JIVE Posters
Produced by JIVE (Joint Interventions), this set of information posters are for employers to illustrate how organisations can support and inspire women to enter and progress in Science, Engineering Technology and the Built Environment.
Moonsaics
This collection of five Moonsaics have been created by the National Schools' Observatory, they consist of five different images of the Moon, separated into multiple picture panels per image, much like a "giant jigsaw puzzle". Students are challenged to assemble the completed images, offering them the opportunity to…
Route Map into Engineering
From Engineering UK, these posters show the variety of routes that students can follow to gain entry to engineering courses, professional qualifications and careers. Three posters are available with information specific to England, Wales or Scotland.
Voice Your Choice (Key Stage Two)
Voice Your Choice is an innovative, ready-to-go, resource produced by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BCGI) which engages students at Key Stage Two in debate on conservation of animal and plant species. A scenario is set and students are divided into groups to investigate the reasons for saving a particular plant or…
True Snowboards
This poster, from STEMNET, illustrates how expertise from designers, engineers and technologists is used to design and manufacture an innovative snowboard. It helps to illustrate how STEM industries offer many exciting career opportunities. True Snowboards design, prototype and produce snowboards using innovative materials and…
Exercise, Energy and Movement
Produced by the Wellcome Trust, this issue of the Big Picture looks at the physiology and sociology of exercise and movement. For humans, movement is for more than just basic survival. They move for fun, to compete and to be healthy. This resource looks at the biological systems that keep humans moving and consider some of the…
Top Ten Reasons Why Renewable Energy is Cool!
This poster from Practical Action has ten interesting and, in some cases, amusing facts that will appeal to students. The poster is high resolution and can be used for display.
Engineering Concert
From EngineeringUK, this engaging poster looks at engineering careers involved in the staging of a music concert. Short descriptions are given for the jobs of: sound engineer, structural engineer, lighting technician and electrical engineer. Four lesson activities accompany the poster: Hot wires: In this activity, students…
Food and Diet
This issue of the Big Picture, from the Wellcome Trust, looks at the role that food plays not only in human physiology but also in the individual's lives. Food is about so much more than sustenance. Food choice touches on many aspects of human life: culture, identity, religion, relationships, mood, fashion and pleasure. This…
Engineering Careers Postcards
Produced by EngineeringUK for the Big Bang, these materials contain information about careers in engineering on postcard-style printable resources. A range of careers are covered. These include: Cash in your pocket Describes how computer engineers are responsible for designing and producing systems that allow instant access to…
Astrium
This resource, provided by STEMNET, features five inspiring people who developed Bridget, a six-wheeled ExoMars rover. Bridget is a prototype of the vehicle that will be the largest and most sophisticated vehicle ever to visit Mars. Each of the featured scientists describe their role in the space technology company Astrium…
Where Would Social Science Be Without Maths?
A poster for teachers to use within the classroom, produced by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). On the front is a timeline featuring prominent figures who developed the use of statistics, with accompanying teachers’ notes on the back. The timeline looks at landmark events in social science from 1662, when John…
Floating Garden Challenge
This challenge, from Practical Action, requires students to design and build a model structure that will enable farmers to grow crops even in an area that may become flooded. A floating garden, built on a base of aquatic weeds, is a cheap and sustainable way of allowing people to grow vegetables. The resource can be adapted to…
Voice Your Choice (Key Stage Three)
Voice Your Choice is an innovative, ready-to-go, resource produced by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BCGI) which engages students at Key Stage Three in debate on conservation of animal and plant species. A scenario is set and students are divided into groups to investigate the reasons for saving a particular plant or…
Primary: Food Hygiene
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource helps students to consider how poor food hygiene can allow the spread of food-poisoning microbes. The materials include teacher guidance, stimulus materials and students' activity sheets. In the activity, children investigate how easily potentially harmful microbes…
Assessing Pupils' Progress: Guidelines and Criteria
Part of the Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP) collection, these resources present the criteria for assessing progress in students’ understanding of science at Key Stage Three. Structure These guidelines/criteria are to help teachers assess progress in students’ work across five strands of assessment called Assessment…
A Century of Crystallography
This poster, from the Science and Technology Facilities Council, celebrates 100 years since two scientists in the UK pioneered a technique for crystallography. Crystallography uses x-rays to create a diffraction pattern to examine the atomic structure of crystals. The poster explains Bragg’s Law, which allows the calculation…
