Real-world Science: Properties of Hydrocarbons
These resources, from the BP Educational Service, include exciting short films, interactive activities, online quizzes and teachers' notes, looking at science in a real-world context. Topics include: • Combustion of fuels • Energetic reactions • Hydrocarbons from crude oil • Polymerisation • Properties…
InvestiGATE
InvestiGATE, from the BP Educational Service includes a short video which looks at the ways scientists find out about the world. A comic strip scenario introduces the idea of air resistance and parachutes by looking at how eggs can land safely with the aid of a parachute. Children then pose ideas for carrying out a fair test, which…
Careers in Energy
This publication from BP Educational Services gives a guide to careers in the energy business. It includes biographies of real-life role models, and information on desirable generic employability skills, which are valued across sectors. The role model examples include a geologist, gas trader, commercial and financial analysts,…
Climate Change Activities
This interactive animation from BP Educational Service looks at the impact of global warming. Students set a global mean temperature and then explore the projected effects of this change on different areas of the planet. This animation is part of a wider range of resources to support the teaching of climate change. These can be…
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…