secondary science 11 to 16: a practical guide

Are you looking for ideas to make your science teaching come alive?

Full of suggestions for exciting and practical activities to engage children, Practical Science 11-16 explains the science behind the experiments and shows you where it links to the national curricula in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The book covers the three sciences: chemistry, biology and physics. It contains detailed subject knowledge to ensure you grasp key concepts, and there are lots of useful diagrams to help illustrate key points.

Experiments include:

• extracting DNA from a kiwi fruit
• capturing rainbows
• the chromatography of sweets
• removing iron from cornflakes
• a plate tectonic jigsaw

Gren Ireson is Professor of Science Education at Nottingham Trent University. Mark Crowley is a Teaching Research Fellow in the Centre for Effective Learning in Science, Nottingham Trent University. Ruth Richards is subject strand leader for the PGCE and SKE courses in science at Nottingham Trent University and an examiner for A-level geology. John Twidle is subject leader for the PGCE and MSc science programmes at Loughborough University.