Resources
What Would the Scissors Say on Screen?
One of four units from the Nuffield Foundation for Key Stage Two: Year Six. Build a multimedia software presentation using an authoring program previously introduced during ICT lesson time. This task asks students to build a multimedia software presentation using an authoring program previously introduced during...
Written in a conversational style, this book offers children an approachable source of information on key subjects such as the life cycle, the human body, plantlife, evolution and ecosystems.
Written in a conversational style, this book offers children an approachable source of information on key subjects such as the periodic table, atom structure and radiation.
In this book the author recounts the true and harrowing tales of his adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. In a narrative that is by turns frightening, disgusting, and funny, and through the stories of three-foot long worms and...
The transition project is aimed at pupils who are at the end of Key Stage 2 and moving on to their studies in Key Stage 3. A real-world practical and written project is presented so pupils can apply their knowledge effectively.
The transition project provides: Engaging investigations that will give pupils a...
What's in a candle flame
This video uses two oppositely charged metal plates to demonstrate that a candle flame contains ions. Positive ions are attracted to the negative plate, while negative ions the positive plate. Even when the candle is extinguished, the smoke is attracted to both plates and so must also contain ions.
...What's in a Cell? *suitable for home teaching*
This Catalyst article explores the complex structure of cells, and numerous theories of how they were formed. It describes how the development of electron microscopes has allowed greater detail of cellular strutures and organelles to be understood. The article includes detailed electron micropgraphs, along with...
What's in a medicine? Multiple choice quiz
A multiple choice quiz on medicine for AS/A level chemistry.
Although it is written for OCR AS/A level chemistry (Salters) H033/H433 course, it can be edited to suit your scheme of work.
What's in a mince pie?
A mince pie company wants to improve their festive mince pie recipe and to do this they need to know what their competitors have in their mixtures that make them taste so good.
Children are tasked with separating, grouping and identifying the ingredients in mince pies to find out what makes the perfect pie....
What's in a Name?
In this lesson plan from stats4schools, students are asked to interrogate a dataset of first names. Students will order information chronologically, investigate the meaning of words in the context of names, use primary and secondary data and use research effectively to support an answer or argument.
Lesson...