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Introduction to resources

This set of resources has been produced to help you use the world of work as a context for your teaching. The majority of the material is also available as the "Science within Work" booklet and CDrom.

Teacher Resources

There are a number of elements:

  • Videos and activities
    Ten short (~ 4 minute) videos featuring interviews with a wide range of people from a variety of employment areas (‘themes’).  For example, a glass artist and a football club physiotherapist. Each has a practical activity linked to the video. These are for 11-14 year olds and mapped against the Key Stage 3 Science Programme of Study and the Scottish equivalent. They bring workplace science into the classroom and contextualise pupils’ learning.
     
  • Career examples
    A list of career contexts to provide you with examples to use throughout your teaching with all age groups, see PDF below. 
     
  • Options presentation
    A presentation for you to adapt and use to promote science and maths in your school or college particularly when students are making qualification choices. It covers reasons for studying science and maths and the skills they develop as well as some case studies. Download from below. 
     
  • Assembly material
    Two sets of assembly materials which can be used in different ways, such as, role plays for students or a simple speech.  The first looks at the use of technology in sport and is developed for use with 11-14 year olds and the second is for post-16 students and looks at the development of forensic science and implications of having a DNA database.

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