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How Old?
Using the data from CensusAtSchool 2006/2007, this data analysis resource looks at trends in life expectancy in populations. Students consider both the primary data collected from CensusAtSchool and secondary data about life expectancy and major causes of death. A plenary asks students to consider what they have...
This series aims to provide clear, detailed data about how the human body works, describing how the different parts of a particular system work and how that system is affected by disease, diet and exercise and how medical science and knowledge can be used to keep the systems working effectively.
How Plants Grow
In this topic from the Association for Science Education, students study the life cycles of plants and the adaptation of plants to different environments. The topic allows classes in schools across the world to exchange information about plant cultivation. The topic also provides a context for studying plant...
How Polluted?
This field study resource pack encourages students to act as environmental scientists to assess the ‘health’ of a heathland habitat. The resource contains three separate activities that students can complete, depending on the time available and suitability of the site:
• Measuring nitrogen pollution in the...
How Pop Art Changed the World
This film clips describes the technical innovations that enabled pop art to change the look of peoples’ homes. Being able to print bright colours...
How Postmodernism Changed the World
In this film clip, George Sowden talks about how in the 1960s, modernism placed a lot of rules on design and restricted research. In an attempt to break away from feeling trapped by modernism, he produced a series of paintings which later formed the basis for the decorative finishes he added to the modernist...
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How protein aggregation impacts drug manufacture
Leon is a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Leeds. In this Discover STEM video Leon explains what protein aggregation is and why researchers want to understand this process to prevent protein-based medicines from being damaged during manufacture....
A lively book featuring a collection of puzzles, problems and activities linked to the history of mathematics.
Drawing on the riddles and paradoxes of the great mathematician philosophers of ancient times, as well as the mysteries of the Rubik Cube, it encourages children to think afresh.
A lively...
How Rich Is Your Habitat?
This practical activity uses a simple and convenient model of the real environment in order to demonstrate the principles of random sampling and how to estimate biodiversity. Students use different coloured sugar balls to represent different species in order to put Simpson's Diversity Index to the test, which takes...