Resources

Vanished: a Blitz Mystery

This Double Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, is set during World War Two. There is a mystery to solve, following an air raid, and students will need to use both science and history skills to get to the bottom of it. They are expected to...

Vanishing Fish Stocks

A podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). The Food Standards Agency advises everyone to eat at least two portions of fish a week, one of which should be oily, because it is good for us.

Unfortunately our appetite for fish and other seafood has...

Green Alert introduces readers to environment issues, exploring the causes and effects. It features case studies from around the world, and includes projects to help creative planning, decision-making and problem-...

This story, seen through the eyes of a child called Remaema, describes how the Yanomami tribe are battling against potential developers. Can a solution be found that will protect the forest and...

Variables Unplugged

This activity away from the computer is from the Barefoot Computing project. It is intended to provide a theoretical understanding of why and how variables are used in computer programming, using the example of score-keeping in a classroom quiz. Involving several volunteers from the group, the activity uses...

Designed to provide a solution for teaching infant science, "New Star Science 2" books are aimed at the second primary school year. This "Pupil's Book" provides practical tasks and activities, with work throughout...

Designed to provide the ideal solution for teaching infant science, "New Star Science 2" books are aimed at the second year level at primary school. This "Big Book" gives a context for scientific concepts and provides an introduction to practical tasks. The focus of the book is "variation".

Teacher's Notes provide background topic information, photocopiable task sheets, a means of gauging pupil progress and guidance for using ICT.

Our world is incredibly diverse, but why are living things so different, and how do we make sense of the vast range of life forms? This book tackles the issues of variation - how and why it occurs - and...