Resources by Wellcome Trust
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Life Study - Biology A Level in the 21st Century
This document presents the recommendations and research findings of a report from the Wellcome Trust, published in 2004.
The purpose of the research was to investigate:
• the response of students and teachers to biology A level courses
• factors which made biology a popular option at AS and A...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Light - R2P
This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use the history of science as a context for teaching light and colour.
The research summary discusses how pupils find light a complex and challenging topic which leads to many misconceptions including that colour is an intrinsic property of an object. ...
Linking genes and health
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Understanding genes can help with the search for treatments and cures but can also help with understanding how diseases spread. |
Little book of fast facts
Each issue of the Big Picture is on a different topic in biology and comes with its own sprinkling of ‘fast facts’, fascinating snippets of information on the topic. This booklet brings together the best of the fast facts from the last fourteen issues, sorted into eight themes, for use in project work, as part of...
Living in space
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Living without gravity and the protection of our atmosphere from radiation has serious consequences. How do astronauts manage and what can we learn from them? |
Lymphatic Filariasis
Produced by the Wellcome Trust, this animation shows the complete life cycle of tiny parasitic worms as they move between human and mosquito hosts.
Lymphatic filariasis is a disabling disease found in low-income areas...
Lysozyme
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Explore the structure of lysozyme, and understand why protein folding is so important. |
Making a drug
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Find out how drugs are made, tested and trialled. Learn about the role of technology and simulation in drug making. |
Making sense of statistics
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These articles will help you understand what is meant by different terms, normal distribution, data sets, correlation and significance. |