Understanding Life
Understanding Life is the educational website of The Physiological Society. It provides support for the teaching and learning of physiology for students aged 11-19 years. The Society’s Understanding Life web site has been developed for those teaching physiology to students aged 11-19 years. The Society’s resources and…
Kent Mathematics Project
This resource from the Kent Mathematics Project, published by Ward Lock Educational, was developed by a team of mathematics advisers and provided teachers with a wide range of resources for use with students of all abilities. The record keeping system which accompanied the project allowed detailed reports for individual student's…
Nelson GCSE Maths
This series of books from Nelson Thornes was developed for delivery of the three tier structure of GCSE Mathematics. There are two Students' Books in each tier, designed to cover a two-year course. Each chapter deals with related items from the GCSE syllabus. At the end of each book, there are then revision exercises for each…
Cooking for Schools
Cooking for Schools was inspired by Bettys & Taylors' Chairman, Lesley Wild, and her cookery book 'A Year of Family Recipes'. It aims to encourage young people to become enthusiastic about cooking for themselves, and their friends and families, and to give it a go. Bettys works with local schools through their…
Ideas, Evidence and Argument in Science (IDEAS Pack)
The IDEAS pack consists of a set of training materials for use on continuous professional development courses together with a resources file to support the teaching of ideas and evidence in school science. The material draws on the work undertaken with teachers involved in the ESRC-funded project on Enhancing the Quality of Argument…
Genetic Futures
The Genetic Futures resources were developed by the Centre for Science Education as part of a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA in 2003. Details of the sponsors of the programme and an account of the events that took place as part of the celebration are available on the Genetic Futures…
Nuffield Home Economics
Nuffield Home Economics was developed with the support of the Nuffield Foundation between 1977 and 1981. The project had its origins in a series of in-service courses organised by the Centre for Science and Mathematics Education at Chelsea College. These courses were set up for home economics teachers who asked for help in deepening…
Let's Dissect
Developed by the Centre for Comparative and Clinical Anatomy, University of Bristol, Lets Dissect is based upon the key points from GCSE specifications of the major exam boards. These interactive resources are a great accompaniment or alternative to dissection and show the major structures of the heart, the kidney and the digestive…
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New National Curriculum Mathematics
The New National Curriculum Mathematics series of books are updated versions to ensure full coverage of the 1995 revised National Curriculum. Each book covers one level of mathematical content split into four sections: number, algebra, space, shape and measures, handling data. Using and applying mathematics is integrated throughout…
Darwin Inspired: Secondary School Materials
The Charles Darwin Trust uses the intellectual and cultural heritage of Darwin, through his approach to science and his work at Down House and in the immediate countryside, to inspire a deeper understanding of the natural world. Darwin Inspired materials promote enquiry-based learning. Students are challenged to make observations,…
The Avenue Reclamation Project
The Avenue is a former industrial site in Chesterfield. It manufactured coke from coal and during this process the site was heavily contaminated with hydrocarbon waste. The project describes how, in 2011, the site was in the process of being decontaminated so the land can be re-used. The activities in this collection consider some…
East Midlands Airport Environment
Produced by Innovate Educate, these resources look at how East Midlands Airport is tackling its environmental responsibilities. The activities allow students to see how an activie airport monitors and limits its impact on the environment. This includes looking at the monitoring of aircraft noise, air quality and the steps being taken…
Midlands Mathematical Experiment
The Midlands Mathematics Experiment consisted of a number of schools collaborating in order to develop the mathematics syllabus and teaching materials for C.S.E., 'O'-level and 'A'-level. This collection includes a report of the progress made at C.S.E. and 'O'-level in 1962-63. There are also three…
Take Flight: Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire
The resources in this collection have been produced by Innovate Educate as part of the materials developed for the Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire website. The resources in this collection are focused on science, design and technology. The range of activities are suitable for primary school children and secondary school students up…
Ofsted Design and Technology Reports and Resources
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted reports directly to Parliament and is independent and impartial. They inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people, and those providing education and skills for learners of all ages. The aim of all this work…
Nuffield Free-standing Mathematics Activities
These Free Standing Mathematics Activities, from the Nuffield Foundation, are teaching resources for students in secondary and further education. They have been developed, trialled and shared by teachers, with editorial input from the Nuffield Foundation and include mathematical modelling and problem-solving scenarios, many of which…
