Resources
What happens to the human body with a bone gets broken, it gets a shock or has an allergic reaction? The human body reacts in all kinds of ways - and not all of them pleasant!
Cause, Effect...
Fun experiments to do in the kitchen. Teach your child about science with this activity book, with experiments to do in your kitchen. Concepts include fun, mess-free activities, from making eggs float to creating...
In the Limelight
This Science upd8 activity engages students in the practical applications of colour mixing used in stage set design. In the scenario students act as the expert making recommendations to an international awards show, the ‘The International Music Awards.’ This resource is based on the work of the British design...
In the Mountains - Going Up?
This Catalyst article describes how the human body is affected by low atmospheric pressure at high altitudes. The article looks at the dangers that await the unwary traveller and explains how, if people understand their bodies, they can avoid the worst problems of life at high altitudes.
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In the Pink: Colour from Carotenes
This Catalyst article explains how in nature, bioamplification causes substances to become more concentrated as they move from eater to eaten along a food chain. This sequence occurs in relation to the concentration of pesticides like DDT along a food chain, and causes problems for those animals, like birds of prey...
Photographs and simple text present some of the different machines used in a large supermarket, including fork lifts, scales, pricing machines, and conveyor belts.
Produced by the Wellcome Trust, In The Zone is a major UK initiative inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It has been awarded the London 2012 Inspire Mark and is part of Get Set +, the official London 2012 education programme. Primary resources linked to the topic of animals, including humans, the...
Kit box includes 2 pulse oximeters, 2 peak flow meters, 4 lung volume bags, 100 disposable mouthpieces, 25 elastic bands, 12 tape measures, 1 tub of powdered chalk, 1 respirometer kit, 1 bottle of bromothymol blue, 1 bottle of 0.1m sodium hydroxide solution, 6 indicator cards, 6 pipettes, 1 blood pressure monitor,...
Kit contains 1 handpuppet, 1 teaching guide, 1 curriculum guide, 16 body challenge cards, 3 stethoscopes, 10 pace pedometers, 1 tub of stethoscope germ busters, 3 timers, 5 measuring tapes and a floor tape.
In Vitro Fertilisation
A Catalyst article about in vitro fertilisation. About one in six couples gets help from specialists because they cannot conceive. One possibility is to use in vitro fertilisation (IVF). ‘In vitro’ means ‘in glass’ and refers to the fact that fertilisation takes place in a laboratory dish or test tube, hence the...