Resources by BECTA

Primary Science with ICT: Pupils' Entitlement to ICT in Primary Science

Produced by Becta, this teacher guidance booklet looks at the use of ICT in primary school science. It describes a range of ICT-based activities for Key Stages One and Two. These include:
* Plant growth
* Plants and animals in their environment
* Moving and growing
* Light
* Sound...

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Seashore Ecology

Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how ICT was used to analyse data following an investigation into seashore ecology and zonation by Year Eleven students.

Data...

Secondary Mathematics with ICT: a Pupil’s Entitlement to ICT in Secondary Mathematics

Produced by Becta, these materials consider six major opportunities for learners to benefit from the use of ICT in mathematics. These opportunities may be developed through a wide range of ICT, such as standard and graphic calculators, spreadsheets and interactive software. The areas considered here are:
*...

Secondary Science with ICT: a Pupil’s Entitlement to ICT in Secondary Science

Produced by Becta, this document contains examples which highlight ways in which ICT resources may be used effectively to support children's learning within secondary science.

The examples include:

• Sound and waves
• Forces and moments
• Disease and mortality
• Digestion and...

Slideshows for Science

Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science.

This case study looks at how students at Grange Academy worked with interactive slideshows to demonstrate ideas and concepts, present their work and check...

Using iPods in the Science Classroom

Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study explores how Year Nine pupils produced their own revision material to share with each other using iPods.

Students produced PowerPoint-style...

Using SMART Notebook to Understand Chemical Reactions

Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science.

Particles and their behaviour are a hard-to-teach component of chemistry, not least because these are difficult concepts to visualise. This case study...

Using Video to Illustrate Dynamic Equilibria *suitable for home teaching*

In this short video clip, produced by Becta, a group of GCSE students describe how they used...

Visualising Sounds with Animation

Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how Flash animations were used to teach the difficult topic of sound.

Students find it difficult to imagine how sound waves move...