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Energy & energy Transfer

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Radioactivity
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Please take a look around Science Online. Click on the New Resource - Energy and Energy Transfer and explore a sample of the GCSE materials on the site. Whatever the level of your own experience, you'll find resources for your classroom here. There are 12 sorts of resource for each topic:

Information bank - information to support teachers and students in answering questions on text-based activities.
Models - animations and diagrams to explain processes.
Simulations - programs and experiments to simulate ideas.
Text-based activities - scientific literacy ideas, worksheets, wordprocessing and picture exercises.
Data-based activities - numeracy ideas, worksheets, spreadsheets and database exercises.
Experiments online - datalogging ideas and data from school projects or research data from professional scientists.
Teacher presentations - PowerPoint slide shows to use with a multimedia projector, interactive whiteboards or your school intranet.
Other resources - brief reviews of websites, software, books and videos.
Out-of-school - visits and topic-related activities to do away from school.
Professional development - articles by experienced educators to stimulate discussion about the use of ICT in science.
Science NOW! - Science Online's magazine, featuring topic-related news items and activities based on them


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