Best Evidence Science Teaching
The best teaching draws on the best evidence.
Best Evidence Science Teaching (BEST) is a new collection of research-informed teaching and learning resources, focussed initially on science at ages 11-14.
The resources have been developed from the best available research on:
- sequencing and teaching of key concepts
- effective formative assessment
- purposeful practical work
The BEST resources (age 11-14)
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BIOLOGY
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Browse resources by big idea:
The cellular basis of life
Growth, reproduction, and inheritance
Organisms and their environments
Variation, adaptation and evolution
Health and disease -
CHEMISTRY & EARTH SCIENCE
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Browse resources by big idea:
Substances and properties
Particles and structure
Chemical reactions
Earth's atmosphere
Dynamic earth -
PHYSICS
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Browse resources by big idea:
Matter
Forces and motion
Sound, light and waves
Electricity and magnetism
Earth in space
Publication of resources
Teaching and learning resources will be added on a topic-by-topic basis throughout 2018 and 2019. The resources are being developed based on careful consideration of the best available research evidence.
Sign up for BEST email updates from University of York Science Education Group or follow @BestEvSciTeach on Twitter to find out when new topics have been made available.
Further information
Read more about the research-informed approaches of BEST
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TEACHING THE BIG IDEAS
Effective sequencing and teaching of key concepts to develop pupils’ understanding of the big ideas of science education.
Coming soon...
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Effective formative assessment to provide evidence of learning, diagnose misunderstandings and inform what happens next.
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Activities that encourage discussion and meta-cognition, to challenge misunderstandings and facilitate progress in understanding.
BEST project development
The resources are being developed by the University of York Science Education Group in collaboration with science teachers, with generous support from the Salters’ Institute.
They are providing online access to the resources in collaboration with STEM Learning to support science teaching at no cost to teachers or schools.
All Best Evidence Science Teaching (BEST) resources are © University of York Science Education Group. The resources are distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC) license.