Statistics in Your World - Level 4
This resource from the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE) consists of the level 4 units. For each unit below there are comprehensive teacher's notes giving an overview of the unit, the aims and objectives for that unit, and prior learning or prerequisites and the equipment required. Choice…
Statistics in Your World - Level 3
This resource from the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE) consists of the level 3 units. For each unit below there are comprehensive teacher's notes giving an overview of the unit, the aims and objectives for that unit, prior learning or prerequisites and the equipment required. Car Careers…
Statistics in Your World - Level 2
This resource from the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE) consists of the level 2 units. For each unit below there are comprehensive teachers' notes giving an overview of the unit, the aims and objectives for that unit, and prior learning or prerequisites and the equipment required. Seeing…
Statistics in Your World - Level 1
This resource from the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE) consists of the level 1 units. For each unit there are comprehensive notes giving an overview of the unit, the aims and objectives for that unit, and prior learning or prerequisites and the equipment required. Being Fair To Ernie Starting…
Energy Now
This multimedia package was developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme to provide teachers with clear and consistent ways of talking about energy. Energy is a particularly difficult concept to explain. These resources aim to cut through the confusion that often surrounds the energy concept, and examines some of the key…
4/5- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Interactive resource
Key Stage Three: Space Science
These resources from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) cover the QCA Key Stage Three unit of work 7L 'The Solar System and beyond' through an 'ideas and evidence' approach. It is a unique opportunity to use contemporary information and images. Each lesson is designed to last an hour, but…
Beating Bacteria
Produced by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) as part of their 'At Work With Science' series, this resource looks at a hypothetical, but realistic, project aimed at producing a new way of treating bacterial infections. In this activity, students first consider what features are important…
Safety at Work
This resource was produced by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) as part of their 'At Work With Science' materials. In this interactive resource, students are introduced to the legal aspects of the Health and Safety regulations; the concept of risk assessments and how to develop them. Scientific…
Laboratory Tours: Safety at Work
This resource was produced by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) as part of their 'At Work With Science' materials. In this interactive resource, students are introduced to the legal aspects of the Health and Safety regulations; the concept of risk assessments and how to develop them. Scientific…
Deep Cells
Produced by the London Gifted & Talented, this is a web-based resource that allows students to learn about cells, cell structure and cell function. The resource aims to help students understand that the survival of all cells depends on energy, and the linked processes of respiration and nutrition. It aims to show that in multicellular…
Physical Science Subject Knowledge and Pedagogy
These resources, produced by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme in partnership with the PhySEP Project at the University of Birmingham, are aimed at Initial Teacher Training (ITT) mentors and Advanced Skills Teachers (ASTs), acting as coaches to teacher colleagues. Originally published as a CD-ROM, the materials are intended…
Improving Teaching and Learning in Physics
From the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this resource contains a variety of approaches that relate to improving the teaching and learning of physics. It includes video, photographs and discussions to illustrate a range of approaches. Also included are questions to consider and associated learning materials. Sections…
Improving Teaching and Learning in Chemistry
From the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this resource contains a variety of approaches that relate to improving the teaching and learning of chemistry. It includes video recordings of a variety of approaches in use in the classroom and also contains illustrative learning materials. Sections include: • planning…
Improving Teaching and Learning in Biology
From the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this resource contains a variety of approaches that relate to improving the teaching and learning of biology. It includes photographs and descriptions of a variety of approaches and also contains illustrative learning materials. Sections include: • planning for variety •…
Practical Science
Produced by LSIS, this interactive resource aims to support classroom practitioners in improving the quality of learning in practical science sessions. It is not a set of suggested practical activities to use in the classroom. Instead, it provides a framework for clarifying and achieving learning outcomes through engaging practical…
Rainforest with Symbols
The rainforest interactive resource is provided by ASE and it includes images and information that is presented in text and symbol supported versions. The other resources provide ideas and examples on how you could be using symbols in your teaching to clarify meaning and understanding. The rainforest website can be used to review…
Science Skills
This interactive resource from BP Educational Service sets students six real industrial science problems. Video briefings and an interactive laboratory provide students with the tools they need to solve the challenges. Each challenge is based around a core curriculum topic, and helps to develop science skills. The six challenges…
Captivating Climates
This resource, from BP Educational Service (BPES), aimed at Key Stage Two asks children to build a mini-greenhouse. It includes practical worksheets, an animated quiz on how temperature is measured, which helps support the development of childrens' investigative skills. It also contains a 'Captivating Climates' poster…
- 4/5
- Publication year: 2010 to date
- Interactive resource
What Do They Know?
This SYCD: Science Year Primary resource provides video clips of children working and on-screen text which focuses on evidence of children's development in a series of process skills. Criteria are given for assessing the skills, and the next steps in learning are identified, with suggestions for helping the children take those…
Human Torch
Human Torch is a 'learning adventure', sponsored by the Health and Safety Executive and provided by the Association for Science Education (ASE). The resource combines computer-based activities with video and experiments. Human Torch begins with a short dramatic video scene showing a victim who burned to death under bizarre…
ChemWars
Let battle commence! An interactive activity from the Association for Science Education (ASE), where students use video clips of displacement reactions together with animations to investigate the Reactivity Series for metals.
- 3/5
- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Interactive resource
Of All the Areas
This NRICH mathematical problem is about the areas of equilateral triangles. Students will need to measure the area different triangles but in triangles rather than squares. They will need to look for any emerging patterns which might lead to non-linear sequences that need explanation. They will need to use their visualising skills…
Cyclic Quadrilaterals
In this maths problem from NRICH, students will be working with cyclic quadrilaterals. A cyclic quadrilateral is a quadrilateral whose vertices lie on a circle. This maths problem from NRICH is in two parts. The first part consists of four similar challenges which provide building blocks to help you to solve the final challenge.…
Crater Impact
The Science upd8 resource anticipates the Deep Impact spacecraft which fired a probe into comet Tempel One in 2005. Analysing the event could shed light on the origin of the planets and the solar system.
- 5/5
- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Interactive resource
Where Do Medicines Come From?
This resource, from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), provides support for a series of lessons on medicines – what they do and how to use them safely. It looks at how medicines are discovered, developed and tested through the eyes of a young girl.
Population Growth
An activity from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) intended for students to explore the growth of a population of rabbits or microorganisms over a fixed period time. Students explore the environmental conditions to illustrate several essential requirements for life. An extension activity introduces…
Medicines to Treat Disease
An interactive resource from Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) that illustrates treatments for infectious diseases both past and present, and explains the need to develop new medicines to keep pace with mutation. Students learn about different types of treatments, and also what happens to medicines and…
Materials
From the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), a database of 31 everyday materials, man made and natural, solid and liquid, transparent and opaque, allows students to explore these and many other properties. Materials on the database may be grouped according to one or more of their properties. Once students…
Humans and Animals
These activities from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) are designed to encourage students to think about the characteristics of a range of animals, including humans. A series of interactive games explore senses, movement, habitat, food, lifestyle, and appearance.
Body Builder
An interactive body builder from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) provides a fact file on the location and function of several bones and organs of the human body. Associated worksheets are provided for students to record key information.
Solids, Liquids & Gases
Cartoon animations from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) explain simply why materials have different properties and how they change on heating and cooling. Other animations show separating solids from liquids and illustrate dissolving.
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