Resources

Any Old Evidence

In this Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, students are provided with a number of images of bones and asked to work in groups to draw what they think the animal would have looked like. They are then provided clues to help build up their...

Anything but Junk

This article discovers how geneticists are beginning to discover the significance of junk DNA. The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 25, Issue 4.

Catalyst is a science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual...

Explore the iconic Apollo space missions and moon landings through these stunning infographics and data visualisations. If you like space, this book is for you.

The Apollo Program ran from...

Apollo 1 fire - the Aftermath

This historic footage, from Footagevault, was recorded at the top of the Apollo 1 rocket stack shortly after the fire which claimed the lives of the first Apollo astronauts. The film shows how ferociously things burn in a high pressure pure...

After thousands of years looking at the moon, man, in the person of Neil Armstrong, finally laid foot on the lunar surface. This film follows the exploration of the moon by Apollo 11, 12 and 14 and shows live footage of the Apollo 13 mission in which, following an oxygen tank explosion, the three man crew were...

The exploration of the lunar surface continues, as the last six men to set foot on the moon carry out further experiments, including their search for evidence of recent volcanic activity. The three Rover lunar vehicles carry the astronauts many miles across difficult and varied terrain.

Apollo scene setting

This lesson sets the scene for the study of the Lunar Discs, and gets students to think about the contexts and history leading to the collection of the Lunar samples in the loan boxes. By considering the events of the space race, role playing taking a moonwalk, and considering the actions of the astronauts,...

APP for Primary Science - Counting Caterpillars with Deborah Herridge

This programme from Teachers TV demonstrates a fun, low-cost and practical science investigation which will help cover the Assessing Pupil's Progress criteria for pattern-seeking and collecting and representing data at Key Stages One and Two.

CPD trainer Deborah Herridge shows a group of primary science...

APP for Primary Science - Introducing Deborah Herridge

In this Teachers TV programme trainer Deborah Herridge reveals her passion for practical science to Key Stage One and Key Stage Two teachers. Starting with a testable question she challenges the teachers to find out which hands grab the most sweets, an exciting exercise which encourages children to carry out a...

APP for Primary Science - Mummification with Deborah Herridge

This Teachers TV programme shows CPD trainer Deborah Herridge introducing a practical mummification exercise for Key Stage One and Two which links science and history. Talking to a group of primary science teachers, Deborah shows how a tomato can be mummified using similar techniques to the method employed by...