The Association for Science Education

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Link to Inspirational Ideas for Extended Projects at GCE Inspirational Ideas for Extended Projects at GCE

www.newscientist.com/

If you are looking for ideas to inspire extended projects in science look no further than the New Scientist website.
It contains up-to-the minute articles on scientific research ranging from mapping the human brain to dinosaurs’ sleeping habits.
Also take a look at some inspirational images for your classroom at http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/best-pictures-2010/13

Link to Interactive resources for teaching about the human body Interactive resources for teaching about the human body

royalsociety.org/stay-in-touch/rscience/?f=1

R.Science is the Royal Society's main podcast bringing you each month the latest news on the wide range of activities happening at the Society.
It is particularly useful for A-level students or those with a keen interest in cutting edge science.

Link to IOP Resources IOP Resources

www.iop.org/education/teacher/resources/sim/page_41572.html

Four brand new interactive games are now available to use in your teaching of energy and space to 13-16 year olds. These games are designed to help students to engage with the physics they need to use to solve problems and win the games.

Link to National STEM centre resource collection National STEM centre resource collection

www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/

With nearly 1300 resources in nearly 70 collections you can rediscover your favourite science resources by visiting the National STEM Centre’s resource collection

Link to NSEW Activity Packs NSEW Activity Packs

www.britishscienceassociation.org/activitypacks

The 2011 pack Message Makers pack contains investigative activities which allow children to conduct a sound survey of the school grounds,investigate why big ears hear more sound, send secret codes,experiment with detecting sound etc.
Downloaded with Sounds of Science, teachers will have a variety of ideas and experiments suited to celebrate the theme of communication.

Link to Physics and ethics education (PEEP) project Physics and ethics education (PEEP) project

www.iop.org/education/teacher/resources/peep/page_41656.html

Physics and ethics education (PEEP) project to grapple with ethics in science

Link to Practical Physics Practical Physics

www.practicalphysics.org

For all ages, suggested risk assessed practicals for core content

Link to Primary Science Quality Mark Primary Science Quality Mark

www.psqm.org.uk/about_psqm/Informationforschools.html

Information for Schools

Link to Resource for Astronomy Controlled Assessment Resource for Astronomy Controlled Assessment

www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/activ/gcseb1

Schools Observatory has added an observing programme within 'Go Observing' that allows users to request a set of observations, over a number of days, of the same section of the Moon's surface.

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