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Association for Science Education (ASE)
LAMP Project
The LAMP Project was sponsored by the Association for Science Education. The aim was to consider the teaching of science to Less Academically Motivated Pupils in secondary schools, with particular regard to the 14 to 16 age range. The need for the project was brought sharply into focus by the raising of the school leaving age.
[b]Rationale[/b]
At the time it was beginning to be acknowledged that science should be an essential component of the education of all students up to the age of 16. Schools faced the challenge of teaching science to those pupils of limited academic attainment who in times past might well have 'dropped’ science studies relatively early in their school career.
The Project drew upon the experience and expertise of individual teachers who were working towards their own solutions in teaching the poorly motivated and least academic pupils. These solutions were given concrete expression through the publication of the LAMP topic briefs. The rationale and workings of the project were described in the Teachers Handbook 1.
[b]Topic briefs[/b]
In publishing topic briefs, the LAMP Project aimed to present a set of resources upon which teachers could draw. The briefs inevitably contained only a selection of the material which could be used in a given topic area. Each brief provided a complete and coherent short course which could be used in its entirety and without addition by an inexperienced teacher or one working in an unfamiliar field. It was envisaged, however, that the majority of teachers will wish to select and adapt the material presented in the briefs.
[b]Publications[/b]
*Teachers' Handbook 1: A guide to the project
*Teachers' Handbook 2: The organisation of modular courses
*Topic briefs:
1. Fuels
2. Heating and lighting a home
3. Pollution
4. Materials
5. Photography
6. Gardening
7. Health and hygiene
8. Space and space travel
9. Paints and dyes
10. Flight
11. Science and food
12. Science and the motor car
13. Problem solving
14. Fibres and fabrics
15. Electronics
*Energy Studies
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LAMP Topic Brief 10: Flight
This topic brief was published as part of the ASE’s LAMP Project. The brief was developed for third year pupils following a [link=//stem.org.uk/cxhk]Nuffield Secondary Science[/link] course. It was later trialled in a variety of secondary schools with students of average and below average ability in the 13 to 16...
LAMP Topic Brief 2: Heating and Lighting a Home
The main emphasis in this unit is the development of the students' understanding of, and confidence in dealing with, some scientific situations encountered in the home. The unit seeks to give the student:
*Some information about the variety of fuels available for use in
the home
*An...
LAMP Topic Brief 4:Materials
This unit was developed from work carried out with boys in the age range 14-16 years as part of the Lamp Project in 1977. The average reading age of the students involved was 11 years.
Initially the unit was developed for pupils who were not taking an examination in a science subject. The aim was to provide...
LAMP Topic Brief 5: Photography
This resource describes a unit of practical lessons in photography which also aimed to introduce some of the basic scientific concepts involved.
This unit was developed from work carried out with boys in the age range 14-16 years as part of the Lamp Project in 1977. The average reading age of the students...
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| Subject(s) | Biology, Science, Chemistry, Physics |
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| Age | 14-16 |
| Published | 1970 - 1979 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx5et |
