Digital resources to boost confidence and key skills in foundation science students from day one

At LearnSci, we’ve spent the last year working closely with academics across more than 30 institutions, actively listening to their pressures and persistent challenges. This direct feedback has been the driving force behind the significant expansion of our Smart Worksheet Library. We’ve built a series of curriculum aligned, pedagogically sound, and academically responsive resources to help students grasp core science foundation concepts, develop problem solving strategies, and apply theory to practical contexts.

As well as our existing resources, our expanded offering now includes more Smart Worksheets targeted to foundation science and scientific literacy, including:

• “COSHH risk assessment" guides students through the different sections of a COSHH form providing support on the appropriate way to complete a risk assessment.
• “Calculating instrument error” supports student calculation and reporting of percent error in single and cumulative measurements, and evaluating the reliability of experimental results.
• “Stoichometery: balancing chemical reactions” provides tools for practice and mastery of balancing chemical reactions, from simple, to more complex and difficult cases.  
• Quantitative skills for pharmacy and quantitative skills for forensic science each consist of 5 Smart Worksheets that support students on fundamental numeracy concepts, units and unit conversions, data visualisation and graphing, key scientific formulae, and averages, spread and precision, entrenched in scenarios related to their discipline.
• The numeracy and quantitative skills pathway has been expanded to support a better appreciation of statistical methods. New Smart Worksheets have been added covering statistical tests for comparing groups, t-tests, non-parametric tests and ANOVA analysis.

Empowering your teaching and enhancing student learning

Our Smart Worksheets are designed to provide consistent, high-quality, and interactive learning experiences at scale, giving every student the support they need to succeed, regardless of their starting point. With autograding and immediate, scaffolded feedback, students can work independently to build confidence, reinforce score scientific knowledge, and close essential skills gaps. Using Smart Worksheets  also reduces repetitive marking for educators, freeing up your valuable time for more personalised support and impactful teaching. Built for flexible delivery, Smart Worksheets are inclusive and accessible by design, helping educators deliver consistent learning experiences across diverse cohorts.

By providing resources shaped by academic feedback and grounded in genuine practitioner needs, we can strengthen your teaching and improve both teaching and learning experiences. 

Explore the newly expanded scientific literacy and foundation science section of theSmart Worksheet Library, and discover how these additions can transform your approach to more challenging topics in biosciences or book a demo!