I have created a mini-workbook to go with this post in case it is helpful: here. If you haven’t heard … More
Tag: learning
Classroom Intuition
“Whenever we can replace human judgement by a formula, we should at least consider it.” Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow … More
Empirically Better Graphics
You have two different ways of representing some information. Which way is better? One method is called AB testing. I … More
Guericke’s Sulphur Sphere
It seems reasonable to suppose that if the Earth has a fitting and appropriate attractive potency it will also have … More
The Versorium Needle
A draft extract from my book using narrative to teach the big ideas of physics: These are the utterly false … More
Six Big Ideas in Physics
Throughout my 21 years of teaching, physics teachers have been in short supply. There have always been science departments with … More
Science Teachers Are From Mars, English Teachers Are From Earth Usually.
I’m excited to have the latest ASE School Science Report (SSR) on Science, Literacy and Learning open in front of … More
Science Writers’ Circle
Children in schools should read brilliant science writing. They should have access to the best scientific ideas through excellent science texts; … More
Writing to Learn (not Learning to Write)
Writing is a process of deep thinking. It slows and clarifies thought: paragraph by paragraph; sentence by sentence; word by word. … More
A Pocketful of Proxies
Progress is in the air. If we could measure progress before it was too late, we could be far clearer about what … More
Reading for Learning 