Category: Science News

It’s Revision Time Again!

All over the country thousands of students will be revising towards their exams that will be happening over the next few months.  I receive so many emails asking the magic question – “What is the most effective revision technique?”  I have to admit that I do not have the magic answer.  Every student is unique,… Read more »

International GCSE Sciences are changing!

I have just received an update from Pearson about their intended changes to Edexcel InternationalGCSE qualifications. Here is a summary of their information: – the first exam series for the revised Science International GCSEs will be the May/June 2019 – the grading system will change to the new 9 – 1 being used for GCSEs… Read more »

How Many Elements Are There In The Periodic Table?

This is a question that I get asked so many times by my students, and to be honest I have never really been able to give a definitive answer – until now! On December 30th the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) announced the official recognition of elements Uup, Uus and Uuo with… Read more »