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How do chameleons change colour
This video shows how collaboration between physicists and biologists has solved the mystery of how a chameleon changes its colour. The colour changes are due to light diffraction and interference patterns. Nano-sized particles in the chameleon’s skin can be distributed so selectively reflect different wavelengths...
How do CO₂ emissions link to global temperatures?
The aim of this resource is to answer the question how do CO₂ emissions link to global temperatures? This lesson, linked to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, explores the concept of a carbon budget. To answer the question, students create a pie chart to...
How do deciduous trees change?
This STEM activity supports pupils to be able to describe how a deciduous tree changes with the season. This activity, which needs to be carried out over a school year, gives pupils the opportunity to record the changes in a deciduous tree within the school groups. Pupils could draw pictures, use photographs or...
This stylish, highly illustrated, interactive book is perfect for sharing with young children, and introduces nature and science using a friendly lift-the-flap format....
How do humans and animals keep warm in the Arctic
How do humans and animals keep warm in the Arctic? In this lesson children investigate the insulating properties of materials and consider how the adaptations of Arctic organisms help develop these. The context of the lesson is helping to develop new clothing for Tyler Fish, one of the Catlin Arctic Survey...
How do magnets work?
This is one of a set of resources developed to support the teaching of the primary national curriculum. They are designed to support the delivery of key topics within science and design and technology. This resource focusses on identifying whether or not everyday products are made from magnetic materials.
Some...
How do microphones record sound?
Willis is a Digital Creative Skills Lecturer at Belfast Metropolitan College. In this Discover STEM video he describes how two different types of microphones record sound.
1) Dynamic microphones – using an electromagnet
2) Condenser microphones – using capacitors
Willis has contributed to ...
This book gives readers information about teeth and keeping our mouths healthy.
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 all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.