The Poster Collection
The Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching has produced these posters which are suitable mainly for reception classes but could also be used with Years One and Two. They are taken from an English version of an Hungarian original which was produced for kindergartens in Hungary. The Reception lesson plans make reference…
DNA in the Garden
Produced by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), these resources contain two sets of materials, suitable for Key Stage Three/Four or post-16 students. They explore the science and surprises behind plant DNA. Separate worksheets for each age group cover: • What plant DNA is • How plant…
Did You Know? Non-food Crops
These posters, from the National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC), help children to find out more about non-food crops, their uses and benefits. Making products out of renewable materials from non-food crops can be part of a solution to climate change. Renewable materials can help reduce carbon footprints. The NNFCC posters offer…
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Route to Infinity
This NRICH maths activity offers a good opportunity for students to discuss images and find convincing arguments for their solutions in the context of co-ordinates. It can also provide a metaphor for problem solving - when you think you have seen all that is there, look again.
Doing the Housework
In this activity from stats4schools, students investigate the gender differences when it comes to household chores. Students interpret information from tables and graphs, manipulate data, research gender stereotypes and formulate arguments for discussion. They will need internet access to conduct their own research.
Fluvial
This STEMNET poster describes four people in four different companies who all work together to produce an innovative flood defence system. To manufacture the produce requires the collaboration of designers, engineers, materials specialist and accountants. Each describes their jobs and how they became involved in the project. Roles…
Brompton
This poster, from STEMNET, introduces five young people involved in the design, assembly and sale of innovative folding bicycles. The poster illustrates how STEM subjects can open career choices and also the variety of skills needed in a modern company. The featured employees include: • product designer • production…
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- Publication year: 2010 to date
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Watching the Goggle Box
Using this resource from stats4schools, students investigate TV viewing habits by interpreting data and graphs, manipulating data to answer questions and draw conclusions. The resource includes a lesson plan, datasheet, questions sheet and dataset.
DNA in the Garden
A set of four worksheets from the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC) suitable for Key Stage Two (ages 8-11), that explore the science and surprises behind inheritance and DNA. Activities look at: • Where it all began - word grid based on the work of Gregor Mendel • DNA size and sequence -…
The D-Files
The D-Files, produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), have been written by science teachers and LEA science advisors, with help from staff, on topics chosen by themselves as being those most appropriate to the Key Stages Three and Four age level. They are intended as a fun activity which can be expanded as…
Secondary: Hand Hygiene
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource contains teacher guidance, stimulus materials and student activity suggestions. It considers the need for effective hand washing to limit the spread of infections. Students carry out an experiment to observe how microbes can spread from person to person simply by shaking…
Primary: Hand Hygiene
Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource looks at how harmful microbes can be spread by contact and how good handwashing can help to prevent this spread. Extensive teacher guidance, stimulus materials and students' activity sheets are included in the resource. In the activities, children carry out…
The Royal Society of Chemistry Posters
From the Royal Society of Chemistry, these posters illustrate some of the science careers available to students, for example: food scientist, analytical chemist, formulation scientist, materials scientist and chemist. Bright and stimulating, they make students think about science areas such as pharmaceuticals, materials, climate…
The Why, When, and How of Hand Washing
This brightly coloured leaflet from the Society for General Microbiology explains how good hand hygiene can reduce the spread of infection and also help prevent food poisoning. Specially designed, bold cartoons are used to illustrate the key points together with a list of fascinating facts about microbial transmission. It is suitable…
Groovy Green Adventures
From the National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC), these colourful posters illustrate some of the products that can be made from plants. Engaging and clear, they can be used as a stimulus when introducing ideas about sustainable development and renewable materials. The posters cover: • medicines from plants • bioplastics •…
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- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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