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Going Underground
This learning pack provides many activities from across the curriculum, which are all linked to the topic of ‘Going Underground’. They all sit within the context of London, but may also be used by schools teaching outside the capital. The pack is designed so that you can pick and choose between the topics...
This set of wooden, coloured chairs is an ideal challenge to encourage young students to build, balance, sort and select.
The Hodder science gold activity pack will provide complete support for teachers by providing tailor-made homework and classroom activities for lower ability children. The pack is photocopiable.
The Support pack currently available provides activities for lower ability pupils, but this resource is designed...
Gold award: a balanced diet
The aim of this project is to design a menu for somebody with a nutritional disorder. The project is split into two main sections. The first is very much research-based, finding out about a nutritional disorder. The second involves analytical chemistry and biology, as you will conduct food tests. Finally, students ...
Gold award: are fruit juices healthier than fizzy drinks?
Students test and compare a range of fizzy drinks and fruit juices to detrmine:
- perception of sweetness.
- reducing sugars concentration using colorimetry
- the amino acids present by chromatography
- effect on tooth decay
- antimicrobial effects of caffeine
Gold award: build your own pinhole camera
Pinhole cameras can be made very simply, and they take reasonable pictures. But it’s a little more complicated to make a pinhole camera that takes a good picture, has an...
Gold award: compare different suns creams
In this project, students measure the UV radiation to find out when the sun’s UV rays are the strongest. They will then compare a variety of different sun creams and sun blocks by measuring how much UV...
Gold award: compare the properties of different fabrics
In this project, students compare the properties of a range of fabrics made from different fibres. The fabrics could be woven or knitted and they could be made from natural fibres such as cotton and wool or synthetic fibres such as nylon. Students should investigate physical properties, such as strength, tear...
Gold award: design and make your own skateboard
To begin the project, students:
• Carry out some research into skateboard design and how they vary.
• Find out about the different components - how are they...