Getting to grips with inheritance
Inheritance is a topic that many teachers feel a bit anxious teaching about. Read our guide and you might realise that you know a lot more than you thought you did!
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Explorify and developing key skills in Year 6
If you are returning to school before the summer holidays, you are no doubt wondering how to best support your pupils’ learning in the short space of time that is left.
Can outdoor learning help when you return to the classroom?
Robbie Kirkman explores the role that learning science outdoors can play in physically-distanced learning.
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Getting to grips with evolution
Teaching about evolution can seem daunting and we worry about handling children’s ideas about this concept. But we’d like to reassure you that you know a lot more perhaps than you realise.
Top tips: Big Question activities
Working together to plan an investigation will really get your class thinking like scientists!
Top tips: What If? activities
A question to make pupils think! Our What If? activities aren't designed for practical investigation, rather a fun way to help children place their ideas and thoughts in new contexts.
Top tips: Odd One Out activities
With these Odd One Out activities, there is no right or wrong answer! Encourage each child to say which is the odd one out for them after a discussion about similarities and differences.
Top tips: What's Going On? activities
Encourage children to discuss what's going on in these short, distraction-free videos! You'll find they naturally start to explain their thinking and apply their knowledge in new contexts.
Top tips: Mystery Bag activities
Encourage your children to use their sense of touch, hearing and smell to work out what's contained in these mystery bags! A tried and tested favourite with teachers, spark curiosity and debate with a selection of everyday objects.
Top tips: Zoom In, Zoom Out activities
Our popular Zoom In, Zoom Out activities are sure to engage your class! Read our tips on how to get the most from this visually engaging activity.
Top 5 tips for getting to know your class
Welcome to your new class! We’ve got some tips to help you get to know the children on an individual level but also assess the dynamics and social skills of the class as a whole.
Top 5 Tips for taking learning outside!
Need some help taking your classroom outside? We're here to help!
Have a scientific Outdoor Classroom Day!
Take your learning outside this Outdoor Classroom Day!
