Client: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Project: Chemistry and Sport Website

Summary

The Royal Society of Chemistry commissioned By Design to design, develop and manage a teacher resource website themed on chemistry and its impact on sport.

Objective

To produce a teacher resource website that combined a sporting calendar of events with the chemistry behind a range of sports. The site was created to engage students by profiling the variety of chemistry behind well known sports and sporting events.

Solution

By Design developed a rolling calendar of sporting events featuring events from cycling to swimming and diving to F1.  Behind certain events there was a bespoke chemistry module that teachers could download and use within lesson time to promote a specific chemistry idea or concept.  Each module contained three elements; a PowerPoint presentation, a set of Teachers' Notes designed to assist the teacher with the module and a student worksheet, to be completed following the PowerPoint presentation.

The modules were all (England) curriculum based and available for 7-11, 11-14, 14-16 & 16-18 year olds.  (Key Stages 2 – 5 in England).

Results

Through a login system and monthly statistical site analysis we saw the site become increasingly popular with teachers returning to download new modules as and when they became available.  Originally commissioned in 2007, the site had over 30 modules available over the course of its four-year lifespan.