Useful websites for science teachers
Science Associations in the UK
- Association for science education (ASE)
- Society of Biology
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Institute of Physics
Practical science resources
Science
- Practical work for learning
- Demonstrations in science by science teacher Alom Shaha
- CREST Awards – a great programme providing science enrichment activities to inspire and engage 5-to-19-year old
Biology
Chemistry
- Practical chemistry
- Collection of videos showing science (mostly chemistry) demonstrations
- Salter’s chemistry club
Physics
Teaching resources
Science
- #CogSciSci – lots of great resources on cognitive science including SLOP booklets to get students practicing.
- Best Evidence Science Teaching – diagnostic questions and activities
- The ASE Science and Technology in Society project
- National STEM Centre
- National Strategy Resources
Physics
Chemistry
- Learn Chemistry from the RSC
- Chemsheets – it is a subscription resource but contains lots of practice sheets
Science videos for the classroom and to develop subject knowledge
- An old classic that has still got it – videos from Scientific eye
- Eureka – some of the best physics explanations out there
- Periodic Table of Videos
- Veritasium videos
Developing science subject knowledge
- An excellent resource to help teachers improve their science subject knowledge – aimed for primary teachers but useful for secondary too
- The Victoria State Government in Australia provide some great pages on subject knowledge
Physics subject knowledge
- Supporting physics teachers from the IOP
- The physics classroom. A brilliant website to help you develop your physics subject knowledge
- Hyperphysics: a great collection of explanations and MCQ quizzes from Georgia State University