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In BUILT, structural engineer Roma Agrawal takes a unique look at how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach hundreds of metres into the sky...

Bulb Danger

This Science upd8 activity draws on a recent Government warning about poisonous mercury from low energy light bulbs being a risk to users.

But is this risk worth the benefits of using low energy light bulbs? In this activity students rank risks and benefits to help them decide.

Bulk Constructional Minerals

Part of the Earth Science Teachers' Association collection, these materials help students look at the use of bulk raw materials in construction. Practical activities look at materials such as granite, slate, limestone, gravel, sand and clay. Other resources enable students to look at where bulk materials are...

Part of the Earth Science Teachers' Association collection, these materials help students look at the use of bulk raw materials in construction.

This journal is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

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Bum height off ground

The video shows a slide at a fairground that starts from a height of 35 metres. The person using the slide pauses at the top of the slide. There are various bumps in the slide along the descent. The challenge is to graph the height of the person's bum off the ground against time.

Bum height off...

Bumblebee Declines, Microbes, and Amazing Birds

This podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) looks at what UK farmers are doing to protect the country's vanishing bumblebees, butterflies and other pollinating insects; how scientists are trying to figure out how many types of microbes there are on our...

In this boldly original book, a group of young friends ask intriguing questions about the world around them, inspiring readers to speculate, investigate and find out the answers for themselves.

They ask...

Bunting

This assessment task from Bowland asks students to work out how much material is needed to make bunting to go round a garden. The key processes involved are representing, analysing, communicating and reflecting. Students are given a number of basic facts upon which to base their solution and two steps are suggested...

Beef burgers for a leading fast food chain are manufactured in a state-of-the-art plant capable of producing 700 tonnes of hamburgers per week. 
On arrival, each delivery is subjected to a comprehensive quality inspection programme.

Suitable for KS4 and 5 Food based courses.