Sam Holyman outlines required practicals for GCSE and A-level Science specifications that they are studying, including why they are vital in the school curriculum.
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Modelling is something that we are doing lesson in, lesson out. Day in, day out. Come rain or shine, we’re modelling something! Despite the fact that it is something that we do several times a day and dozens of times a week, it is still something that we can improve on as a teaching profession. […]
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“Sir, is it true that…?” “Sir, I saw this TikTok where…” “Sir, my mate says…” A day in the life of a cog in the machine of our science education system, one I think most science teachers could empathise with. These questions are enthralling and exciting, and the students want to know more. But there’s […]
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The science education research literature can be read as identifying major concerns and directions for reform: the need to support deeper knowledge of disciplinary concepts and practices; the need to engage students’ interest in science; social justice concerns with engagement in science futures; learning to engage with science in authentic, interdisciplinary and societally significant contexts. […]
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The Evolution of Science Education Survey conducted by Oxford University Press provides a timely account of science professionals’ views of the core purposes of science education as well as the challenges and opportunities facing science education. Numerous findings from the survey are noteworthy. Skills A great number of those surveyed considered skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving as important […]
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Our world is changing much faster than science education. Furthermore, during the global Covid-19 pandemic, technology use accelerated in education, amplifying significant inequities and gaps across all education systems. Public trust in science was crucial for containing spread of the virus and driving vaccine adoption. Around the world, for the very first time, everyone experienced […]
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Metacognition has become a bit of a buzz word of late, often grouped in with the latest resource or strategy that does the rounds online. But, is it worth all the hype and how can you incorporate it into your science classroom? Metacognition is commonly referred to as ‘learning to learn’ and it is where […]
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Following on from her appearance on the Oxford Education Podcast, Zoe Enser explores metacognition in more detail and how student wellbeing can benefit from embedding these practices. As teachers we are often experts in thinking about our own learning processes. Having been generally successful in the education system, many of us have automated this and […]
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Eleonora Crovato revels in those lightbulb moments when students make connections with their previous learning. In this unusual year for year 6 to year 7 transition, Elenora shares what she will be doing to prepare for September. Every September I ask my new batch of year 7s the same question: what kind of science experiments […]
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Most practical work in UK secondary schools follows a recipe-based formulaic approach which fails to teach students how to work independently or investigatively.
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