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Students design their own experiments and analyses of a proposed low enthalpy geothermal energy scheme.
Students are given the opportunity to try a lesser known method of providing an energy source.
Rebecca Towner-Yates shares a case study where science led the way for learning in her class.
Understanding the effects of energy within all the sciences. The energy concept is one of the most important ideas for students to understand.
The rapid population growth of under-represented minority groups and the continued under-utilisation of women mean that future growth in the domest
Gently building up knowledge and understanding in this topic, which pervades all areas of science.
Practical approaches to teaching about energy and developing understanding.
Would a change in terminology help avoid confusion or do we need to review the use o f'energy' in science teaching?
An introduction to the most common specific learning difficulties encountered in the secondary classroom, as well as strategies that can be used to