Bugs Count - What Bugs Are Living Near You?
Carry out a survey on how many bugs are found in a certain area and add to a national survey. This resource fits in with the curriculum topics of animals in the local environment, habitats, and interdependence and adaptation. There are six key species to watch out for: Two-spot Ladybird, Devil’s Coach Horse, Small Tortoiseshell,…
Shopping Tutorial 2
This Licence to Cook tutorial is about understanding the information on food labels and making informed decisions when choosing what to buy and eat. The differentiated slides cover: • Food labels • Ingredients • Date marks • Nutritional information • Guideline Daily Amounts • Choices affected…
Shopping Tutorial 1
This Licence to Cook tutorial is about ensuring value for money when shopping. The differentiated slides cover: • Planning ahead • Adapting recipes • Considering the requirements of those you will be catering for • How to save money and budget effectively • Comparing foods in a supermarket •…
Protecting Tutorial 2
This Licence to Cook tutorial follows on from the Protecting Tutorial 1 and investigates further the inportance of being safe and hygienic when preparing food. The differentiated slides cover: • Preparing raw ingredients • Cleaning work surfaces • Cooking thoroughly • Covering food and safe storage •…
Protecting Tutorial 1
This Licence to Cook tutorial is about being safe and hygienic when buying, carrying and storing food. The differentiated slides cover: • Looking at the quality of food when shopping • Storing food, including the use of the fridge and freezer • Date marks • Preparing the kitchen • Personal hygiene •…
Eating Tutorial 2
This Licence to Cook tutorial provides eight tips for making healthier food choices. The differentiated slides cover: • Basing meals on starchy foods • Eating lots of fruit and vegetables • Eating more fish • Reducing intake of saturated fat and sugar • Reducing salt intake • Increasing activity • Drinking…
Eating Tutorial 1
This Licence to Cook tutorial is about healthy eating and describes the variety of foods needed for a balanced diet, giving examples of each type. The differentiated slides cover: • The Eatwell plate • Examples of food in each of the five food groups • A balanced diet • Healthy food choices • Practical…
Cooking Tutorial 3
This Licence to Cook tutorial is about gaining confidence with cooking and developing essntial skills. The differentiated slides cover: • using small electrical equipment, e.g. whisk • handling raw meat safely • preparing an onion • using a knife safely to dice • preparing chillies, garlic and ginger The…
Cooking Tutorial 2
This Licence to Cook tutorial is about becoming more confident in cooking and developing essential skills. The differentiated slides cover: • using the hob to boil and simmer • using a kettle to measure boiling water safely • draining hot water away from pasta • an all-in-one white sauce • the rubbing…
Cooking Tutorial 1
This Licence to Cook tutorial is about becoming familiar with the cooking equipment, tools and ingredients. The differentiated slides cover: • areas where you might be cooking • basic tools and equipment • using a knife safely to prepare fruit and vegetables • basic techniques for preparing ingredients,…
Planet Science: Our World in Motion Quiz
Produced by Planet Science, this quiz is an engaging way to get students thinking about a wide range of areas in science and engineering. It could also be used as part of a public engagement in science activity. The quiz covers topics such as: • Earth structure and plate tectonics • The rock cycle • Animals in…
Zoom in on Your Genome
From the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, this resource contains an animation that takes a journey which zooms in from the surface of the body into a cell. It illustrates the relationship between the nucleus, chromosomes, genes and DNA. Each stage is at higher magnification to show where the genome is found and to provide brief…
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…
Who Wants to Be a Zoologist?
