From triple science support, the resources in this collection look at ways that schools can work together in partnerships and networks to support the provision for triple science GCSEs.

Note: These resources have been included in this collection for teachers’ use, however they may contain some...

Published in 2009 by LSIS, this report describes an action research project undertaken by Longley Park Sixth Form College. The research undertook a comparison of the different GCSE science specifications and an analysis of the January results for an AS chemistry unit to investigate the impact of GCSE qualifications...

Purpose: The camera built into many mobile digital devices is an effective way of recording the equipment used in practical science, and the outcomes of investigations.  A sequence of recorded images displayed as a collage, with annotations added, is a simple and quick way to communicate procedures and findings to...

Purpose: Usually students work in groups at a practical activity, and use their own results to interpret the outcomes. For some investigations, it is helpful to use larger data sets, than single groups could collect during a lesson. Google forms provides a simple means of collating a large number of sets of data,...

In this video from Osiris Educational Bill Rodgers discusses what effective colleague support can reasonably be given when dealing with behaviourally...

Purpose: Good practical science should include a variety of types of investigation and locations. Digital technology can support activities that involve outdoor work and observations over time, without being disruptive to school routines. 

Teaching approach: In the example described in the link below, data...

This SOW identifies ten key scientific concepts and outlines the development of students’ understanding in these concepts over the five years from age 11 to 16. The documents show how a five year SOW can be developed based on the progression of key concepts or the 'big ideas in science'.

Although some of the...

This resource, from the Association for Science Education (ASE) is a Key Stage Four investigation into kinetic and potential energy, based on a real-life context. If a large asteroid hit the Earth, could it cause a global catastrophe? In this unit, on a table-top scale, students simulate what an impact would be...

This simulation allows students to use an air hockey table to investigate simple collisions in 1D and more complex collisions in 2D. Students can experiment with the number of discs, masses, initial conditions, and can vary the elasticity and see how the total momentum and kinetic energy changes during collisions...

Collisions: extra - chasing the ball!

Collisions: inelastic collision top view

Inelastic large spin

Collisions: inelastic little spin

Collisions: large mass into small mass

Collisions: large mass into small mass from above