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Research-2-Practice (R2P) - Secondary Collection
This is a useful collection of research informed secondary science lesson plans produced as part of the Research-2-Practice project undertaken by research teams at the University of Roehampton, University of Lincoln, York St John University and KYRA research school, between 2020 and 2021, which was funded by Wellcome. The overall aim of the project was to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in science by giving time-pressed teachers quick and easy access to relevant research to inform their practice.
The project identified issues that prevented the effective teaching of science at both primary and secondary level and then created concise summaries of the relevant research on how to address these issues. The best practice identified from this research was then translated into exemplar lesson plans which can be found in the collections below.
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Electricity - R2P
This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use analogies to teach about current electricity.
The research summary discusses the common misconceptions of pupils about the flow of current and the inability of pupils to apply their knowledge to solve current electricity problems. Elements of this...
Light - R2P
This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use the history of science as a context for teaching light and colour.
The research summary discusses how pupils find light a complex and challenging topic which leads to many misconceptions including that colour is an intrinsic property of an object. ...
Parts of a cell - R2P
This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use educational games, such as bingo, to teach about parts of the cell and their function.
The research summary discusses how pupils find it challenging to identify and describe the functions of the internal components of a cell, and how this understanding...
Plate tectonics - R2P
This resource provides a lesson plan describing how to use slow motion animation (slowmation) to teach plate tectonics. It gives ideas on how to deliver the task along with the key questions to ask to ensure understanding and suggested software to use for the animation.
The research summary discusses how...