Resources by Kyra Teaching School Alliance

Cellular respiration - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use conceptual change texts and concepts maps to teach cellular respiration.

The research summary provides a concise overview of the difficulties experienced when teaching this topic and the common misconceptions. Elements of this research are then utlised...

Dalton atomic model - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how a history-based approach can be used to teach a simple Dalton atomic model.

The research summary suggests a history-based approach improves pupils' understanding of atomic theory. Elements of this research are utlised within the lesson plan to show how and why...

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...

Electrolysis - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use drama to teach about electrolysis. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary document.

The lesson outlines a sequence of activities and key questions to ask to help pupils...

Electromagnetism - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use computer modelling to teach about induced potential. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary document.

The lesson suggests a sequence of activities and key questions to ask to...

Energy transfer in ecosystems

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use metaphors to teach about energy transfers in ecosystems. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary document.

The lesson introduces the term metaphor and then asks students to...

Haber process - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use drama to teach about the balanced symbol equation of the reaction that occurs in the Haber process and the bonds that are broken and made. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary...

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. ...

Meiosis - R2P

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use diagrams effectively to teach about meiosis, rated by teachers as one of the most challenging topics to teach. The approach used in the lesson is based on education research which is summarised in a separate research summary document.

The lesson...

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...