I wanted to give an example of how visualisations can be used to help learners get a deeper understanding of … More

I have written a fair amount on visual representations of abstract physical quantities such as energy, power, current and momentum. … More

In my previous post (here), I linked the Learning Scientists strategies to choosing science texts for class. In this post … More

Choosing a text to use in science lessons can be tricky. If it is too hard, your students won’t learn … More

Quick blog. Physics quantities are horribly (wonderfully) abstract: energy, forces, momentum…. If you could visualise them, they’d be easier to … More

Being a good reader correlates with good performance in science. Well, it would wouldn’t it? Reading scores correlate well with … More

One of my joys at the ASE conference is meeting up with Japanese science teachers. I admire their work tremendously … More

Brilliant ASE conference! Loads of curriculum thinking. Disciplinary and substantive knowledge very important (see Counsell here). Charles Tracey (@physicsnews) suggested … More

This may be counter productive, but ASE conference time is precious. If you were thinking of coming to my presentation, … More

We are all now familiar with the idea of schema: the mind-map diagrams representing knowledge and the relationships between items … More