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AQA (11) | Chemistry (3) | Development Project (1) | Edexcel (8) | External Event (1) | External Publication (6) | Guidance (5) | Image and Diagram (1) | Learning Activity (7) | OCR (12) | Physics (1) | Practical Activity (6) | Training and Consultancy (1) |

AQA (Showing 1 of 11 available)

  • htm  Explore Science: GIZMOS Web link
    A wide selection of clips and interactive activities relating to physics, from the Explore Science website.

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Chemistry (Showing 3 of 3 available)

  • htm  GCSE Science for AQA Science Student Book External Publication
    Part of Collins' AQA GCSE Sciences series, this student textbook provides material to teach and prepare students for GCSE Science, and hence covers unit Chemistry 1. The student textbook is fully dif...
  • htm  GCSE Science for Edexcel Science Student Book External Publication
    Part of Collins' Edexcel GCSE Sciences series, this student textbook provides material to teach and prepare students for GCSE Science, hence covering units C1a and C1b for Chemistry. It has been writt...
  • htm  GCSE Science for OCR B – Gateway Science, Science Student Book External Publication
    Part of Collins’ OCR Gateway Science series, this Student Book provides material to teach and prepare students for modules C1 and C2 of Chemistry GCSE (as well as containing the content for the corres...

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Development Project (Showing 1 of 1 available)

  • htm  Creative Science Centre: Things To Make And DoWeb link
    Creative Science Centre based at the University of Sussex, the site is made to promote interesting science. “Things to make and do” is part of the site that shows simple to make more clever experiment...

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Edexcel (Showing 1 of 8 available)

  • htm  Explore Science: GIZMOS Web link
    A wide selection of clips and interactive activities relating to physics, from the Explore Science website.

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External Event (Showing 1 of 1 available)

  • htm  Visits to STFC research facilitiesWeb link
    Find out about events at and visits to STFC's research facilities at Rutherford Appleton Lab in Oxfordshire and Daresbury Lab in Cheshire

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External Publication (Showing 6 of 6 available)

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Guidance (Showing 2 of 5 available)

  • htm  Young EngineersWeb link
    Website of Young Engineers, an organisation which aims to inspire young people to develop an interest in engineering and recognise the importance and excitement of engineering as a future career. The...
  • htm  SciZmic: The Science Discovery Clubs NetworkWeb link
    Homepage of the Science Discovery Clubs Network from Ecsite-uk. It is designed to help anyone who wishes to run a science club and includes ideas on set up and activities, with suggestions ranging th...

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Image and Diagram (Showing 1 of 1 available)

  • htm  Hunkin's ExperimentsWeb link
    Hunkin's Experiments is a page of fun and simple experiments to entertain and teach. Presented in the form of "cool" cartoon instructions for experimenting with food, light, sound, clothes, and more. ...

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Learning Activity (Showing 4 of 7 available)

  • htm  The Effect Of Temperature On Bread Dough: an interactive simulationWeb link
    Investigates how different variables affect bread dough. A flash program allows input of temperature, volume and time, and produces visible representation of the affect. Looks at reaction rates and we...
  • htm  Hollywood Science: testing the science in the filmsWeb link
    Website with Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf, Scrap Heap Challenge) and Dr Jonathan Hare (Rough Science) put some of Hollywood’s most famous sequences to the test by recreating them. Could Paul Newman rea...
  • htm  NPL: Learning RoomWeb link
    NPL's Learning Room educational website dedicated to helping physics students. The learning room is packed full of ideas, resources, experiments and events, for example by providing all the informatio...
  • htm  Designing and Evaluating ExperimentsWeb link
    IOP (Institute of Physics) webpage, providing examples of physics experiments that develop experimental design and evaluation skills. Students are encouraged to implement their ideas for improving exp...

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OCR (Showing 1 of 12 available)

  • htm  Explore Science: GIZMOS Web link
    A wide selection of clips and interactive activities relating to physics, from the Explore Science website.

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Physics (Showing 1 of 1 available)

  • htm  QTC: A remarkable new material to control electricity External Publication
    Part of the ‘Innovations in practical work’ series, for the Science Enhancement Programme, which is part of Gatsby Technical Education Projects. This booklet provides a source of ideas and informatio...

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Practical Activity (Showing 6 of 6 available)

  • htm  PASCO online experimentsWeb link
    These online labs have been featured in PASCO's science-specific probeware newsletters. The experiments feature a purpose statement, setup photos and instructions, data collection instructions, and su...
  • htm  How science works (Practical Physics)Web link
    This part of the website enables teachers to develop science skills and introduce science processes, through experiments and case studies from the history of Physics. It highlights experiments that ca...
  • htm  Neuroscience for kids: ReflexesWeb link
    Practical investigations of human reflexes with a distance versus time chart for the ruler drop method for reaction times. A webpage from the University of Washington K12 website, by Dr Eric Chudler.
  • htm  Forces and Motion: Practical PhysicsWeb link
    Very large collection of experiments on forces and motion from the Institue of Physics Practical Physics website. Includes teachers' guidance on issues such as measurements and multiflash photography....
  • htm  Practical Physics at Work: The MODEL ProjectWeb link
    PDF document on "Practical Physics at Work" an interactive DVD-ROM and hard copy worksheet, with video clips of science in the workplace, from research scientists to electricians fitting an office. De...
  • htm  Practical chemistry: experiments for GCSEWeb link
    Chemistry experiments for GCSE. Procedures with extensive teaching and technical notes on theoretical background, lesson organisation, reagents, safety together with useful hints and tips. This is...

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Training and Consultancy (Showing 1 of 1 available)

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