Resources by Best Evidence Science Teaching

Oxidation and reduction

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Identify the particles that make up the structure represented by chemical symbols and formulae.
• Identify the particles that make up a solution.
• Explain observed changes...

Parallel circuits

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Identify a range of circuit diagrams that represent the same parallel circuit.
• Describe how to measure the voltage across the battery and across each branch of a parallel circuit...

Particle Model for the Solid, Liquid and Gas States

This progression toolkit develops understanding of the key concept of particle model for the solid, liquid and gas states, as part of a topic on substances and mixtures. This key concept helps to build broader understanding about particles and structure, which is one of the big ideas of science education at ages 11...

Particles in Solutions

This progression toolkit develops understanding of the key concept of particles in solutions, as part of a topic on substances and mixtures. This key concept helps to build broader understanding about particles and structure, which is one of the big ideas of science education at ages 11-14.

It includes...

Pathogens

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Recall that ‘germs’ are disease-causing microorganisms also known as pathogens, including bacteria, fungi and viruses.
• Recall that pathogens cause some but not all diseases in...

Paying for electricity

• Describe the difference between energy transferred and power.
• Describe how the power of an electric circuit depends on current through it.
• Explain why the power...

Periodic Patterns

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Distinguish a chemical from a physical property.
• Use observations to identify substances with similar chemical properties.
• Sequence elements in the Periodic Table...