Make Your New KS3 Science Amazing

How does a Body in a Box help to make the latest KS3 Science Curriculum truly amazing?

Curriculum changes often make for the most challenging start of the school year.  With new criteria, new lesson plans and new assessment techniques for KS3 science – it is highly likely to be the case this year.

However, the core objectives have not changed.  We all, as teachers, want to give our students the best possible learning experiences – so they can consider and solve problems they face in the world around them.  This is particularly important today – with STEM skills valued so highly by employers across a broader than ever range of professions.  Thinking scientifically gives students an advantage.

The latest incarnation of the curriculum includes a more demanding ‘Working Scientifically’ focus in an attempt to do this.  But, the real secret of success is to find a method of motivating students to such an extent that they want to study science and actually enjoy thinking like a scientist.

It is the reason workshops from Thinkers in Education focus on skill development whilst delivering enrichment and extension activities related to some of the most challenging curriculum content.

Consider the ‘Body in the Box’ hands-on workshop for up to 72 pupils in a day.

Students are challenged to identify a missing person from human bones found in an abandoned car.  It sounds nasty – especially when they discover the bullet hole in the skull.  But, throughout the 15 years we have delivered specialist workshops, we have found the more intriguing and realistic the scenario, the more game-like and competitive the activity – the more involved the students become and the more successful their learning.

‘Body in the Box’ includes DNA electrophoresis and forensic anthropology.  The workshop builds upon specific criteria in the new KS3 & 4 curriculum whilst being set within an exciting storyline, with emotive music, fast-paced challenges and finely-honed presentation techniques to maximise engagement.  With records to beat and prizes to be won, science is a truly amazing experience.

Best of all, this can all be delivered at practically no cost to the school.

To explore the wealth of workshop options available to your school and to learn how to minimise costs you can visit the website, email information@thinkersineducation.co.uk or call 01603 520 866.

Matt Hackett
Thinkers in Education