Why is deep subject knowledge so critical for effective teaching? My 'electrolysis moment' taught me it’s the foundation of all pedagogy. This post explores why teacher CPD must focus on building this expertise, moving beyond generic strategies to truly improve student learning and teacher confidence.
Science is a rich narrative that can captivate students' imagination and build literacy. However, literacy initiatives in science face challenges due to time constraints. To address this, incorporating science stories and collaborating with the English department can enhance students' understanding. By embracing literacy in science, we can enrich students' educational experiences.
The Fugate family's intermarriage amplified a recessive gene's presence causing the condition known as cyanosis - the blueing of the skin.
Discovering the Hinterland's vast potential is an experience, full of exciting challenges and invaluable opportunities to invigorate the curriculum. With a great map, the Hinterland's adventures are ours to explore, and our pupils reap the rewards.
Thomas Midgley Jr. Climate change can sometimes be filled with doom and gloom, but whilst progress may be slow it is still happening. There is a change in the air towards the environmental friendliness of battery-powered cars and renewable electricity to move away from our dependence on fossil fuels. This takes time and a lot… Continue reading From Leaded Petrol to CFCs: Who Was Thomas Midgley Jr?
In science, you often hear the phrase 'correlation does not equal causation'. It is a ubiquitous line in science that often requires a lot of explaining. One of the best ways to demonstrate correlation vs causation is a website by Tyler Vigen called Spurious Correlations. For example (see below), as the US government spends on… Continue reading The British Doctor’s Study: The Link Between Smoking and Lung Cancer
Life on Earth is always an interesting topic. It often does centre around Biology and how evolution forms a prehistoric prokaryote mutating and evolving into the wide array of life that we see on Earth, but Physics plays its part. Specifically, with density. The phenomenon of the density of water is responsible for life on… Continue reading Why the Density of Ice and Water is so Important to Life on Earth?
Today we look at science as the bastion of doing the right thing. Yes, there are certain recent developments that have questionable ethics, but after the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki human experimentation has since centred around 'informed consent'. The history of science has a dark past but if it wasn't for these past atrocities, significantly… Continue reading From Neglect to Outbreak: What is the History of Hepatitis at Willowbrook School?
As a science teacher, one of the most common phrases I always say is "UNITS". Every science teacher has that one line that they always use that usually goes something like: "50 what? 50 bananas? 50 apples? 50 joules? Yes, 50 joules!" In an aim to reduce how much I have to say this line,… Continue reading The $150 Million Lesson in Getting Units Right: How did the Mars Climate Orbiter Crash?
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