Science with Technology
The Science with Technology project was a joint initiative of the Association for Science Education (ASE) and the Design and Technology Association (DATA). It was set up to develop curriculum links between science and technology for students aged 14-19 years. The project provided resource materials for students and support for teachers…
Science Teacher Education Project
From 1970, the Science Teacher Education Project (STEP) was supported by the Nuffield Foundation to enable groups of tutors to cooperate in devising and trying out materials that would contribute to the improvement of professional training. In three years the project produced the publications listed below. STEP was a response…
Olympic and Paralympic Games
In 2012, the Olympic and Paralympic games will be held in London. These resources look at a wide range of topics that can all be linked to the games. They cover science, technology, engineering and mathematics and can be used in individual lessons or as part of a cross-curricular Olympic and Paralympic theme. Materials in this…
Task Maths
Task Maths, written by Barbara and Derek Ball, was published in the early 1990s by Thomas Nelson to provide a mathematics programme for secondary schools covering the revised 1991 National Curriculum. The course consists of five student books, one for each year, and parallel teacher resource books. Task Maths provides one set…
Engineering a Better World
The aim of this collection of resources, from the Centre for Science Education and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, is to enhance the school experience of students and teachers of STEM subjects. The resources were devised by a group of teachers and educationalists from the North of England with the support…
The Salters' Chemistry Course
Work on the Salters’ Chemistry Course, published by the University of York Science Education Group, began in 1983 before the era of the National Curriculum. The starting point was a workshop during which a group of chemistry teachers set out to produce sample lesson materials to show how chemical principles could be introduced…
NASA Space Math
This series of activities from NASA are based on a weekly series of space science problems distributed to teachers in the United States, from 2004 to 2010. They were intended for students aged 9 to 19 looking for additional challenges in the mathematics and physical science curriculum. The problems were created to be authentic glimpses…
The Royal Institution
Produced by the Royal Institution, these short videos cover a range of topics and provide ideas for fascinating demonstrations. In the series, Tales from the Prep Room, one of the Institution's technicians tries out a range of demonstrations that could be adapted for use in the classroom. They illustrate how to demonstrate: •…
Changing Futures
Changing Futures was a project that brought together teenagers with cystic fibrosis (CF), clinicians, artists, scientists and educationalists, to develop resources exploring gene therapy and CF. Run by Nowgen and with the support of the Wellcome Trust, the collaboration put young people with CF at the centre of planning an educational…
Rolls-Royce Careers Resources
Produced by Rolls-Royce, this toolkit of resources helps students to see the connection between STEM subjects studied in school, college or university and future job opportunities. The resources are designed to help students to understand: • The wide range of jobs and industries which require STEM skills. • The future…
Keys to Chemistry
The student books and teacher books in the Keys to Chemistry series were written by Graham Hill and published in the 1970s. The series explained chemistry for students aged 11–16. Each student book was accompanied by a book for teachers (not available here). Book 1 covered the chemistry in an introductory secondary school…
Energy and Change
The approach and the materials called Energy and Change were developed during the project 'Teaching about why things change'. The work was done by Jon Ogborn and Richard Boohan from 1992 to 1995 and a grant from the Nuffield Foundation supported the development work. The project set out to devise simple, everyday and coherent…
Problem Solving with Industry
Problem Solving with Industry originally consisted of 30 short problem-solving exercises devised by the Centre for Science Education Sheffield Hallam University in collaboration with a range of industries. A selection of these units were updated and revised to match the requirements of GNVQ Science in 1995. It is this selection which…
Active Teaching and Learning Approaches in Science (ATLAS)
Active Teaching and Learning Approaches in Science (ATLAS) was a curriculum development project organised by the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University. The project drew upon the expertise, ideas and suggestions of many science and non-science teachers, educators and expert practitioners from around the country.…
SEP: Learning Skills for Science 14-16
The Learning Skills for Science (LSS) programme was first produced at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP) together with the Nuffield Foundation developed the materials to be used in the UK. This collection aims to enhance the quality of science teaching and learning by providing teachers…
Elements
This collection supports the release of the new novel by Simon Mayo called Itch. The book, published by Random House Children's Books, is about a boy who loves science, collects elements and discovers a new element. The collection contains a selection of eLibrary resources which can be used to support the teaching of elements…
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