Enhancement and Enrichment

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AQA (52) | Case Study (7) | Chemistry (2) | Development Project (2) | Edexcel (52) | External Event (1) | External Publication (7) | General Science (1) | Guidance (23) | Learning Activity (18) | OCR (76) | Policy (2) | Practical Activity (3) | Promotional Material (6) | Training and Consultancy (1) |

AQA (Showing 1 of 52 available)

•   Science Museum: What's OnWeb link
  A booklet describing activities at London's Science Museum. Many activities and exhibitions are especially designed to show science in real life and relevant contexts.
  

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Case Study (Showing 1 of 7 available)

•   The British Association for the Advancement of Science Science News DigestWeb link
  Weekly review of science news and back editions. Written in straightforward language for the layperson and with links to other sources including newspaper articles.
  

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Chemistry (Showing 1 of 2 available)

•   The Chemistry of Art External Publication
  Although this pack seems to lend itself perhaps more to enrichment activities, there are areas of relevance to current specifications, such as the study of plant oils in AQA's specification, as well a...
  

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Development Project (Showing 1 of 2 available)

•   Films for Learning: CAPTURE IT! The STEM projectWeb link
  Link to the Films for Learning's Capture IT! Competition which is part of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics initiative (STEM) to get children interested in science.
  

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Edexcel (Showing 1 of 52 available)

•   BBC: Feeding Behaviours - How Taï forest monkeys stick togetherWeb link
  BBC webpage article giving examples of "anti-predator" strategies used by a species of forest monkey in Asia.
  

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External Event (Showing 1 of 1 available)

•   RSC Events and competitionsWeb link
  Includes links to 'Chemistry at work', events for schools, chemistry camps and competitions (including 'Top of the bench' for 14-16 year olds, the RSC Bill Bryson Prize for school pupils).
  

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External Publication (Showing 1 of 7 available)

•   Stem Cell Research: The Ethics of Genetics - Guardian newspaper Special ReportWeb link
  Guardian newspaper website article on stem rearch summarising international, scientific and ethical issues arising from the current controversy. With links to articles in the Ethics of Genetics series...
  

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General Science (Showing 1 of 1 available)

•   Catalyst External Publication
  Catalyst: GCSE Science Review is a popular 24-page magazine resource aimed at Key Stage 4 science students. There are four issues each academic year, in September, November, February and April. All U...
  

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Guidance (Showing 13 of 23 available)

•   Science and Engineering Clubs   (0 KB) Downloadable file
  Find out all that you need to know in order to get a club started. Use these pages to gather hints and tips on how to run a successful club, be it a science, engineering, technology or maths club.
  
•   Motivating students into Triple Science Web page
  This section offers advice on how to motivate more students to study science at GCSE and how to maintain that motivation so that students remain enthusiastic about science when transferring from GCSE ...
  
•   Motivation and understandingWeb page
  The introduction to ‘Motivating and understanding’, entitled ‘Supporting students in Triple Science courses’. This section offers advice under the headings, ‘Active teaching and learning approaches’, ...
  
•   Preparing to implement Triple Science coursesWeb page
  The introduction to ‘Strategies for raising attainment’, entitled ‘Preparing to implement Triple Science courses’. This section offers advice for schools exploring the possibilities of introducing Tri...
  
•   Exscitec - bringing STEM to life through high impact outreach activities and events. Web link
  Exscitec is a provider of STEM outreach activities for students of all ages. Our highly acclaimed STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) experiences are mostly funded by partnership arrange...
  
•   DisabilityWeb page
  A student may have a particular disability that has implications for a particular aspect of the science course, or the disability may be one that has implications for the student across all areas of t...
  
•   Literacy Web page
  A school literacy strategy is discussed in this section including ‘Use of keywords’, ‘Reading’, ‘Writing and use of writing frames’, ‘Speaking and listening’ and ‘Access by EAL students’.
  
•   School policies and strategiesWeb page
  School-wide policies are important to ensure that all staff are giving the same messages to students about a range of issues. A typical school will have a much wider range of policies and guidelines b...
  
•   Gifted and talentedWeb page
  By whatever means identification takes place, teachers need to have strategies for students whose learning needs are at a higher level than those of most other students. This section offers advice on ...
  
•   Progression and differentiationWeb page
  Student progress can be mapped by levels; students progress up the levels as their knowledge and understanding, and their ability to use them, increases. This page describes the principles of ‘Levelne...
  
•   Discussion-based learningWeb page
  Discussion-based learning employs a useful set of techniques to engage students in thoughtful processing of information. This section describes how to implement a discussion based learning programme u...
  
•   Student learning styles and teaching approaches Web page
  It is important to use a variety of teaching and learning approaches to engage and motivate students. This section describes visual, auditory and kinaesthetic learning styles and teaching and learning...
  
•   Support for underperforming students Web page
  Formative assessment and data tracking will help to target under performing students. This section describes the how this can be backed up by the ‘Three wave strategy’.Also within this section is an i...
  

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Learning Activity (Showing 1 of 18 available)

•   Preparing to implement Triple Science coursesWeb page
  The introduction to ‘Strategies for raising attainment’, entitled ‘Preparing to implement Triple Science courses’. This section offers advice for schools exploring the possibilities of introducing Tri...
  

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OCR (Showing 1 of 76 available)

•   ABPI: Human heart and circulationWeb link
  ABPI online resource with animations, video footages and interactive quizzes detailing the human heart and the circulatory system. Includes blood pressure, heart structure and heart disease.
  

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Policy (Showing 1 of 2 available)

•   School policies and strategiesWeb page
  School-wide policies are important to ensure that all staff are giving the same messages to students about a range of issues. A typical school will have a much wider range of policies and guidelines b...
  

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Practical Activity (Showing 1 of 3 available)

•   The National Schools' Observatory: remote access telescopeWeb link
  The National Schools' Observatory (NSO) allows UK schools to observe the universe through the world's largest robotic telescope in the Canary Isles. Through this website, established by Liverpool John...
  

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Promotional Material (Showing 1 of 6 available)

•   School Science's List Of Free Hard-Copy ResourcesWeb link
  List of free publications, posters and activities for all sciences. Regularly updated with useful items for teaching, for example a periodic table poster and links to free software.
  

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Training and Consultancy (Showing 1 of 1 available)

•   SEP: publications catalogueWeb link
  Publications catalogue webpage of SEP, listing a wide variety of materials, such as booklets and CD-ROMs on "Enriching School Science for the Gifted Learner" and "Contemporary Science Issues: Lessons ...
  

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