Practical and applied

Practical work is at the heart of these activities. The value of practical work is widely recognised but it is important that it fully supports learning. In active science, practical activities are never left hanging. Students analyse and compare their data, present results and reports, and answer follow-up questions at increasing cognitive levels.

Students enjoy and respond well to seeing how science works. You can use this approach effortlessly with these activities. Students apply science and get to understand the workplace relevance of what they are doing.

Why colour workbooks?

Students prefer colour. Here are some comments from students who’ve used our workbooks:

"I like it. These are cool. It sounds really childish but I think it’s because it’s in colour."

"Yeah, the more colour the better."

"And the diagrams are really clear."

What’s more, these workbooks actually cost less, per page, than a black and white photocopy.