Twenty First Century Science resources
Classroom resources
This webpage is now about classroom resources. For support and training materials see the links from the training materials page
Publications
OUP publications provide the information, ideas and activities for students and teachers in a variety of formats: print, on-line, and in various multi-media formats. These include iPacks with Schemes of Work, Activities, Teachers' & Technicians' notes, and ICT material on CD-ROMS. These were developed by the C21 project team working with teachers who piloted the courses. See the information on the right.
Pearson Longman also produce resources.
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Web downloads
From this website you can download the following extra items for free
Teaching ideas about science
Teaching ideas about science (‘Stepping stones’)
Assessment for Learning and ideas about science
Resources coming. More about assessment for learning
Pilot exam questions
Help your students' learning of ideas about science with questions from the pilot OCR exams for Science - but do warn students that these are not samples of what the exam papers they may be sitting in future are like
Pilot exam questions for Science
Glossary of terms for Ideas about Science
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Glossary (61 KB)
This is a teachers’ glossary of ‘Ideas about Science’ terms compiled by the C21 team. It clarifies the way these terms are used in the OCR GCSE Science specification and OUP resources.
Note that ‘Ideas about Science’ is the term used in this course; they fully cover the QCA requirements for teaching ‘How Science Works’.
Students should learn these ideas from experiencing examples in different contexts. This list is not intended for students.
Web-links
For web-links for all modules see the OUP website Useful websites
Extra resource
Mendeleev's dream for module C4 'Chemical patterns'
This film augments Activity AC4.1 'A home for chemical families'. DVD available from ASE Booksales, part of a series entitled 'Big Questions'.
http://www.ase.org.uk/htm/book_store/list.php?CID=%202.
Fun stuff and Ethics poster
C21 mug and more - download the details
C21 Fun stuff order form (65 KB)
