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"Starting in the final term before I officially started in September was tough. I wasn't  anticipating having such a full teaching timetable and my own classes were incredibly unsettled. I found it difficult to establish myself as an average science teacher let alone attempt to lead a department. I was seriously considering if I had made the right move! I remember one student in what I thought was a difficult Year 9 class saying "sir why don't you go and get the head of science" to which I replied "I am the head of Science!"."

"How does STEM education differ between these countries? Who is doing it 'best'? We've done our research and these are the findings"

"A great YouTube channel which aims to make information beautiful through superb graphics and narration. The videos are mostly about science."

"This is a superb site from the BBC with interesting questions to inspire awe and wonder. There are videos and other media which attempt to answer questions on history, science and much more."

"Of course, I have always held the opinion that we are all still scientists in our own unique manner.  In light of that, I have chosen to write about how I think on this blog post.  There are two main types of blog posts on this site to 'demystify the life of a scientist'.  The first deals with large numbers or various statistics reported in the popular news with no real context provided."

"How many times do you hear a pupil fishing for the answer to the question you have just asked? How many hands go up to say, "Sir, I am Stuck!" and "Sir I can't do this!", or similar."

"Journey to the centre of the Earth and view the amazing facts about what can be found beneath our feet with this BBC microsite."

"Discover and explore the micro world of cells with this well design flash resource. Browse interactive diagrams of various types of living cells and try the quiz to test your knowledge."

"An adaptable 3D cycle cycle to cut out, bend and assemble."

"An interesting food chain/web simulator to help your pupils understand the interdependence within an ecosystem."

"A set of 13 fun science experiments that you can do in your classroom with easily available materials."

"An interactive periodic table of elements showing common uses, properties, description and more."

Interesting voice simulator where you adjust the shape of the virtual mouth and voicebox to investigate how these work to produce sound.

"A superb science podcast design for primary age pupils. Each week a new topic is discussed."

"Discover how and where gold is formed… it's out of this world!"

"Detailed and engaging video about how the surface of the Earth has changed over its billions of years long history."

"iMat (Independent Mat) for encouraging independence when planning an investigation."