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Websites. TeacherTube - Teach the World. Electric circuit builder. Gatsby - Support for practical science in schools. In April 2012, following a period of research, we began a 2 year programme supporting practical science in schools and colleges, focused on better assessment, improved access to teaching resources, and strengthened roles for technicians and senior leaders. We believe that school and college students in the UK deserve a rich and varied programme of practical activities as part of their science education in order to provide them with the motivation and skills needed to progress to higher education, STEM employment and to become scientifically engaged citizens.

In Spring 2011 Gatsby began work to build an accurate picture of the health of practical work in secondary school science in order to understand how best to support it in the future. Since that time we have: Briefings from the research conducted are downloadable from the right hand side of this page. Planet Science. The Big Bang Fair. Lammas Science. Science is Pretty Freaking Awesome! Technology and Education | Box of Tricks. 50 Really Cool Online Tools for Science Teachers.

A 21st-century education revolves around the Internet for everything from collaboration, tools, lessons, and even earning degrees online. If you are looking for ways to integrate online learning into your science class or science degree programs, then take a look at these cool online tools that are just perfect for both teachers and students. Science Tools to Use with Students These tools offer opportunities for learning about climate, cells, the human body, nature, and more. ChemiCool. Share this periodic table with your class for an easy to use tool with information on each of the specific elements.GPS Activities and Lesson Plans.

If you are interested in using GPS and geocaching with your science class, get the basics on how it’s done and browse through lessons other teachers have used with their classes.Climate Zone. This interactive map allows students to click on continents, then the individual countries, to find climate information all around the world.Who Named It?. AP Tools. The Periodic Table. Smart Science New Era in Science Education. Classtools.co. Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds. - Home. Tagxedo - Word Cloud with Styles. Khan Academy. High-speed photography : un album sur Flickr. Careers in Science. Science. Physics. Physics Games - online physics-based games. Biology. iSpot | your place to share nature.

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