Renewable Energy: a Resource for Key Stages 3 and 4
This book by John Stringer discusses five main categories of renewable energy - wind, water, solar, geothermal and biofuels. It considers the technology, economics, and environmental impact of renewable energy projects in order to enable students to form their own views about renewable energy. The resource contains a variety of…
World Oceans Day
This resource provides a stand-alone lesson to support World Oceans Day in schools. The short activities include: Ocean acidification in a cup which demonstrates the basic process of ocean acidification Dissolving shell in vinegar investigates how the decreasing pH of the oceans can affect zooplankton Marine food web explores…
Frozen Oceans: Key Stage Three Geography
The lessons in this resource follow the 2011 Catlin Arctic Survey expedition and introduce some of the scientific methods that were used and the information that was gathered. Each lesson includes new elements of the expedition and at least one enquiry question which links to how changes in the Arctic region are impacting on the…
Frozen Oceans: Key Stage Three Science
This resource is based on the research and journeys undertaken by explorers and scientists taking part in the Catlin Arctic Survey between 2009 and 2011. The suggested lessons are designed to fit into the existing curriculum and provide ideas for practicals, activities and real case studies, as well as highlighting careers in…
Earth Science Activities and Demonstrations
Earth Science Activities and Demonstrations was published by John Murray in 1991 as a source book of activities and demonstrations for teaching the geological aspects of earth science in Key Stages Three and Four of the National Curriculum. The book brought together a large number of activities suitable for students aged 11 to 15…
Weather
The range of activities suggested here provides an interesting introduction to weather through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities cover…
Soil
In this resource, soil is examined as a growing medium. The activities suggested are designed to produce some understanding of the importance of soil rather than looking at analytical methods. Students investigate soil types, the formation of soil, the quality of soil for plant growth and soil erosion. The experiments can be carried…
Changing Earth
The practical activities in this resource provide an introduction to earth science through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities can be developed…
Starting from Rocks
Starting from Rocks was one of four books published by the Schools Council Environmental Studies Project to illustrate a recommended approach for working with students in the 5 to 13 age range. The approach had, as one of its aims, the development by children of a variety of methods of examining and representing the features they…
Geology in the School Curriculum
Geology in the School Curriculum was a report of the Schools Council Geology Curriculum Review Group, published in 1977. The report aimed to fulfil two roles. Firstly, its discursive sections were intended to support the recommendations put by the Geology Curriculum Review Group to the Schools Council. Secondly, it was hoped that…
How the Earth Works
This text, produced by the Geological Society, investigates igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, the rock cycle, erosion and weathering. The book contains a series of classroom activities for earth science at Key Stage Three. Each unit provides preparatory information for the teacher, information sheets for the students, the…
Hidden Changes in the Earth
This resource, produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association consists of three units which investigate the effects of heat and pressure on rocks through a series of practical assignments. Many of the activities are suitable for group work, although some may be set as homework. The three units are: HC1: Overheated -…
Groundwork - Introducing Earth Science
This resource, produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association provides students with an introduction to earth science, starting with learning to distinguish between minerals, rocks and fossils. Many of the activities are suitable for group work, although some may be set as homework. The resource consists of three units: *GW1:…
Physics and the Earth Sciences for Middle Schools
Physics and the Earth Sciences for Middle Schools is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the…
Antimatter - Matter's Hidden Shadow
This poster looks at the nature of antimatter. One side of the poster discusses Dirac’s prediction and the subsequent discovery of antimatter, in the form of the positron. The difficulty of the storage of antimatter is explained and the use of positrons in medical imaging (PET scanners) is described. The other side of the…
Stellar Sat Nav
In these two activities, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, students use bearings to plot constellations. They are then asked to think about what they represent. The Higher Level file has more complex constellations, such as Orion, whereas the basic activity requires students to plot more simple constellations, such as the…
Celestia Navigation
Celestia is a spaceflight simulator that allows you to explore real astronomical data as you fly through space. The majority of content is related to our Solar System. This resource, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, acts as a basic guide and explores the potential of the program with a sample Key Stage Three activity included.…
Drawing Orbits
