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Lessons by subject

16 schemes of work, 250+ lessons and demonstrations

Every subject comes with demonstrations children remember, full class-set kit, lesson plans, PowerPoints and “how to” video clips. Choose a subject to see the topics and schemes of work.

Physics demonstrations at ABC Science

Physics

Crookes radiometers, lightning, Magdeburg spheres and Van de Graaff generators — physics children can feel as well as see.

  • Energy
  • Forces
  • Light
  • Electricity
See Physics lessons
Chemistry demonstrations at ABC Science

Chemistry

From the blast furnace and liquid oxygen combustion to fireworks and displacement reactions, chemistry lessons built on real reactions rather than video clips.

  • Particle Theory
  • Water, Acids and Alkalis
  • Matter
  • Introduction to simple chemical reactions
See Chemistry lessons
Biology demonstrations at ABC Science

Biology

Forests, grasslands, beetles and photosynthesis — living science investigated in the classroom and outdoors.

  • Plants and Photosynthesis
  • Humans, Health and Fitness
  • Earth, Ecology and Evolution
  • Human Senses
See Biology lessons
Geology demonstrations at ABC Science

Geology

Erupting volcanoes, stromatolites, T-Rex and Hutton's unconformity: deep time made tangible for primary pupils.

  • Planet Earth
  • Igneous Rocks
  • Metamorphic Rocks
  • Sedimentary Rocks and Fossils
  • Minerals
See Geology lessons

16 schemes of work, 250+ lessons and demonstrations

  • Light
  • Particle Theory
  • Plants and Photosynthesis
  • Electricity
  • Chemistry of Matter
  • Human Health and Fitness
  • Forces
  • Aqueous Chemistry
  • Life, Biosphere and Evolution
  • Energy
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Kingdom Animalia
  • Space
  • Introduction to Earth and Geology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Microbiology

See exactly what happens in each lesson — the eight-lesson summaries for Forces, Particle Theory and Plants and Photosynthesis are published, with visuals for every Forces lesson coming scheme by scheme.

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Sample demonstration video

Magdeburg spheres — from Forces, Lesson 1

Every lesson comes with films of each demonstration, so teachers can see exactly how it runs before standing up in front of the class. Registered schools get the full video library in the document portal.

See the Forces scheme

Beyond the classroom

Alternative provision

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