Resources by University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG)
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BEST age 11-14 resources for year 4 - animals including humans
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' initial understanding and the response activities help to develop pupils' understanding further and are designed to follow on from the diagnostic questions. These activities explore food chains and the...
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 4 - electricity
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of complete circuits.
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 4 - sound
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of the different elements of a sound. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of how the size and frequency of vibrations affect the volume and pitch of sounds and is...
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 4 - states of matter
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of the different states of matter and how substances may transition from one to another. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of these changes of state, focussing on...
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 5 - forces
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' ability to identify different types of forces acting in different directions. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of gravity through a specific example and is designed to follow on...
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 5 - properties and changes of materials
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' understanding of physical and chemical changes such as rusting and dissolving and how materials can be categorised using different properties. The response activities help to develop pupils' understanding...
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 6 - animals including humans
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' understanding of the organs and blood vessels within the human body and activities which affect physical and mental health. The response activities help to develop pupils' understanding of the difference...
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 6 - electricity
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' understanding of circuit diagrams and symbols. The response activities help to develop pupils' understanding of both building circuits from diagrams and drawing circuits they have built and are designed to...
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 6 - evolution and inheritance
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' initial understanding and the response activities help to develop pupils' understanding further and are designed to follow on from the diagnostic questions. These activities explore the fossil record and...
BEST age 11-14 resources for year 6 - light
These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' understanding of reflection and shadows, focusing on how light travels in a straight line. The response activities help to develop pupils' understanding of this further using a laser demonstration and are...