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Precision or Process - KS3 Science

In this Teachers TV programme, two PGCE tutors analyse a Year Nine science lesson on healthy eating at Haydon School, Hillingdon, taught by Head of Science Dave Dennis.

Malcolm Reed and Sasha Matthewman review footage of the lesson which is based on investigating the fat and salt content in both beef and...

Predator and Prey - Try This

A Catalyst article about experimenting with waterboatmen and observing how they catch their prey. The equipment required for the activity is described.

This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2006, Volume 16, Issue 4.

Catalyst ...

Predators and Prey - EAL

This well presented resource contains activities to help students identify predators and prey from their characteristics and adaptations.  It is then extended with activities to help students use the correct language to explain why certain characteristics are useful for prey. 

A series of flashcards with...

Predators, Prey and Populations

A Catalyst article about predators. The article explores some general principles about predator–prey relationships and looks in some detail at the adaptations shown by a predatory insect being used in the control of an insect pest.

This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2005, Volume 16, Issue 1...

Predicting Volcanic Eruptions

This film, from Twig World, looks at how scientists can predict volcanic activity using seismology to monitor lava patterns deep underground.

The key points made in the film are:

•Scientists use seismology to predict an eruption. •A "long-period event" involves pressure slowly building up before an...

Preface and introduction

This life-size Pregnant Pelvis with Mature Foetus Model depicts the female human pelvis in median section with a foetus in the 40th week of pregnancy. The...

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.

A noted educator's account of some of the more...

Prenatal ultrasound

In this unit of work students consider the implications of prenatal ultrasound in terms of the risks of screening and the certainty of results. It also asks them to consider the ethical and moral implications of the decisions that may arise due to the results of a prenatal ultrasound and...