Science in a Topic Teacher’s Guide to the Series provides notes on each of the sections in the students’ topic books, including equipment and materials needed, and general guidance about the importance of science and the nature of science activity. There is an extended list of advantages and disadvantages of a...

Launched in 2005 and funded by the Department for Education, Teachers TV was originally a television channel which aimed to provide support for both new and experienced teachers, school leaders, support staff and governors. Many of the programmes were filmed inside real classrooms, with teachers sharing good...

The two resources for teachers both provide further activities to supplement those in the students’ course books and topic books. The Teacher’s Manual also contains guidance, for each unit, on preparing lessons, collecting materials and equipment, classroom management and gives some background information.

The Young Scientist Investigates Teacher’s Book of Practical Work consists of a collection of 150 activities to supplement those given in the Young Scientist Investigates Topic Books, the two course books and the accompanying Teacher's Manual. The activities are written in a simple form for direct use by the...

The Young Scientist Investigates Teacher’s Manual contains a guide for the preparation of all lessons, advice on how to develop the themes and suggestions for further work. It begins with some historical background information about science in the primary school, paying...

Teaching Astronomy and Space was a DVD produced by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and Teachers TV, with funding by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Its purpose was to support the teaching of astronomy, cosmology and space to students aged 11 to 16....

This School Science Review article attempts to summarise the good, bad and (occasionally) ugly aspects of teaching astronomy in UK schools. It covers the most common problems reported by teachers when asked about covering the astronomy/space topics in school. Particular focus is given to the GCSE Astronomy...

Joan Solomon wrote this book about science teaching at a time when, in her words, the whole profession was buzzing with new projects at almost every level and when the design of syllabuses had already passed out of the hands of the large project committees to small groups or individual schools. The book was...

The Institute of Physics's Medical Physics Group has produced a set of teaching materials which can be used to teach medical physics at GCSE/Standard level in schools. Much of the material is appropriate to use for A-level medical physics options. The Institute's Teaching Medical Physics resources, that include...

This book, written by Wynne Harlen, looks at science education in the late seventies and early eighties. At this time primary science was relatively new and, although there was an acceptance in principle of the need for science teaching, the delivery in schools did not match up to this. The author discusses the...

This book was written with the aim of helping teachers to understand the science involved in the activities they lead in class. It is designed as a reference guide for teachers, providing simple background knowledge on key concepts within the National Curriculum science programmes of study, so they may teach...

A set of tried and tested curriculum resources which aim to improve students' enquiry skills and increase engagement.  

This series is designed to teach the thinking skills that students need in order to progress and succeed in carrying out practical investigations in science.  Each book contains both non-practical and practical sessions.

This research, commissioned by the Wellcome trust, was undertaken by an interdisciplinary team led by Ralph Levinson and Dr Sheila Turner at the Institute of Education, University of London between May 1st and December 1st 1999.

The project reports on five main areas:

• The perceived importance...