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Veritasium. A science video resource
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Veritasium

In the build-up to the Christmas Lectures in 2012, the Royal Institution published a new video for every day of advent revealing the elements that really excite and inspire people. From the roof of the Royal Institution, Derek Muller from the Veritasium YouTube channel stresses the need to communicate the beauty and importance…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Video
Teaching Traditional Research Skills in Science. A science video resource
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Teaching Traditional Research Skills in Science

This Teachers TV video highlights the importance of teaching practical research skills to Key Stage Four science students. A dependence on the internet in some subjects, but particularly science, can take students away from a hands-on approach to learning. Simon Pugh-Jones, of Writhlington School in Somerset, shows how science at…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Video
Precision or Process - KS3 Science. A science video resource
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Precision or Process - KS3 Science

In this Teachers TV programme, two PGCE tutors analyse a Year Nine science lesson on healthy eating at Haydon School, Hillingdon, taught by Head of Science Dave Dennis. Malcolm Reed and Sasha Matthewman review footage of the lesson which is based on investigating the fat and salt content in both beef and veggie burgers. Central…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Lisa Green. A science video resource
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Lisa Green

In this professional development video from Teachers TV, science teacher Lisa Green receives advice on how to improve her presentation skills from motivation and creativity consultant Richard Gerver. Richard focuses on Lisa's performance in the classroom and identifies ways of giving her teaching more pace and movement to…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Alexandra Edwards. A science video resource
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Alexandra Edwards

In this professional development video from Teachers TV, science teacher Alexandra Edwards receives advice on how to improve her presentation techniques from motivation and creativity consultant Richard Gerver. Richard is impressed by Alexandra's "game show host" approach to teaching but, like all performers, he…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Movement, Praise and Groups. A science video resource
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Movement, Praise and Groups

This Teachers TV programme features Trainee teacher Nic Cooper who wants to improve her behaviour management. Nic is taking a top-set Year Seven science lesson on kidney function. Behaviour expert Sue Cowley helps Nic relax and praise her students more. Once the group work has begun, Sue notices that Nic spends much of the time…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Secondary Science Technicians. A science video resource
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Secondary Science Technicians

Science technicians are an integral part of any school science team and offer invaluable back-up to science teachers. In this Teachers TV video, two science technicians at Manor School, York, work with Simon Quinnell, senior science technician at the National Science Learning Centre, to develop their skills, inspire students and…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Renewable Energy and Climate Change Podcasts. A science audio resource
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Renewable Energy and Climate Change Podcasts

Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these naked Scientist podcasts look at renewable energy and climate change in an accessible and informative way. The science of rubbish This podcast looks at the life cycle of rubbish, how to derive fuels from waste and even how the future for fuel production…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
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Materials Podcasts. A science audio resource
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Materials Podcasts

Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these naked Scientist podcasts look at materials science questions in an accessible and informative way. When will 'indestructible' plastics finally degrade? Nothing lasts forever, so how long does it take plastics in the sea to break down? Super…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Audio
The Essential Plastics Industry. A science, chemistry textbook resource
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The Essential Plastics Industry

This book, produced by CIEC Promoting Science, is aimed at teachers and post-16 students studying chemistry, design or materials science courses. It contains a wealth of information that cover topics such as the properties of polymers, uses of plastics, production processes, waste reduction, recycling and sustainable development.…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Textbook
Tablet Coating: Not Just a Pretty Colour. A science activity sheet resource
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Tablet Coating: Not Just a Pretty Colour

These activities, produced by CIEC Promoting Science, help students understand about the formulation and design of coating used for tablets taken as medicines. Designed originally as a unit of GNVQ teaching, the materials contain a range of practical investigations that would be useful for students studying post-16 chemistry, applied…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Activity sheet
Industrial Encounters: Good Practice for School Links. A science teacher guidance resource
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Industrial Encounters: Good Practice for School Links

From CIEC Promoting Science, this guide aims to help schools and science-based companies make the best use of their opportunities to liaise together. It concentrates upon using link activities to enrich aspects of the school science curriculum but there are many principles in the guide, with a more general application. There…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
On Site: a Guide to Visiting the Chemical Industry. A science, chemistry teacher guidance resource
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On Site: a Guide to Visiting the Chemical Industry

From CIEC Promoting Science, this guide provides practical information and advice about organising a visit to a local science-based industry. Visits can be engaging, stimulating and profitable for the students, teachers and companies involved. The guide looks at industrial links at both primary and secondary school levels and…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
Controlling Reactions: A Case Study. A science, chemistry activity sheet resource
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Controlling Reactions: A Case Study

These activities, produced by CIEC Promoting Science, are based on a BASF chemical plant at Seal Sands, Middlesbrough. They enable students to see how and why chemical reactions are controlled in a chemical plant. The materials contain full teacher guidance, student notes and activity sheets. Originally developed for GNVQ Advanced…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
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Cash and Chemicals. A science activity sheet resource
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Cash and Chemicals

Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, this resource looks to help post-16 students to improve their understanding of the working methods of science-based industry. The activity looks at the decisions involved in the design and development of a chemical plant to produce a chemical intermediate required by a new customer. Working…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Activity sheet
Subject Knowledge: Science. A science, chemistry video resource
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Subject Knowledge: Science

Produced by Teachers TV, this video provides an insight into climate change, the change in our world and a change in the way scientists view it. It can be used to explain the topics covered as well as illustrating ideas about how science works. Professor Andrew Watson of the University of East Anglia delves into the chemistry…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Chemistry in Forensics. A science video resource
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Chemistry in Forensics

