A short article based on an extract from Topics in Safety, Topic 17 (Electricity), which is freely available to Association for Science Education (
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An account of workshops presented to schools by research students which can enhance experiences in practical biology.
A teaching module to introduce students to a feature of the nature of science (analogies and models) through learning about a curriculum topic (ele
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