Resources
This introduction to the world of the butterfly aims to bring this familiar, small creature sympathetically to life. Young children should be fascinated by this tiny life found just outside their back door.
Are You a Good Scientist?
An Institute of Physics resource to act as a stimulus for teaching about the nature of science ('How Science Works'). It consists of a poster and questions that highlight safe and ethical approaches to scientific work.
It is hoped that this resource will be useful in preparing students for courses where...
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.
In this book, children learn facts about grasshoppers. For example, a grasshopper makes its distinctive sound by rubbing its bristly hind legs together. Are You a Grasshopper? Is an intriguing tale of a day in the life of a grasshopper.
Are You a Hare or a Tortoise? *suitable for home teaching*
This resource for Key Stage Two and Key Stage Three students involves extracting and interpreting information presented in tables, graphs and charts. Students investigate how activity and calorie intake are related and design their own calorie diary. Students develop skills in interpreting bar charts and pie charts...
Are You a Plant Eater? - Plants in Our Daily Lives
In this activity, aimed at lower primary level, children become familiar with a range of fruit and vegetables and develop an awareness of the parts of a plant that are eaten. Children handle and observe the texture, smell, and colour of different fruit and vegetables. They then decide in groups which part of a...
Are you lightest in the morning?
This video asks the question, “When are you lightest?”. Most people state that this is in the morning. An experiment is conducted to find out. This shows that there is a loss in mass in the morning. The question is then, “How does the body loose this mass?”. The answer is a combination of water loss and the...
The idea of proof is vital to the activity of the mathematician. In establishing the truth of propositions, proofs provide understanding and insight, which add greatly to the intrinsic fascination of mathematics as a subject. Proofs require chains of reasoning: understanding logical arguments and being able to...
One of a series of curriculum books written especially for reluctant readers, this title looks at body systems through an examination of army physical training routines.
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.