Resources
The resources in this collection have been created to support entries for the National Science + Engineering Competition.
The National Science + Engineering Competition is open to all students aged 11-18 years living in the UK and in full-time education. The Competition aims to recognise and reward young...
National Science + Engineering Competition Challenges
This Challenge Pack, from the British Science Association, aims to give students aged 11-16 and their teachers and educators support to create a science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) project that they can enter into the National Science + Engineering Competition.
Through creating a project, young...
The Ugly Animal campaign was organised by the Ugly Animal Preservation Trust with support from the British Science Association to highlight the fact that all animals - not just the cute and pretty ones - need preservation and support. There have been many campaigns to raise awareness of the needs of endangered...
National Science and Engineering Week Competition Winner Interview
In this film clip the winners of the UK Young Scientist and Young Engineer of the year explain what they did to win the awards. Electronics and programming undergraduate Rebecca Simpson won UK Young Engineer of the Year and twin sisters Ameeta and Aneeta Kumar won UK Young Scientists of the Year. In order to win...
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"The National Science Education Standards" offer a coherent vision of what it means to be scientifically literate, describing what all students regardless of background or circumstance should understand and be able...
National Science Learning Network regional programme evaluation
Published in July 2015, this report from the ISOS Partnership evaluates the implementation and impact of the third phase of the National Science Learning Network’s regional programme.
The full collection of STEM Learning impact and evaluation research reports can be viewed...
These materials, from the National Science Learning Network, look at electronics, electricity, robotics and control. A range of activities include teachers' notes as well as student activity sheets.
Topics on electricity are aimed to give support and guidance to teachers through articles on:
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This collection includes ten case studies that link the world of engineering to Key Stage Three Science. The case studies help to link classroom learning with real-life science and engineering challenges. Each case study includes descriptions of the products being looked at, student activities and teacher guidance...
National Space Centre
This Teachers TV film follows a class as they visit the National Space Centre in Leicester, which is devoted entirely to space and space exploration. The Year Seven class participates in a simulated space mission, taking on the roles of space station astronauts and ground-based mission controllers.
Led by...