Case Study: Genetic Profiling
In this resource from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, students look at the ethical issues surrounding the ability of people to pay for a DNA analysis service to find out their personal susceptibility to certain diseases and conditions. The resource gives information about genetic conditions which can be profiled in this way. It…
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Tunnel Design Engineer: Kate Woolley
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of tunnel design engineer and STEM Ambassador Kate Woolley. Kate designs and supervises the construction of tunnels and finds that she needs to use maths, physics and technology to make everyday decisions. Engineering, however, had not always seemed a natural choice. Kate…
Robotic Telescopes
From the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this brochure describes the leading role played by UK scientists and engineers at universities, observatories and research council establishments in providing real-time astronomy for research and education. The work of the Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes is described.…
Sexual Selection: the Dating Game
This ARKive game teaches students the main principles of sexual selection and the difference between intrasexual and intersexual selection. Using species from ARKive as examples, students discover why some animals have ornaments to attract mates (intersexual selection) while others have weapons to fight for mates (intrasexual selection).
Cholera: Death by Diarrhoea
Cholera is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. There have been seven worldwide disease outbreaks or pandemics since 1817, killing millions of people and infecting millions more. This resource, from the Society for General Microbiology, charts the history of the disease and investigates the causes, diagnosis,…
Chemistry in our Lives
This topic, from the Association for Science Education, allows classes in schools across the world to explore and exchange information about the many chemical products which people use in their homes. The topic is provided in English and 10 other languages. Students examine the labelling of chemical products and learn about the…
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History, People and FAQs
This resource, from the Living in a Materials World CD-ROM produced by Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), describes the achievements of some of the physicists and chemists who have contributed to our scientific understanding of the structure and behaviour of atoms. Historical developments describes the work and…
What Is Astrobiology?
From the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this resource describes the new and exciting subject that brings together many different branches of science. Astrobiology is the study of how life formed and developed on the Earth, the conditions that made this possible and whether these conditions can exist elsewhere…
Healthcare Provision and Lifestyle Choices
Are patients entitled to healthcare whatever their lifestyle choices? From Debating Matters, this topic guide addresses the issues around the provision of healthcare. Information, further reading and web links help students to consider and understand the topic. Does an alcoholic have a right to a liver transplant, even if he…
Renewable Energy: a Resource for Key Stages 3 and 4
This book by John Stringer discusses five main categories of renewable energy - wind, water, solar, geothermal and biofuels. It considers the technology, economics, and environmental impact of renewable energy projects in order to enable students to form their own views about renewable energy. The resource contains a variety of…
Advancing the Digital Arts
A case study from Mathematics Matters which looks at how mathematics is applied in the animation industry. The computer animation industry relies on a steady stream of mathematics to produce the fantastic images found on our cinema and television screens. Advanced mathematics also fuels developments in other areas of 3D modelling,…
Maintenance Engineer: Tim Moss
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Tim Moss, a maintenance engineer working for Nottingham Express Transit. Tim has always been interested in all kinds of transport. His work involves researching transport technology and ensuring that Nottingham's tram system runs efficiently. Tim's…
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Activity Case Study 1: Dr Heather Williams
A STEMNET resource describing how STEM Ambassador, Dr Heather Williams, explained the physics behind CT imaging and nuclear medicine to GCSE and A Level students. In an interactive lecture, Heather gave examples of a coronary angiography and a CT scan. She described how each works and the differences between them. She also talked…
breakthrough: the RI at 200
breakthrough was a termly resource for teachers published between 1999 and 2001. Each edition highlighted a number of discoveries and inventions and the people who made them. This edition was published in September 1999. Each edition of breakthrough included feature articles and regular items such as profiles of key scientists,…
space:uk - Spring 2011, Issue 31
From the UK Space Agency, this issue of Space:UK magazine contains news and features on: • Meet the UK space scientists and engineers at the heart of a mission to map the Milky Way. • How UK built satellites are helping to save lives. • The UK physics teacher going to the end of the Earth. • Working on…
Nuffield Physical Science: Sections 1-7
The first Student Workbook for Nuffield Physical Science began with an extensive introduction to this novel course for students. The Workbook was not designed as a textbook. The content of each section was arranged on the same plan, and each contained four types of material: 'Introduction', passages of 'General information',…
