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What's in a Name? *suitable for home teaching*
This worksheet in this resource introduces students to the topics of classification and binomial nomenclature. The idea of hierarchy is illustrated, before explaining Linnaeus’s system of classification and the terms kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species. There is also a useful introduction to...
What's in a Number? is part of the "Maths Together" series, an early numeracy programme for parents and children to share. The set contains six picture books designed to introduce children, simply and enjoyably to...
What's in a rock?
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
- Identify the types of things rock may be comprised of.
- Describe the differences between grains, fossil fragments and crystals found in rocks.
- Explain how the types of...
What's in Your Bowl?
This Cre8ate maths activity motivates the use of averages, ranges, percentages, bar charts, pie charts, and tables to make comparisons, interpretations and conclusions. The students can perform the "What is in your bowl?" activities to investigate serving amounts and what is eaten for breakfast. The data collection...
What's in Your Food? *suitable for home teaching*
In This video from Teachers TV, food expert Stefan Gates carries out an explosive experiment to test the levels of sugar in two different breakfast cereals. The video introduces the idea of measuring the nutritional value of food, and is designed for use with primary...
This astronomy series looks at different aspects of the universe we live in.
Each book in this series is an exciting introduction to an aspect of the natural or scientific world and provides a wealth of fascinating information. The simple text and detailed, colourful illustrations combine to answer children's questions about the world around them, whilst safe, easy experiments help clarify...
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...
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 the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
I'm a busy honeybee. Read about my life - where i live, how i grew from a tiny egg and how i gather food from flowers to make yummy honey. Part of the Series What's It Like To Be..., these delightfully illustrated...