This section includes a range of curriculum resources for teaching and learning, as well as How to guides to help you encourage and develop physics at your school. Use the filters to help find the resources you are looking for.
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Research cards on six individuals and projects that made contributions to how our ideas about friction have changed over time.
Research cards on six individuals and projects that made contributions to how our ideas about gravity have changed over time.
A guide to setting up a student-led science committee.
Fair test enquiries in primary science are an opportunity for children to explore cause and effect relationships in science.
Overview and advice on planning a trip to CERN
Observing over time enquiries in primary science are a fantastic way for children to be curious about the world around them.
Create a till roll timeline of the history of the universe and get children looking at the bigger picture.
Pattern-seeking enquiries in primary science involve children making measurements or observations to explore situations.
Research cards on six individuals and projects in the history of Earth and space, together with a lesson plan for the history of the solar system.
In this type of primary science enquiry, children make observations and measurements to help them look for similarities and differences.
This Phizzi Focus includes stimulating ideas, links and resources to bring the topic of Earth and Space into the primary classroom.
In primary science research enquiries, children get to use a range of secondary sources to help them find the answers to ‘big questions’.
This resource helps children to develop skills in exploring how scientific ideas have changed over time.
Looking at how ideas about electricity have changed over time helps children develop their understanding of how science works.
A simple card game that can help children develop an awareness of the history of electricity.
A guide to running physics busking at your school.
How to make and test a fruity battery.
In comparative tests in primary science the children compare different cases and situations.
A guide to organising an inter-school Physics Olympics.
Explore weight, mass and the force of gravity.
A guide to making your own scribblebot.
Increase the profile of science in school and inspire and engage children.
Online study tools to help students develop the skills required to solve physical problems.
NUSTEM has teamed up with physics teacher Alom Shaha to produce a series of films on the A-level required practicals.
A guide to making your own simple electroscope.
A set of videos and a practical investigation from STEM Learning on 'Sound' and 'Light' to support working scientifically in the classroom.
A guide to making your own simple coin battery.
A free online physics resource for all secondary school physics students and their teachers.
Create a model of the solar system using playdough.
An ambassador scheme involves secondary students running their own science club for a local primary school.
These research cards identify six key individuals in the history of electricity.
Video tutorials for students and teachers of A-level physics.
A series of short videos exploring several career options for physics graduates.
Follow this guide to make a simple magnetometer.
A simple card game that can help children develop an awareness of the history of space travel.