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Activity Case Study 5: Jenny Tillotson
This STEMNET activity case study describes Jenny Tillotson's work as a STEM Ambassador. Jenny's activities include speaking at schools, running workshops and offering internships in her company, Sensory Design and Technology Ltd. Her presentations look at science fiction and fashion and include film clips and samples to…
Triple Science Case Study: Leadership and CPD
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how the benefit of strong leadership and targeted professional development can improve specialist teachers’ capacities to deliver triple science effectively. The case study includes some background information about Northolt High School (Middlesex); the…
London U.K. - Dissolving: The Acid Bath Murderer
The acid bath murderer used strong acid to dispose of the bodies of his victims in the 1940’s. Planet Science uses this gruesome story as a basis for activities which teachers could demonstrate to their students – examining whether small pieces of meat, fat, gristle and bone dissolve in acid and if alkali might be more…
Matthew Evans
In this STEMNET resource, Assistant Head Teacher Matthew Evans describes activities undertaken in his specialist Technology College to support STEM subject teaching. The school runs many STEM Clubs and has worked with STEM Ambassadors for nearly 15 years. Matthew works closely with the STEM Ambassadors and they organise regular…
STEM Choices: Industry Focus
This set of four profiles of UK industries give an overview of each one and is designed for students to gain an insight into careers available to people who have studied STEM subjects. The industries featured are the nuclear power, pharmaceutical, renewable energy and maritime industry. Each profile includes an overview of the…
What Do Social Scientists Do? Geography
This Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) resource gives information about career options for people who study geography. It starts by defining the subject, including its component parts of human and physical geography. Human geography includes studies of cultures, population, economies, health and medicine, rural and urban…
Triple Science Case Study: Student Selection and Valuing Practical Work
From the Triple Science Support Programme, this case study illustrates how enabling students to self-select onto the triple science course and providing them with meaningful opportunities for practical work in Key Stage Four, achievement and uptake in sciences at post-16 can increase. The case study includes some background information…
Perfumes
This resource, provided by the Association for Science Education (ASE), is a pick and mix collection of activities enabling students to create their own stunning scents from scratch. Besides a collection of experiments for making and testing fragrances, there is extension material on applying the particle model to how we smell perfume. Perfumes…
GM Food
From Debating Matters, this topic guide includes information, further reading and web links to help students understand the issues around the use of genetically modified food crops. Supporters say that genetically-modified (GM) foods can help to provide food for an increasing world population. Opponents suggest that there are…
EDT's Widening Participation Programme
EDT is a charity that offers a comprehensive portfolio of activities designed to promote STEM courses and careers to specific target groups of students, including females and ethnic minorities. This leaflet describes some of their courses and provides contact details for further information.
Aimin Song
An Impact! People case study from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Imagine a cheap, reliable mobile phone you could fold into your back pocket, a TV that just rolled up for storage or electronic paper. These are just some of the products that are being made possible by Professor Aimin Song with…
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…
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Risk Management Coordinator: Ross Wattie
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Ross Wattie, a risk management coordinator at an international integrated energy company. Ross is currently involved in risk modelling to simulate different scenarios and assess their possible impacts. He has also found that his language skills have been…
Heart Surgery and Dissection
Produced by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), these materials help students to understand more about how the heart works and also includes a step-by-step guide to dissecting a heart obtained from a butcher. In the first part of the resource, various aspects of cardiac biology are described and…
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- Publication year: 2010 to date
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Immunisation
This resource, from the Association for Science Education (ASE) includes a number of activities to support immunisation teaching in science and the QCA Citizenship unit 'What's in the public interest?' Science and technology can bring great benefits to humanity. At the same time science can seem challenging, even threatening.…
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Activity Case Study 15: Colin Glen
This STEMNET activity case study describes how Colin Glen, a project manager for a construction company, is motivating future engineers through his work as a STEM Ambassador. Along with a variety of other Ambassadors, Colin took part in a Business in Maths day at his old secondary school, talking to students about the construction…
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