As you may be aware, in addition to my teaching job, for the last nine years I have a (seasonal) weekend job where I assist the managing of my Rugby Club’s bar (I call it a job because it is, but I enjoy the social aspect of it so much that I would class is as a hobby [...]
Learning Outcome 3’s (LO3) are the practical aspects of a number of SQA courses. Pupils must pass at least one of these in order to be presented for the final examination. Pupils can only pass if their written report conforms to the SQA criteria. I am currently teaching my Higher Biology class the Chemistry of [...]
Though Biology, Chemistry and Physics are more or less discreet Sciences post the 5-14 Curriculum (to become 3-18?), they will always overlap to a certain degree. Teaching Biology in Scottish Schools does mean that we refer to the Periodic table when studying topics that contain “elements” (excuse the pun! ;-)) of Chemistry. Although this version [...]
