Research-2-Practice (R2P) - Secondary Collection

This is a useful collection of research informed secondary science lesson plans produced as part of the Research-2-Practice project undertaken by research teams at the University of Roehampton, University of Lincoln, York St John University and KYRA research school, between 2020 and 2021, which was funded by Wellcome. The overall aim of the project was to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in science by giving time-pressed teachers quick and easy access to relevant research to inform their practice.

The project identified issues that prevented the effective teaching of science at both primary and secondary level and then created concise summaries of the relevant research on how to address these issues. The best practice identified from this research was then translated into exemplar lesson plans which can be found in the collections below.

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Meiosis - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use diagrams effectively to teach about meiosis, rated by teachers as one of the most challenging topics to teach. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary document.

The lesson...

The Periodic Table - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use a board game to teach about the Periodic Table. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary document.

The lesson outlines how to create a game, that can be differentiated depending on...

Photosynthesis - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use conceptual change texts instruction to teach about photosynthesis. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary document.

The lesson starts with an activity to establish pupils'...

Radioactivity

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use analogies to teach about radioactive decay. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary document.

The lesson introduces several activities to model the concepts of radioactive decay...

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