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This item 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.

Designed to bring the fun back into teaching while also enabling teachers to teach the requirements of the curriculum, these stand alone photocopiable resources provide a wealth of learning that is closely linked to...

These stand-alone resources provide a wealth of learning that is closely linked to the QCA Scheme for Science as well as the science curricula.

Each photocopiable is accompanied by teachers' notes providing a...

Could YOU challenge a chemist or baffle a biologist? The Awfully Big Quiz Book is bursting with hundreds of quirky questions to puzzle your pals, freak out your family and torture your teacher.

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Horse Manure Crisis

In this task students analyse a key prediction made during an environmental crisis on the streets of London; that they would be nine foot deep with horse manure within 50 years. Students research any required data, make estimates and perform calculations to determine...

Horticultural technician - Sally

Sally always wanted to work outdoors in horticulture and began her career after leaving school. She now works in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden, growing specimens for the University’s experiments and cultivating and curating some strange varieties of plant collections...

Hot Air Balloons

From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to explore ideas related to forces, gravity, flight and density.

By using large sheets of tissue paper and a template, a simple hot air balloon can be constructed. The balloon will then rise...

In this Year 4 pupil's book children learn about heat and coldness. They learn about how we use heat and cold and measure them.

Text and images introducing the topic of heat, including touch, staying warm and cool and air movement.

This booklet is part of the ‘Innovations in Practical Work’ series published by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). Thermocolour film is a fascinating material that changes colour depending on the temperature. It allows a very wide range of phenomena to be explored much more readily than using a...