Resources by Best Evidence Science Teaching

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...

BEST age 11-14 resources for year 6 - living things and their habitats

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of how biologists can sort organisms into groups based on their characteristics. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of this further by allowing them to sort...

BEST diagnostic questions adapted for age 7 to 11 - axe

This diagnostic question is part of a series adapted for primary aged pupils from the Best Evidence Science Teaching project for ages 11 to 14.

It helps students to understand how...

BEST diagnostic questions adapted for age 7 to 11 - day and night

This diagnostic question is part of a series adapted for primary aged pupils from the Best Evidence Science Teaching project for ages 11 to 14.

It helps students to explain what a...

BEST diagnostic questions adapted for age 7 to 11 - is it a bird?

This diagnostic question is part of a series adapted for primary aged pupils from the Best Evidence Science Teaching project for ages 11 to 14.

It helps students to...

BEST diagnostic questions adapted for age 7 to 11 - seaside sorting

This diagnostic question is part of a series adapted for primary aged pupils from the Best Evidence Science Teaching project for ages 11 to 14.

It helps students to understand how scientists classify organisms into groups based on their observable characteristics. It targets any misunderstandings pupils may...

BEST diagnostic questions adapted for age 7 to 11 - The Earth

This diagnostic question is part of a series adapted for primary aged pupils from the Best Evidence Science Teaching project for ages 11 to 14.

It helps students to understand that...

BEST diagnostic questions adapted for age 7 to 11 - vase

This diagnostic question is part of a series adapted for primary aged pupils from the Best Evidence Science Teaching project for ages 11 to 14.

It helps students to understand how...