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What determines the number of spines on a holly leaf?
Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), this activity enables students to:
• develop knowledge and understanding of structural defence mechanisms in plants
• develop problem solving skills
• demonstrate the processing of information and use of calculations
The...
What did the early Universe look like?
This resource, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, looks at what information we can gather by viewing (but not visiting) different parts of the universe.
The...
What Did You Eat?
This topic, from the Association for Science Education (ASE), focuses on nutrition and looks at links between diet and health. Students are able to reflect on the nutritional and social values of different diets and then exchange information about their findings. As they work though the topic the students make a...
What Display Will Your Class Share?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and produce a classroom display about a current topic in another subject.
The children will work in groups and as a whole...
What do drugs do
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How do drugs work, what do they target in our cells, and how does understanding this enable us to find other agents to combat disease? |
'What do Levers do?' explores the simple mechanism of levers and looks at the wide range of tools and toys that make use of them. Large, clear photographs show the principle in practice and careful artwork aids...
What Do Plants Use for Food?
Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the unit called ‘Food and digestion’. This B unit provided enough material for six double periods in the third year of secondary school (year nine). The teachers’ guide included four worksheets to supplement 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.
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.
'What do Pulleys and Gears do?' explores the simple mechanism of pulleys and gears and looks at the wide range of tools and toys that use them. Large, clear photographs show the principle in practice, aiding...