Resources

Slimming

This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to enable students to enquire systematically into slimming. It was intended to give them information about such things as balanced diets, the dangers of undereating and overeating, the social pressures on people to be...

Slinky drop

This video shows how a slinky, which is being held at the top with its bottom freely dangling, falls when released.

Students are asked to predict what happens when the slinky is released.  Does the top fall first? Does the bottom fall first? Do both ends fall together or does the centre of the slinky remain...

Look into the secret world of snakes. See them poison their prey, play tricks on their enemies - and slip out of their skins!

How do we use slopes in our homes? Why is it easier to turn a screw than hammer in a nail? Full simple experiments help you find the answers to these questions.

With its winning combination of child-friendly, easy-to-read text, humorous illustrations and simple experiments, Simple Science: Slopes makes learning about a basic technology concept fun.

Sloping triangle

In this resource scalene triangles are drawn on a square grid. The challenge is to find the area of the triangle.

On each student worksheet there is a different triangle, but the solutions all have something in common.

One way to find the area is to enclose the triangle in a right-angled triangle, and...

This new fun series has been specifically written to teach children core skills supporting the science curriculum for each year group at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.Magical Topics features: National Curriculum-based...

Slugs

This rich data set includes several species of slugs, and can be used to investigate their distribution across the UK. The data has been collected over a period of several years, and includes the maturity of each slug and its location.

The data is biased in terms of the date and locations for sampling – a...

Slugs

Linked to the topic areas of habitats and animals in the local environment. This resource looks at how to collect, observe and present findings when looking at slugs. In making observations it considers the following:

*types of slugs
*moving
*eating
*senses
*behaviour

It may be...

Small Beginnings: Introducing Digital Microscopes in Physical Science

This booklet is part of the ‘Innovations in Practical Work’ series published by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). Using digital microscopes gives students the opportunity to practise and extend their ICT skills, and offers important benefits in learning...