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Posts tagged GCSE science
GCSE Chemistry Tricky Topics: Redox and Displacement Reactions
Predicting a displacement reaction is the easy part. Here is how to explain it in terms of electrons, with OIL RIG and two worked examples.
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Pre-emptive video feedback: what our UCL EDUCATE study found
In 2018 we tested short explainer videos offered just before a hard GCSE science question. Here is what the peer-reviewed study found, and where its limits are.
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Displacement reactions explained: GCSE chemistry
Displacement Reactions are an important topic for GCSE chemistry students to understand and one which comes up regularly in GCSE science exams. It’s also a topic which we know many students struggle with. Read this blog post to get to grips with Displacement Reactions !
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Tricky topics in GCSE Science: Diffusion
Diffusion is an important topic for GCSE biology students to understand and one which comes up regularly in GCSE science exams. It’s also a topic which we know many students struggle with. Read this blog post to get to grips with diffusion !
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Taking learning ‘on the go’ & topping-up lessons anywhere
"It’s like having a tiny science teacher drip feeding knowledge to our kids when we are not around" is how science teacher Scott Clarke describes Tassomai in this school case study.
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How Tassomai has transformed our students' attitude to learning science
John Pacey, Assistant Headteacher at Acklam Grange School, talks to Tassomai about how his school uses Tassomai’s science courses and the change he has noticed in his students’ approach to learning…
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Revising for GCSEs
Matt Green, The Rapping Science Teacher on tiktok and the owner of JGM Science Tutors, speaks to Tassomai about his foolproof method for getting revision started (unfortunately, it’s not rapping).
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GCSE Science - What You Need to Know as a Parent
Our GCSE Survival Guide science expert, Kit Betts-Masters, explains exactly what parents need to know about the science GCSEs and how to get prepared for revision early.
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Where to Start With GCSE Science Revision
Karen Collins, Lead Science Associate for PiXL, speaks to Tassomai about the structure of the science GCSEs and how parents can best prepare themselves and their children for science assessments.
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Common problem areas in GCSE science
Matt Green, AKA The Rapping Science Teacher on TikTok, writes for the Tassomai blog about the trickiest topics in GCSE science and how students can get ahead by tackling them early.
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How Tassomai helped my students get more A’s and B’s (and I ended up in A&E)
Science teacher Richard Fulford on his Tassomai experience, the impact on grades and how it halved teacher marking in year 11.
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The A* Team - How Tassomai is helping students succeed at GCSE science
In August 2017, GCSE results were published and we were able to see how our Tassomai students got on in their exams.
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