Resources
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.
The materials in this collection, funded by Research Councils UK, were designed to support the use of cutting edge research in the classroom and to compliment the Cutting Edge Science Programme.
The Cutting Edge Science programme, organised by the National STEM Learning Centre and Network, was created with...
Written specifically for parents of children between the ages of 4 and 9, this book suggests a range of activities for parents and children to explore together in order to encourage children to reflect on what they learn at school.
In each chapter of the book a quiz follows the suggested activity and is used...
Bringing Science to Life with ICT
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how two schools enabled students to observe reactions too hazardous to perform in the classroom. One activity was a video and animation of...
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 book tells the story of a highly successful, ten-year experiment in science education from the standpoints of the scientists, teachers, students and administrators of Partners in Science.
This book includes details about the High/Scope wheel of learning and an explanation of active learning; including materials, manipulation, choice, language and support. This book also includes plan-do-review...
Bringing wastelands to life
This articles article looks at the work of astrobiologists, and how the study of extremophiles on Earth can help us to understand how we might colonise another planet in space exploration. ...
Britain at a Glance
These two Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) pages give statistics and key facts about the British population in 2007 and 2008. These statistics give a picture of the UK's population growth rates and age distribution, percentages of ethnic minorities, where we live and work, our income and spending habits...