From Teachers TV, this Inside Science video looks at two murder investigations and uncovers the chemistry and biochemistry behind the forensic testing that helped resolve the cases. Ten-year-old Damilola Taylor died after being attacked by a gang and receiving fatal leg wounds. Chantel Taylor, whose body has never been found,…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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How Science Works: Engineering Gold. A science video resource
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How Science Works: Engineering Gold

Part of the How Science Works series from Teachers TV, this video shows how Professor Peter Styring came up with a design for self-lubricating skis. Discover what stringent tests he performed before achieving the finished product of a possible gold medal winning ski. A chemical engineer, Styring has devoted much of his working…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Teaching and Learning About the Environment - Pack 3. A science teacher guidance resource
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Teaching and Learning About the Environment - Pack 3

This Teaching and Learning About the Environment pack, from the University of York Science Education Group, contains lessons on five environmental topics. All the lessons are fully supported by photocopiable student materials and accompanied by detailed teachers' notes. The lessons were developed by working groups of schoolteachers,…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
Teaching and Learning About the Environment - Pack 2. A science teacher guidance resource
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Teaching and Learning About the Environment - Pack 2

This Teaching and Learning About the Environment pack, from the University of York Science Education Group, contains lessons on five environmental topics. All the lessons are fully supported by photocopiable student materials and accompanied by detailed teachers' notes. The lessons were developed by working groups of schoolteachers,…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
Teaching and Learning About the Environment - Pack 1. A science teacher guidance resource
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Teaching and Learning About the Environment - Pack 1

This Teaching and Learning About the Environment pack, from the University of York Science Education Group, contains lessons on five environmental topics. All the lessons are fully supported by photocopiable student materials and accompanied by detailed teachers' notes. The lessons were developed by working groups of schoolteachers,…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
Climate on Trial. A science activity sheet resource
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Climate on Trial

This main unit in the Ideas and Evidence pack from the Pupil Researcher Initiative shows that scientists do not always have the answer. Understanding how the environment works can be very complicated, as there are so many factors involved. A good example of this is global warming where not everyone is certain that the climate is…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Activity sheet
Polluted Air. A science activity sheet resource
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Polluted Air

This main unit in the Ideas and Evidence pack from the Pupil Researcher Initiative is about how charts, graphs and computer software make it easier to communicate scientific information. They can also make help people to spot patterns when there is a lot of data to analyse. The unit is based on data about air pollution, which is…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Activity sheet
Safe Drinking Water. A science activity sheet resource
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Safe Drinking Water

This main unit in the Ideas and Evidence pack from the Pupil Researcher Initiative is about how scientists draw different types of graphs to communicate data, and make patterns easy to see. Students learn that whether they should draw a bar chart or a line graph depends on the nature of the data. This is illustrated by the types…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Activity sheet
Medicines for Pets. A science teacher guidance resource
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Medicines for Pets

Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. The activities use the pharmaceutical industry as a real life context to encourage children to look at the properties of materials, changing state and separation techniques. Children investigate the challenges faced by research…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Teacher guidance
The Kilogram. A science, physics article resource
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The Kilogram

This Catalyst article looks at the changing definition of the kilogram, a unit of mass and a base unit in the SI system (the International System of units). It has been found that the International Prototype Kilogram (IPK), made in 1879 and kept in a vault in Paris, has lost about 50microgrammes of mass over the years. This may…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Article
Life in the Water: Teacher Guidance. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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Life in the Water: Teacher Guidance

These teachers’ notes were produced to support the use of the series of video clips and activities about a Cape Farewell expedition to the Norwegian Arctic. The notes provide detailed guidance on each of the video clips and activities. They also suggest a series of six lessons based on the resources. The version of the notes…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Teacher guidance
Science in the Environment Pack 6: Management of Water Quality. A science, how science works teacher guidance resource
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Science in the Environment Pack 6: Management of Water Quality

The University of York Science Education Group ensured that all the Science in the Environment packs were organised according to broad environmental themes. Within each pack, a number of specific contexts were used to introduce the science content. In addition, each pack focused on the acquisition of particular skills and introduced…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Teacher guidance
Science in the Environment Pack 4: the Technological Environment. A science, chemistry activity sheet resource
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Science in the Environment Pack 4: the Technological Environment

The University of York Science Education Group ensured that all the Science in the Environment packs were organised according to broad environmental themes. Within each pack, a number of specific contexts were used to introduce the science content. In addition, each pack focused on the acquisition of particular skills and introduced…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Activity sheet
Science in the Environment Pack 3: Atmosphere and Climate. A science activity sheet resource
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Science in the Environment Pack 3: Atmosphere and Climate

The University of York Science Education Group ensured that all the Science in the Environment packs were organised according to broad environmental themes. Within each pack, a number of specific contexts were used to introduce the science content. In addition, each pack focused on the acquisition of particular skills and introduced…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Activity sheet
Metals and Plastics. A science textbook resource
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Metals and Plastics

The Ginn Science topic book Metals and Plastics for students aged 10 and 11 was published in 1991. It provides a wealth on information relating to the origin, properties and uses of these materials. Beginning with metals, it uses full colour illustrations in providing information about the history of metals, how they were used in…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
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Wood and Paper. A science textbook resource
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Wood and Paper

The Ginn Science level five students’ book Wood and Paper was written for students in Year Five (Primary Six) aged 9 to 10 years, and published in 1990. It relates to the content strand Materials and their uses. With the help of full colour illustrations it gives information about the origin and uses of wood and paper. It…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
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