Pirates Treasure Mystery
This Science upd8 activity is inspired by the film Pirates of the Caribbean. What are the contents of the treasure chest? What metal is the key made of? What happened to the treasure after decades under the sea?
Fun-Size
Fun-size activities are short 5-15 minute activities that enliven lessons. They are provided by the Association for Science Education (ASE) and are part of the SYCD: Science Year Who am I? collection. They range from short games and word plays through to quick demonstrations. Many of these have been kindly donated by teachers.…
Mechanical
Produced by the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP), these images are useful for adding to documents, presentations or for use with an interactive whiteboard. Mainly simple line drawings, they can be cut and pasted into documents and image processing applications. The images in this resource are related to the topic of mechanical…
STEM Careers Guidance for Teachers Toolkit
Produced by Rolls-Royce, the associated resources in this toolkit help students to make the connection between STEM subjects studied in school or college and possible future career opportunities. The materials illustrate the really exciting opportunities which open up to them through studying STEM subjects. The toolkit also aims…
Piggiflu is Coming
A simulation from Science upd8 that looks at how a viral disease spreads in a model population (the school). It is interactive, relevant and involves large numbers of students. There is the potential for family involvement. The simulation continues for around 5 days, after which students can use ICT to analyse the data to see how…
Earth 2
This Science upd8 resource is set in the context of astronomy. Astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System. Through analysing data students justify whether or not they believe the 'new' planet to be Earth-like.
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Numbers and Patterns: Laying Foundations in Mathematics
This set of materials from the National Strategies is intended to help practitioners working with students in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and lower Key Stage One, to plan their mathematics provision and help students to secure some of the key mathematical ideas that they will use throughout the rest of their lives. The…
Clippy Island - Investigation into Natural Selection
From the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), this selection of activities are suitable for Key Stage Four students investigating natural selection. Using spring clips of different sizes, students 'feed' on a range of seeds to see the effect of beak size. Different scenarios look at how seed availability…
Applications
These two books from the Shell Centre focus on applications. The tasks are intended to stimulate students' interest in, and understanding of, the world in which they live. As they pursue these tasks students will be involved in selecting materials and mathematics to use for their chosen task, checking they have sufficient information,…
SPACE Project Research Report: Forces
The Science Processes and Concepts Exploration (SPACE) project research report on Forces was published in 1998 by Liverpool University Press. It differs from the other SPACE reports since it concerns research carried out after the original SPACE project has been completed and includes students aged 11 to 14 years in the sample as…
Leapfrogs Action Books
This series of books from Leapfrogs offers a collection of explorations and investigations on a particular theme. In content they are less restricting than a simple work card. The Action Books are: Animations - slidescopes, flip sheets, zig zags, flick books, multi exposures transformations, enlargements, translations, rotations…
New Degree - Integrated Sciences
The Stimulating Physics Network worked with the Universities of Leicester, London South Bank, Surrey and East Anglia to develop a new interdisciplinary degree course. Two video clips introduce the course, presented by Professor Derek Raine at Leicester and Professor Jim Al-Khalili at Surrey. The third clip discusses the problem-based…
Science and Technology in Society 3
SATIS book three includes Air pollution - where does it come from?, Living with kidney failure, The second law of - what?, and Recycling aluminium. The ten units in this booklet are: 301 Air pollution - where does it come from?: A data-analysis exercise concerning sources of air pollution. 302 Living with kidney failure: A…
TRUMP Part 1: Introduction to Astrophysics
This introductory part of the TRUMP Astrophysics package gave an overview of the current picture of the Universe. It provided some information relating to telescopes and observations, and ended with two examples of physics in astronomy: • the use of line spectra to estimate the age of the Universe and • the use of line…
Science Skills
This interactive resource from BP Educational Service sets students six real industrial science problems. Video briefings and an interactive laboratory provide students with the tools they need to solve the challenges. Each challenge is based around a core curriculum topic, and helps to develop science skills. The six challenges…
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Sensory Design Executive: Jenny Tillotson
This STEMNET resource describes the background and career of STEM Ambassador Jenny Tillotson, the Chief Executive Officer of Sensory Design and Technology Ltd. Jenny produces mood-enhancing clothes, jewellery and medical products. Reading science fiction novels set Jenny thinking about how the arts and science could work together…
Science 5/13 Units for Teachers: Early Experiences
The Science 5/13 Unit for teachers entitled Early experiences focuses on science for the youngest children (infants) in the primary school. Unlike other Units of the project, the activities proposed in Early experiences cover a range of activity-based topics and relate only to the objectives stated for the first part of stage one,…
Accident and Emergency
In this Science upd8 activity students take on the role of a hospital Family Liaison Officer. They carry out research around cells, tissues and organs and then explain a patient's injuries using this knowledge. The activity can help to broaden students' ideas about careers in medicine.
