Raising Standards in STEM and Other Subjects: Using Space-related Contexts and Applications
The Leading Space Education programme has been funded by the STFC since September 2008. A network of schools was established and supported by SSAT, to develop and embed high-quality, space-themed educational practice. All schools started from different prior experiences of engagement with space education and are from a wide range…
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…
The Bloodhound SSC Project
This Teachers TV programme looks at how the Bloodhound Project is inspiring Key Stage Three students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Annie Beresford, an engineer from Bloodhound, comes to Bayhouse School to learn about the projects the school has set up based around the land speed record, culminating…
The Physics Teacher
In this film from Teachers TV, physics teacher Jason Drewett Gray receives feedback from his students on what they think of him as a teacher and how they rate his lessons. Whilst he has been observed by colleagues or inspectors on many occasions, he has never asked for the opinions of his students. He chooses a lesson on diodes,…
Why Don't Girls Do Physics?
Professor Ted Wragg presents this short Teachers TV film which explores why girls lose interest in physics the older they get, despite enjoying it at an earlier age. Professor Michael Reiss from the Institute of Education discusses his research into gender and physics and explains what schools can do to increase the appeal of physics…
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…
Episode 8: The Sun, Our Local Star
Rebecca Barnes will investigate our closest star, the Sun, find out why it is the central engine of the Solar System and look at Ulysses, SOHO and Cluster, the European space missions that have been key to advancing our understanding of the Sun.
Episode 11: Chasing Comets
Rebecca Barnes investigates comets and asteroids. She finds out about Giotto and its journey to Halley’s comet and the Rosetta mission to Comet 67P, via two asteroids.
Episode 10: Diverse Worlds - The Moon and Titan
Rebecca Barnes takes a look at the Earth's Moon and Titan, two very different natural satellites in our Solar System, and finds out about the two ESA missions that have explored them.
Episode 9: The Siblings of Earth
Rebecca Barnes looks at two of the terrestrial planets: Venus and Mars, explores their similarities and differences to Earth and finds out about the European missions that are helping to unravel their mysteries.
Episode 7: Exploring Our Backyard, the Solar System
Rebecca Barnes continues to journey through the wonders of modern astronomy bringing us closer to home as we begin to explore the Solar System. We'll discover the scale and structure of the Solar System, find out why we explore it and introduce the European missions launched on a quest to further investigate our local celestial…
Episode 6: Charting the Galaxy - from Hipparcos to Gaia
Rebecca Barnes discovers the motions of the stars, learns how astronomers measure their distances and looks at the new European mission that will really get to grips with our place in the Universe.
Episode 5: The Untamed, Violent Universe
Rebecca Barnes will give us a glimpse of the hot, energetic and often violent Universe revealed through X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, look at ESA missions that detect this hidden light and find out how the science that these missions perform is meticulously planned.
Episode 4: Following the Redshift - from HST to JWST
Rebecca Barnes will identify some of the key discoveries achieved with the famous Hubble Space Telescope, look at the concept of redshift, and meet a new telescope that will be used to uncover the early Universe.
Episode 3: Exploring the Infrared Universe
Rebecca Barnes investigates the infrared Universe, explores discoveries made by ground-breaking infrared space telescopes, and takes a look at Herschel - ESA's pioneering infrared space telescope.
Episode 2: Planck - Looking Back to the Dawn of Time
Rebecca Barnes takes a close look at Planck - a European Space Agency mission built to detect radiation from the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. This mission will help find answers to some of the most important questions in modern science.
Episode 1: The Full Spectrum
In this first episode Rebecca Barnes sets the scene for this vodcast series by looking at why we need to send telescopes into space and considers what these 'eyes in the skies' can tell us about the extraordinary Universe in which we live.
Light: Lesson Review
In this Teachers TV programme Jane Turner, deputy director of the Science Learning Centre, (East of England), and Helen Ackerman, an NQT (Newly Qualified Teacher), review a science lesson Helen taught to her Year One class on light. They discuss the range of activities carried out in class and their effectiveness in developing…
Electricity Circuits
From Teachers TV, this video shows how a Year Six teacher, Zoe Lowe, introduces electric circuits to her class. She uses innovative role-playing exercises to underpin the transition from symbolic diagrams to circuit boards. Zoe's lesson begins with a card-matching exercise to assess what children know about circuit symbols.…
Physics: Girls Speak Out
In this video, from teachers TV, three young women go back to school to find out what turns girls away from physics, asking what can be done to improve the situation. At A-Level, over three times as many boys as girls are taking physics. This results in under-representation for women in occupations involving science, maths and…
Demonstrating Physics: Radioactivity
Produced by Teachers TV, this video illustrates demonstrations of radioactivity suitable for Key Stages Three and Key Stage Four students. The techniques shown could be adapted by teachers working with post-16 students. David Richardson from the Institute of Physics shows three teachers from different backgrounds how they can…
Hands on Science at Key Stage 3
This video, from teachers TV, shows a science communication workshop by Science Museum outreach educators Nora Maddock and Katie Arnott. Nora and Katie start with a dynamic show about electricity for the whole of Year Seven. We then see a workshop in which students learn how to present and explain a range of scientific demonstrations. Subject…
DIY Whiteboard: Magnetism
In this Teachers TV video, science teacher Roberto Perini works with film director Steve Lowe to produce original whiteboard material for a lesson about magnetism. Steve, who is also a designer of television commercials and music videos, uses desktop-based computer technology to create a fast and flexible way of producing a wide…
Electrical Circuits
Produced by Teachers TV, in this video two teachers show the experiments they find useful in teaching students about electrical circuits. Dr Phil Scott, professor of science education at the University of Leeds, believes it is important to find out about what children know about an electric circuit before any effective teaching…
Girls in Physics
This video, from Teachers TV shows how Physics teachers, Barry Berndes, keeps his female students motivated and engaged by following the five golden rules for Girls in Physics. Observing his lesson is Martin Hollins from the Institute of Physics who is keen to see how well the rules work. Barry's lesson focuses on the…
Inspirations: A Passion for Physics
From teachers TV, this video shows Andy Smith, whose infectious passion for physics inspires all he teaches. His teaching style relies on a host of interactive strategies, practical demonstrations, quizzes, videos, games and role play. He teaches students with a wide range of abilities, from the gifted and talented to those with…
Physics for Non-Physicists: Forces
In this video, produced by Teachers TV, Steve Hearn from the Institute of Physics visits a group of physics non-specialists to offer ideas on how to approach the teaching of forces. Steve starts his introduction to forces with a bazooka: a homemade, partially evacuated tube which fires missiles at a target. He discusses how the…
Demonstrating Physics: Electrostatics
In this programme, from Teachers TV, David Richardson from the Institute of Physics continues with more physics experiments for the staff at St. James Catholic High School in London. Head of biology Wendy Butler has always been afraid of using the Van de Graaff Generator. David shows her how to use it dramatically and safely.…
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