• a PowerPoint presentation with an introductory stimulus slide
• a range of activities for different teaching and learning styles including data handling, quizzes, board games, practicals, small group discussions and class debates
• guidance for teachers
• clear links to How Science Works and different specifications
• authenticity by links to industry and science in practice
• a focus on science skills through links with the Learning Skills for Science project
• opportunities for assessment for learning

• is relevant to topics within the main storylines
• provides one of a number of different teaching and learning styles
• is short and manageable in a typical lesson time
• enables differentiation across a range of abilities

The units provide a wide range of teaching and learning strategies to cover the programme of study for How Science Works, see http://www.qca.org.uk/libraryAssets/media/Science_KS4_PoS.pdf