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  • October 6th, 2014Science Exhibition Gallery
    Space – Recording information on celestial bodies

    Year 5 at Wellfield School, UK, created this display that involves researching using secondary sources to find out about the

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  • August 21st, 2014Science Exhibition Gallery, Teaching Tips
    Creating a solar system in a shoe box

    Nicole in Year 5 at Wellfield School, UK, built this display involving model-making. Researching using secondary sources to sequence the

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  • August 21st, 2014Natural World Photo Gallery
    Some photos from Lancashire and Yorkshire

    Winter Countryside of fields and hedges is covered in snow. Almost all the trees have lost their leaves for the

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  • August 21st, 2014Field trips
    Filey Brigg – then and now!

    And so it begins! Sixty years ago on Filey Brigg in East Yorkshire I discovered brittle stars. They are different

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  • July 31st, 2014Science Enquiry Hub
    Background information on the Learning Path

    Return to Science Enquiry Hub Natural World Photo Gallery The Natural World Photo Gallery provides an example of scientific exploration. Here

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  • July 31st, 2014Teaching Tips
    The Scientific Method

    The scientific method is the sequence of activities which can lead to a discovery used in making almost all scientific

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  • July 31st, 2014Science Enquiry Hub
    The Curiosity Box

    In Key Stage 1 (KS1) of the National Curriculum children are taught to experience and observe phenomena in the natural

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  • July 31st, 2014Science Exhibition Gallery, Natural World Photo Gallery
    How to send in pictures

    With each photograph send in a caption of one sentence to describe it. Also send in your first name and

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  • July 31st, 2014Teachers and Families
    Teacher resources

    Here are collected resources to support teaching in science from primary school (key stages 1 and 2) and secondary school

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  • July 30th, 2014Science Enquiry Hub
    Science Enquiry Hub

    The Science Enquiry hub presents a natural progression to teach children the fundamentals of scientific enquiry required by the National

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  • July 30th, 2014Behind the Books
    A Writing Life

    I began my writing life by keeping a nature journal when I was thirteen but I had to wait until

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  • Cambridge Checkpoint Lower Secondary Science Workbook 8: Second Edition
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    Cambridge Checkpoint Lower Secondary Science Workbook 8: Second Edition

    Age 11+, Cambridge Checkpoint, Secondary School
  • Mastering Biology: 3 (Macmillan Master Series)
    Mastering Biology: 3 (Macmillan Master Series)
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    Mastering Biology: 3 (Macmillan Master Series)

    Age 11+, Secondary School
  • Biology Now! 11-14 2nd Edition Pupil's Book
    Biology Now! 11-14 2nd Edition Pupil’s Book
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    Biology Now! 11-14 2nd Edition Pupil’s Book

    Age 11+, Secondary School
  • Cambridge Checkpoint Lower Secondary Science Teacher's Guide 8 with Boost Subscription Booklet: Third Edition
    Cambridge Checkpoint Lower Secondary Science Teacher’s Guide 8 with Boost Subscription Booklet: Third Edition
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    Cambridge Checkpoint Lower Secondary Science Teacher’s Guide 8 with Boost Subscription Booklet: Third Edition

    Age 11+, Cambridge Checkpoint, Secondary School

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This website is dedicated to Ken Walker who was my first head of science back in 1971 who set me on a journey writing educational materials by asking me to make a booklet for 250 children visiting a zoo. He often reminded me of this but more importantly he was my mentor back in those days, letting me set up brand new science laboratories and run field courses at the schools outdoor pursuits centre and his advice stayed with me as I progressed in my teaching career and into my writing career too. Thanks Ken.

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