These activities from the BEST project (age 11 to 14) can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' ability:

• to identify magnets and magnetic materials
• describe rules of attraction and repulsion between magnets
• to identify situations in which a force is...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of the different types of rock and the materials they are made from. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of keys words to describe different types of rocks and...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' initial understanding and the response activities help to develop pupils' understanding further and are designed to follow on from the diagnostic questions. These activities explore food chains and the...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of complete circuits.

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of the different elements of a sound. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of how the size and frequency of vibrations affect the volume and pitch of sounds and is...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of the different states of matter and how substances may transition from one to another. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of these changes of state, focussing on...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' ability to identify different types of forces acting in different directions. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of gravity through a specific example and is designed to follow on...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' understanding of physical and chemical changes such as rusting and dissolving and how materials can be categorised using different properties. The response activities help to develop pupils' understanding...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' understanding of the organs and blood vessels within the human body and activities which affect physical and mental health. The response activities help to develop pupils' understanding of the difference...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' understanding of circuit diagrams and symbols. The response activities help to develop pupils' understanding of both building circuits from diagrams and drawing circuits they have built and are designed to...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' initial understanding and the response activities help to develop pupils' understanding further and are designed to follow on from the diagnostic questions. These activities explore the fossil record and...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic questions probe pupils' understanding of reflection and shadows, focusing on how light travels in a straight line. The response activities help to develop pupils' understanding of this further using a laser demonstration and are...

These activities from the BEST project can be used with primary pupils. The diagnostic question probes pupils' understanding of how biologists can sort organisms into groups based on their characteristics. The response activity helps to develop pupils' understanding of this further by allowing them to sort...

This diagnostic question is part of a series adapted for primary aged pupils from the Best Evidence Science Teaching project for ages 11 to 14.

It helps students to understand that...

This diagnostic question is part of a series adapted for primary aged pupils from the Best Evidence Science Teaching project for ages 11 to 14.

It helps students to understand how...