Produced by ARKive, a database of stunning natural history images, this activity is designed to teach students aged 11-14 about the identifiable features of different types of animals and how they are classified. The activity is also suitable for students aged 14-16 and beyond. Using a quiz format, students use their knowledge…
Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad 2011
These resources from the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) include the Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad and the international Kangeroo challenges. The Olympiad is open to students in Years 9, 10 and 11 who have been invited to participate due to their being in the top 500 students in each group in the Intermediate Challenge.…
Junior Mathematical Olympiad
This resource from the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) is the 2011 challenge. The Junior Mathematical Olympiad consists of a two-hour paper of more in-depth mathematical problems to which there are two sections: Section A requires answers only whereas full written solutions are required for Section B. Around 1200 of the…
Intermediate Mathematical Challenge
This resource from the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) is the 2011 challenge. The Intermediate challenge is aimed at the top third of pupils in Year 11 or below in England and Wales, Year 12 or below in Northern Ireland and S4 or below in Scotland. The challenge involves answering 25 multiple choice questions in one…
2011 Junior Mathematical Challenge
The Junior Challenge, from the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT), is aimed at the top third of pupils in Year 8 or below in England and Wales, Year 9 or below in Northern Ireland and S2 or below in Scotland. The challenge involves answering 25 multiple choice questions in one hour and is sat in school under normal examination…
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Penguin Diversity: Mask Making (Age 5-7)
Through this fun and creative activity, from the ARKive collection, students learn about the different types of penguin species and how they have adapted, physically and behaviourally, to live in different environments. Each student is provided with the materials to make a mask showing one species of penguin, which they explain…
2010 Senior Mathematics Challenge
The Senior Mathematical Challenge (SMC), from the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT), is a multiple choice contest in which students are presented with five alternative answers, of which just one is correct. It follows that often students can find the correct answers by working backwards from the given alternatives or by showing…
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- Publication year: 2010 to date
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Big Bang Careers Resources
A number of careers resources on a range of themes such as biosciences, internet technology and world population were developed as part of the Big Bang Fair. These resources took the form of set of quiz questions about different careers for students to find out the answers to. The resources offered are: • Body talk •…
Infectious Diseases - Diseases
Produced by the ABPI, this interactive resource allows students to find out about a range of infectious diseases. Each are clearly explained, with causes and symptoms, and a quiz helps tests students' understanding of the topics covered. Diseases are: • Influenza • HIV/AIDS • Chickenpox • Food poisoning •…
Infectious Diseases - Medicines
Produced by the ABPI, this interactive resource allows students to find out about how infectious diseases are treated with modern medicines. It covers topics such as: • Antiseptics • Antibiotics and resistance • Developing medicines
Infectious Diseases - Timeline
Produced by the ABPI, this interactive resource looks at developments in our understanding of infectious diseases and how this has changed over time. From vaccination by Edward Jenner, to the present day, advances in knowledge are illustrated. Sections in the resource include: • Jenner and vaccination • Semmelweiss and…
Infectious Diseases - Immunity
This is an interactive resource produced by the ABPI. In the resource, students can find out about how the human immune system tackles infectious diseases. The resource describes how antigens identify foreign pathogens and the immune response that is produced. Animations illustrate processes such as antigen-antibody binding and the…
Infectious Diseases - Pathogens
This is an interactive resource produced by the ABPI. In the resource, students can find out about mico-organisms and how they cause disease. There are sections on bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. Each section contains details on the micro-organism's structure and examples of the diseases they cause.
Activity 1: Introduction
This activity introduces the Nuffield Council on Bioethics' Forensic Use of Bioinformation resource. It includes a quiz and fact file describing the use of fingerprints for identification and processes of DNA profiling. Also Included is The forensic use of bioinformation - resources for teachers which contains: • curriculum…
Carbon Footprints and the Greenhouse Effect
In this SATIS Revisited resource students consider the factors that contribute to the greenhouse effect, the possible effects of global warming, and how they as individuals are contributing to carbon dioxide emissions. Climate change is affecting the natural world. The distribution of some species appears to be changing and so…
Kidney Failure
In this SATIS Revisited resource students look at the role of the kidney and treatment of kidney failure by dialysis and with transplants, and explore issues around the shortage of donor organs in the UK. In 2010 the number of individuals requiring kidney transplants in the UK was approximately 8000 people. This number is greater…
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- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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