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Catch them young! Alex Griffin, Tim Harrison and Dudley Shallcross from the University of Bristol, UK, show how important it is to interest young children in science – and how much fun it can be!
Ages: <11;
It can be difficult and time consuming to develop materials for really good science lessons. Many scientific research organisations, however, provide teaching resources, often designed together with teachers. Researchers provide scientific expertise and the teachers bring years of experience in the…
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Halyna Yagenska tells Sai Pathmanathan about teaching in the Ukraine.
Ages: not applicable;
This short book describes the development of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species and examines its wider impact.
Ages: 16-19;
The Science Magic books are part of a series of home-based practical science books that take as their unusual theme the use of items typically found in particular rooms of the house.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Fossils: A Very Short Introduction and Dinosaurs: A Very Short Introduction are both real tours de force and very engaging books. Their small size makes them easy to pack and take away to read during any spare moments.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Rather than being a book in which one dips to search for the answer to a particular question or for a desired fact, Experimental Design for the Life Sciences is a book to read through in its entirety: the student begins at the beginning and works through, learning how to design a good experiment in…
Ages: 16-19;
Sheena Laursen from Experimentarium in Denmark describes how the centre’s Xciter project helps students motivate each other to delve deeper into science.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16;
ChemMatters is an award-winning magazine published quarterly by the American Chemical Society for secondary-school students.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Anna Gawthorp describes the creation of the ambitious Science Learning Centres network to help UK teachers, technicians and classroom assistants to make UK science education world-class.
Ages: not applicable;
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Primary circuses of experiments
Topics: Chemistry
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Free online teaching materials
Topics: Resources
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Teaching in the Ukraine: Halyna Yagenska
Topics: Profiles
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Darwin’s ‘The Origin of Species’, By Janet Browne
Topics: Resources
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Science Magic: in the Kitchen and Science Magic: in the Bathroom, By Richard Robinson
Topics: Resources
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Fossils: A Very Short Introduction and Dinosaurs: A Very Short Introduction, By Keith Thomson and David Norman
Topics: Resources
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Experimental Design for the Life Sciences (2nd Edition), By Graeme D. Ruxton and Nick Colegrave
Topics: Resources
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Science centres working with schools: using peer-to-peer teaching to engage students
Topics: Resources
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ChemMatters CD-ROM
Topics: Resources
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Science Learning Centres: training for teachers
Topics: Profiles, Resources
