Using models in physics teaching RN298 / B99

Teachers frequently use models and analogies in their physics teaching to help students develop mental pictures of physical phenomena and to gain conceptual understanding. This session will help teachers to think about which models are of particular use, how to go about using them and explore the conceptual understanding that is being developed. We will be particularly focusing on the use of models in teaching electricity and energy.  

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Session 4: Teaching the mathematical skills required for GCSE science – 4.5.23 from 15.30-17.00

This session aims to provide aims and guidance for teaching the mathematics content required by the GCSE sciences. It will consider what grounding needs to take place at KS3, how skill development can be integrated so that lessons don’t just become “maths lessons”, and examine strategies for dealing with “mathematical anxiety” and developing positive attitudes towards numerical work.