{"title":"Investigations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGive your students a real taste of science. These free investigations turn topics students love to argue about — from VAR in football to plastic pollution (coming soon) — into genuine investigative work, where they design their own methods, weigh the evidence and reach their own conclusions. Each is structured and supportive, with pathways from fully guided to open-ended so you can pitch it to any class, and everything's included: presentation, teacher and technician guides, and equipment lists. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"var-in-football","title":"VAR in football investigation","description":"\u003cp\u003eWas that goal offside? It's the argument every football fan loves to have, and it's also real science. In this free investigation, students step into the linesman's shoes, judge real offside calls for themselves, and discover how easily the human eye is fooled. Then they investigate why -- and whether the technology really does any better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong the way they put core physics to work -- speed, motion, and the measurement of time and distance -- and tackle uncertainty head-on, working out the \"zone of uncertainty\" a sprinting player creates in the split-second between two video frames. It applies and deepens content students have already met, in a context they actually care about, so it consolidates the curriculum rather than taking time from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also builds the 'Working Scientifically' skills that count at GCSE: designing experiments, handling uncertainty, evaluating claims, analysing data and constructing evidence-based arguments. And because students plan and run a whole investigation rather than follow a recipe, they develop the grasp of how enquiry works that pays off in AO3 exam questions set in unfamiliar practical contexts -- where marks are hardest won.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEveryone starts from the same challenge -- how accurately can anyone judge offside? -- then follows one of three pathways, pitched at different levels of structure so you can match it to your class:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInvestigation A — Psychology of judging offside:\u003c\/strong\u003e fully structured, with a complete method to follow (reaction time and the \"flash-lag\" illusion)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInvestigation B — Video analysis:\u003c\/strong\u003e partly structured to adapt — students run their own VAR with free software\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInvestigation C — Pitch factors:\u003c\/strong\u003e open-ended, for students to design themselves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's easy to run and quick to prepare: standard classroom resources plus some free software, in a single lesson or stretched into a mini-project — your call. Everything's done for you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e introduces the challenge, sparks discussion and guides students through each step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTeacher \u0026amp; Technician Guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e running notes for the presentation and every pathway, plus full equipment lists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree to download, use and adapt. No scheme of work or special training required.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mastery Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54886442467715,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/files\/VAR.png?v=1781613062"}],"url":"https:\/\/masteryscience.com\/collections\/investigations.oembed","provider":"MS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}