Welcome to CrookED Science,
Professional Development for Educators

🌺 CrookED Science is a NESA Recognised PD Provider 🌺

CrookED Science is an Australian science education consultancy dedicated to supporting primary and secondary schools, teachers and students. CrookED Science was founded in 2015 by Dr Simon Crook. Simon works with school leadership, teachers and students through in situ, Zoom and online facilitation. Based on the latest evidence-based research (including his own), plus his substantial experience in Science education and extensive networking, Simon seeks to build the capacity of all teachers and help provide every student with access to the highest quality Science education, wherever they may be.

CrookED Science runs Professional Development Workshops for teachers in all of the sciences, K-12. You can browse the age groups and subjects below or find the full course list here.

K-6 7-10 Y11 HSC Biology Chemistry EES Extension Investigating Physics NESA Accredited Live Zoom Live in-person On-demand Staff Development Days For Students

 

Preparing for the New K-6 S&T Syllabus – Staff Development Day

Preparing for the New K-6 Science & Technology Syllabus (13/12)

Engaging K-6 Science & Technology Staff Development Day NESA✅

5 Experiments for Stage 3 Physical World NESA✅

5 Experiments for Stage 3 Material World NESA✅

Primary Partnership

Preparing for the New 7-10 Science Syllabus (26/11) NESA✅

Preparing for the New 7-10 Science Syllabus – Staff Development Day NESA✅

Stage 4 Chemistry Experiments for the New 7-10 Syllabus (18/11) NESA✅

Stage 5 Chemistry Experiments for the New 7-10 Syllabus (25/11) NESA✅

Theory for Year 11 Biology Teachers (3/12) NESA✅

Cells as the Basis of Life – Y11 Biology Module 1 NESA✅

Organisation of Living Things – Y11 Biology Module 2 NESA✅

Biological Diversity – Y11 Biology Module 3 NESA✅

Ecosystem Dynamics – Y11 Biology Module 4 NESA✅

Heredity – HSC Biology Module 5 NESA✅

Genetic Change – HSC Biology Module 6 NESA✅

Infectious Disease – HSC Biology Module 7 NESA✅

Non-infectious Disease and Disorders – HSC Biology Module 8 NESA✅

Y11 Chemistry Teachers – Module 1: Properties and Structure of Matter (28/11)

Equilibrium and Acid Reactions – HSC Chemistry Module 5 NESA✅

Acid-Base Reactions – HSC Chemistry Module 6 NESA✅

Organic Chemistry – HSC Chemistry Module 7 NESA✅

Applying Chemical Ideas – HSC Chemistry Module 8 NESA✅

Y11 EES Teachers – Module 1: Earth’s Resources (27/11) NESA✅

HSC EES Teachers – Module 6: Hazards (4/12) NESA✅

Theory for Year 11 Investigating Science Teachers (2/12) NESA✅

Scientific Investigations – Investigating Science Module 5

Technologies – HSC Investigating Science Module 6

Fact or Fallacy? – HSC Investigating Science Module 7

Science and Society – HSC Investigating Science Module 8

Year 11 Physics Teachers: Experiments Using Online Simulations (3/12) NESA✅

Kinematics – Y11 Physics Module 1 NESA✅

Dynamics – Y11 Physics Module 2 NESA✅

Waves & Thermodynamics – Y11 Physics Module 3 NESA✅

Electricity & Magnetism – Y11 Physics Module 4 NESA✅

Advanced Mechanics – HSC Physics Module 5 NESA✅

Electromagnetism – HSC Physics Module 6 NESA✅

The Nature of Light – HSC Physics Module 7 NESA✅

From the Universe to the Atom – HSC Physics Module 8 NESA✅

Physics Partnership

The Foundations of Scientific Thinking – HSC Science Extension Module 1 NESA✅

The Scientific Research Proposal – HSC Science Extension Module 2 NESA✅

The Data, Evidence and Decisions – Science Extension Module 3 NESA✅

The Research Report – Science Extension Module 4 NESA✅

Leveraging RAP Data to Improve HSC Science Teaching & Learning