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29 Oct 2026
Clips from a Short
Today, Emma and I ran an InThinking Short presentation about the physics website. Here's a summary of what we talked about... The website now has a “mega-menu” at the top of the page (click on Teacher...
15 Oct 2026
Emma's experiment(s)
As a workshop leader, I'm often asked for exemplar programmes of experimental work - a prefilled list of all the investigations my class engages with throughout the course. Well, we're up and running,...
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Hi David! You're right, there's some missing pages here. Maybe they got lost in the site reorganization over the summer. I'll try to find (or recreate) them as soon as I can. For now, there's some teaching ideas on the Unit Plans sites for these topics:...
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Hey Jane, check the menu on the left for the ready-made IA ideas. They all start "Optional Practical". I'll get this page cleaned up and easier to read shortly!
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I didn't see any ready made IA ideas? Nothing is here?
Some ready made IA ideas
Danny
Thanks for mentioning this, Mat. It looks okay for me (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) right now, but I have seen sporadic issues for one reason or another. Could you reach out to me by email ([email protected]) if the symbols still aren't rendering...
A2 interactive: Forces