Passport
This Association for Science Education (ASE) resource from the SYCD: Science Year Primary collection provides a template for a successful bridging topic between primary and secondary schools. Passport can also be used as a stand alone activity in Year Six to help students focus on their investigative skills and provides a good record…
Drama: Growing Pains
A drama, in best pantomime tradition, that takes a humorous look at a serious subject - what plants need to grow. This resource is part of the ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary collection. The complete script of the play Growing Pains. The play is an extract from a CD that combines drama tips, science activities and set instructions…
Life Is Loopy
An ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary game for revising knowledge of life and living processes. The resource consists of twenty-one question and answer cards, and guidance on how to use them with your class. The cards need to be printed out with answers and questions printed on different coloured paper. These could be laminated…
Eating and Drinking
This topic, from the Association for Science Education and aimed at students aged 8-12, focuses on nutrition and the links between diet and health. Students reflect the cultural significance of diet. The topic allows classes in schools across the world to exchange information about food and health. After exchanging their findings…
Slugs
An ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary structured and complete unit on slugs, which stands alone, or would fit into any topic or theme involving small invertebrates - 'minibeasts'. You can pick and choose which bits best suit your circumstances.
Plants and Me
This topic, from the Association for Science Education, explores the importance of plants. The topic allows classes in schools across the world to exchange information about plants grown locally, the value of these plants and how they are used. After exchanging their findings and views with students in other countries, students…
Food Glorious Food
This topic, from the Association for Science Education, explores the cultural aspects of food. The topic allows classes in schools across the world to exchange information about the foods found locally, and the connections between diet and health. After exchanging their findings and views with students in other countries, students…
Look Around You
Short activities designed for the ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary CD-ROM to help children develop their observation skills in the environment. The resource includes ideas for making up an investigation kit of easily obtainable 'bits' for each child, and simple ideas of how to use them to find out more about the world around…
Biology and Chemistry for Middle Schools
Biology and Chemistry 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 association…
Passport
This resource, provided by the Association for Science Education (ASE) and part of the SYCD Science Year Who am I? collection, is a template for successful bridging projects.It is designed as transition activity for students moving from primary to secondary school. By collecting visas for skills and investigations to carry forward…