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The list of resources below is by no means an exhaustive list and should you find any resources that we could add to the list or have developed any yourself that you might like to share, please do contact us through the Your Thoughts page.

 

 

SCORE resources supporting the programme:

 

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Subject specific resources can be found at the following websites:

 

 

 

Featured Resource

 

LabSkills

 

An interactive software resource designed to help teachers and their students get more out of laboratory sessions.

 

Ideal for supporting GCSE Chemistry studies

 

Find out more

 

 

Getting Practical partners offer the following resources to support teachers:

 

Association for Science Education (ASE)
- Science UPD8 WIKID – resources to support How Science Works

 

ASE Outdoor Science

- Articles of interest SCHOOL SCIENCE REVIEW Issue 87/320 March 2006


- The value of outdoor learning: evidence from research in the UK and elsewhere

 

- Chemistry Outdoors

 

- Physics outdoors: from the Doppler effect to F = ma


- Putting earth science teaching into its outdoor context

 

CLEAPSS
- Information on the latest Secondary developments

 

Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Resources for secondary level

 

L'Oreal Young Scientist Centre, Royal Institution

- Exploring science in a new state-of-the-art laboratory.

 

National Network of Science Learning Centres
- Professional development courses for teachers, technicians and teaching assistants.

 

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

– Resources for teachers supporting chemistry education

 

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- ‘Chemistry for non-specialists’ CPD course

 

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) - Scientific Games

- A fun and different scientific experience for students.

 

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) video material
- Video clips of experiments on the ‘RSC video material for teachers of Chemistry’ DVD

 

Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) programme
- Resources for secondary level work on plants

Science Enhancement Programme
- Information and training for science teachers

The National Strategies
- Resources to support How Science Works

The Society of Biology
- Competition for students to take part in.

The Society of Biology
- Educational resources.

 

The Society of Biology

- In the Loop resources from Manchester Metropolitan University

 

 

Other organisations also offer good quality practical science resources:

 

Bristol ChemLabs

– Secondary activities and events in the South West region

 

Centre for Effective Learning in Science (CELS)

– Secondary ‘Kit in a Kase’ activities in the East Midlands

 

Centre for Effective Learning in Science (CELS)

– Secondary web based activities and downloadable resources

 

Field Studies Council (FSC)

- Fieldwork opportunities with the FSC's Outdoor Classroom.

 

Joint Earth Science Education Initiative
- Resources for teaching Earth Science for Chemistry, Physics and Biology teachers

 

Royal Academy of Engineering

- Resources for use by STEM club leaders

 

Royal Academy of Engineering

- Resources for teachers exploring the sport of Skeleton Bobsleigh

 

RSPCA

- Education resources and activities for teachers of KS3 and KS4

 

School Science

- Resource bank for science activities


Science Additional Specialism Programme (SASP)

- Professional development programme to help teachers without a first degree or a secondary initial teacher training specialism in physics or chemistry to teach more effectively.

 

Scottish Schools Equipment Research Centre

 

South East Physics Network (SEPnet)

- Excitement, Innovation and Knowledge of Physics

 

Starting Out

- Mentoring and support for early career maths and science teachers.

 

Teachers TV

- KS4 Science - Chemistry with CLEAPSS

 

Teachers TV

- KS3/4 Science - Demonstrating Physics: Electrostatics

 

Teachers TV

- KS3/4 Science - Physics for Non-Physicists: Forces

 

The British Science Association
- CREST projects and awards

Triple Science Support Programme

- Resources for Biology, Chemistry and Physics teaching to GCSE.

 


 

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