- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Teacher guidance
Slideshows for Science
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how students at Grange Academy worked with interactive slideshows to demonstrate ideas and concepts, present their work and check existing knowledge.
Seashore Ecology
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how ICT was used to analyse data following an investigation into seashore ecology and zonation by Year Eleven students. Data gathered in the field was…
PDAs and Secondary Science
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at use of PDAs during an A-level biology field study. PDAs, also called 'handhelds' or 'palmtop PCs', are relatively cheap and robust,…
Interactive Whiteboards and Secondary Science Revision
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at a range of revision techniques employed using the interactive whiteboard. For example, using PowerPoint and commercially available revision software…
Interactive Whiteboards and Primary Science
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at the use of interactive whiteboards (IWB) in two primary schools. It illustrates how IWB can enhance the learning experience, even when teachers employ…
Using iPods in the Science Classroom
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study explores how Year Nine pupils produced their own revision material to share with each other using iPods. Students produced PowerPoint-style presentations, audio…
Interactively Speaking
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how ICT was used to enhance the learning of a hearing-impaired student and increase engagement of students in the class. It describes the use of interactive…
Energy Resources
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at renewable energy resources. It describes how students listed as many energy resources as they could before visiting an alternative energy website using…
Creating a Timing Mechanism for Running Races
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how children in science designed a timing mechanism that could be used in Physical Education (PE). Children used their timer to record the time taken…
- 1/5
- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Teacher guidance
Bringing Science to Life with ICT
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how two schools enabled students to observe reactions too hazardous to perform in the classroom. One activity was a video and animation of combining…
Using Video to Illustrate Dynamic Equilibria
In this short video clip, produced by Becta, a group of GCSE students describe how they used video to illustrate a dynamic equilibrium. Students did this by rolling dice and, depending on their score, taking off or putting on their blazers. They noted that, on average, the number of them with blazers on or off remained roughly…
- 4/5
- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Video
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