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What are the deadliest food chains on Earth and what animals and plants belong to them? Find out in 'Extreme food chains' and take an up-...

Extreme heat in urban Africa

Climate change has increased heat waves and drought on land, and doubled the probability of marine heatwaves around most of Africa. This resource contains a PowerPoint presentation, a graphing skills activity drawing and interpreting line graphs and a spreadsheet containing data. This is a good source of material...

This book presents various plants and animals and explains their role in the food chain including how adaptations help them survive.

How many planets are there? How old is the Solar System? Is Earth the only planet with life? One in a series of books drawing on the expertise of the Smithsonian Institution, this volume offers answers to such questions. Included are Web links to Smithsonian exhibits and artefacts.

Presents the science of space exploration including planet information, space probes, and the future of space travel.

Weather and Climate is a brand new series that explores what causes our weather - why the world's weather is constantly changing, why different countries have different weather patterns, how meteorologists forecast...

One of a series of curriculum books written especially for reluctant readers, this title looks at forces and motion in extreme sports.

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.

Extremes of Temperature

This resource looks at extremes of temperature on the Earth, and inside and outside the International Space Station. Students must find data, draw bar graphs and perform conversions from Fahrenheit to Celsius.

Extremophiles - How to Find Life on Mars

This Catalyst article looks at life in extreme environments on Earth which can suggest how life might exist on Mars. One of the developments in recent years that really opened up scientists’ eyes to the possibility of life on Mars has been the realization of just how adaptable and versatile life on Earth is.