Integrated Mathematics Scheme: L1
Part of the Integrated Mathematics Scheme, this book is aimed at lower ability Year Nine students. It has four strands to the work. These are: • Revision and practice in basic skills such as estimation, mental arithmetic, shape recognition and the use of tables • basic mathematical ideas and concepts • applications…
Focus Year 9 Number Extension
The material in this Century Maths book is aimed at above average ability students. The approach adopted uses games, puzzles and investigations to support the development of the concepts being introduced. Contents of the student book: Arithmetic (1): appropriate level of accuracy, estimates to fairly complex number problems…
Encouraging Primary Science
Published in 1987 by Cassell, at a time when science had only recently become part of primary curriculum, this book aims to develop the confidence of teachers in teaching science in primary schools. It is aimed at head teachers, subject leaders and classroom teachers and looks at ways of creating a whole school policy for the teaching…
Animal Photoperiodism
Produced in 1970 by the Institute of Biology as part of its Studies in Biology series, this booklet looks at biological rhythms (biorhythms). These are the cyclic events which occur daily or seasonally in the lives of animals. This booklet looks at the study of the biological effects of day length. It is an introduction to photoperiodism…
Measure - Pack 1
This resource from Maths Chest 4 is aimed at lower Key Stage Two and contains teachers' notes for running activities on the curriculum areas of money, capacity, length, time, weight and area. It is divided into 13 topics designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised into two sets…
Photography
The practical activities in this resource provide a good introduction to the properties of light and lenses through the context of photography, including making a pinhole camera. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the…
Shape and Space
This resource from Maths Chest 6, aimed at Key Stage Two contains teachers' notes for running activities on shape and space. It is divided into six topics which are designed to be taught in sequence at different times within the year. Each topic is organised two sets of activities both of which include teacher-led activities,…
Battle of the Beaks
This practical activity explores beak adaptations in bird populations and looks at the way in which variation in beak shape is related to the available food sources within an environment. Students simulate bird feeding by using a ‘beak’ to collect food and place it into a stomach. There are four different beak shapes…
Mount Etna - Europe's Biggest Volcano
This Catalyst article takes a look at Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily, the biggest and tallest active volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world. The article explores the geology of the volcano, its history and the local habitat surrounding it including how the volcanic conditions create rich fertile soil.
Sound and Music
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Blow your own trumpet • Be quiet • Comic sounds • Animal noises • Singing like a lark • Paul goes to speech…
Magic Dye
This activity, produced by Solar Spark, uses "magic dye", a mixture of three different dye molecules. The mixture contains a yellow disperse dye, a direct blue dye and an acid red dye. When a fabric is put into the mixture, the dyes only attach to the types of fabrics they can bond well with. For example, the blue and yellow…
STEM Choices: Summary of Good Practice
From the Department for Education, this resource is an accessible summary of good practice when delivering careers information and guidance. It will be useful for tutors, subject teachers, and careers advisers involved in STEM and other subject areas.
Physics in Schools IV: Supply and Retention of Teachers
This report, produced by the Centre for Education and Emplyment Research (CEER), looks at specialist physics teacher supply and retention in English schools. Physics is at the sharp end of teacher recruitment. It is the subject that schools find most difficult to staff. Some schools do not teach it, and others that do, use non-physicists…
Challenges
These resources have been provided by Mathematical Education on Merseyside who have been running Challenge and Senior Challenge, take-home competitions for February half term, since the late 1970s. The Challenge is aimed at students in Years Seven and Eight. Each challenge consists of about eight questions, with illustrations…
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