This activity, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, allows students to visualise the orbits of planets as ellipses, rather than circles, and allows for the further study of the geometry of these orbits through basic algebra, using terms derived from the drawing exercise. Depending on student ability, you may choose to assign…
Phases of the Moon
This resource, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, challenges students to explain the phases of the Moon by linking the movement of the Moon around the Earth with our perspective from Earth of light and shadow on the Moon. The two files are identical, apart from the curriculum links stated in the teachers' notes. The…
Secondary School Activity Booklet
This booklet, produced by Dr. Lucie Green, from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, and funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), contains four simple activities to enrich the teaching of solar system science. The activities are: Keeping Safe in the Sun – learning about UV and sun cream; Sun Spotting…
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- Activity sheet
Short Astronomy Related Activities
Alkaseltzer rockets Instructions on how to make a rocket using an effervescent tablet and ideas of how to discuss the activity with reference to Newton’s Third Law. CD Spectrometer Students can make a simple spectrometer using a CD and a cereal box. There is an explanation in terms of the distinct spectral produced by…
Stephen Sparks
Steven Sparks was one of the scientists featured in the Acclaim project in 2001. Acclaim was a collaboration between the Royal Society and the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University. At the time, Professor Steve Sparks was the Director of the Centre for Environmental and Geophysical Flows at Bristol University.…
Earth Science for Secondary Teachers: an INSET Handbook
At the time of the introduction of the National Curriculum, teachers in secondary schools had very varied experience of Earth science. The breadth of the curriculum they were now required to teach in the National Curriculum included areas of science that were often not part of teachers’ training. In publishing this book,…
The Geological Mappers
From Teachers TV, this Inside Science video describes a week with a British Geological Survey team as they navigate sand dunes in order to produce a geological map of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Use the video to help students consider why a country needs to have a geological map and what does it reveal about the fundamental…
Journey to Etna
Produced by Teachers TV, this video shows Clive Oppenheimer, a volcanologist working on the latest techniques to monitor and predict volcanic eruptions. He demonstrates his work at Mount Etna, an active volcano in Sicily. Volcanic eruptions pose a real threat to communities living nearby. At their most violent, volcanoes have wiped…
Salters' Science Focus: Teachers' Guide 1
The Salters' Science Focus course provides a rich variety of different types of learning activities, which are described in sufficient detail to be taken and adapted into any Key Stage Three scheme of work. This guide covers Year Seven of the course Science Focus: the Salters’ Approach. It provides a suggested scheme of…
Salters' Science Focus: Teachers' Guide 3
The Science Focus course provides a rich variety of different types of learning activities, which are described in sufficient detail to be taken and adapted into any Key Stage Three scheme of work. This guide covers Year 10 of the course Science Focus: the Salters’ Approach. It provides a suggested scheme of work for each…
Science Focus: Working With Science 2
This student book accompanies the nine teaching units which make up Science Focus: The Salters’ Approach for Year Eight. Working with Science 2 is printed in black and white and can be used in the classroom or laboratory to support, enrich or extend lessons. Content is arranged as a succession of double-page spreads, each…
Science Focus: Looking into Science 2
This student book accompanies the nine teaching units which make up Science Focus: The Salters’ Approach for Year Eight. Looking into Science 2 is a full colour book which can be used to support, enrich or extend lessons. Content is arranged as a succession of double-page spreads, each of which is closely linked to a particular…
Salters' Science Focus: Teachers' Guide 2
The Science Focus: the Salters’ Approach course provides a rich variety of different types of learning activities, which are described in sufficient detail to be taken and adapted into any Key Stage Three scheme of work. This guide covers Year Eight of the course, suggesting a scheme of work for each of nine units of study.…
Watching Over the Earth
This resource, from ESA, is intended to familiarise students between the ages of 11 and 14 with the subject of satellite imagery. Satellite images are of increasing importance in a great many domains and are dramatically changing the way the world and physical phenomena are perceived. Their use and understanding by students is one…
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- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Activity sheet
Wegener and Continental Drift
This main unit in the Ideas and Evidence pack from the Pupil Researcher Initiative is about how difficult it can be for new ideas in science to become accepted. Sometimes there is one missing piece in the new theory which takes a long time to discover. It can also be hard to persuade other scientists to accept that their ideas are…
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