Resources
Build Your Own Cell
An extension ‘cut and paste’ activity from the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council (BBSRC) which introduces plant and animal cells for 10-11 year-olds. It is also suitable for use with 12-13 year-olds. The sheet starts with a set of key facts about cells and a question sheet for students to fill...
Build your own Crumble cart
This activity provides instruction for how to build your own Crumble cart. Using only the card or paper template provided you can build a simple cart to house the Crumble motor, by following the demonstration video. This template requires no glue or sellotape, making it simple to do and easy to follow.
Build your own football team
In this resource designed by the IET children use their maths skills to build their own football team. The activities explore the maths of fantasy football and football cards. Pupils compare numbers and measures, add totals and find differences within the context of exploring the ways that footballers can be...
Build Your Own Nuclear Reactor
From Teachers TV, this Inside Science video is an accessible and informative overview of nuclear fission and the economics behind building a new nuclear power. The video poses the mock challenge; to solve the world's energy needs, why not build your very own nuclear power plant? The video describes: • nuclear...
Build Your Own Universe
This resource, produced by SEPNet and Queen Mary University of London, uses Lego to represent the building blocks of matter. Different colour Lego bricks are assigned to different quarks and leptons. The quarks can be put together to make hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. The blocks can also be used to show...
With this pop-up book, a child can knock down a house, drill and saw, load a dump truck and more. Role-playing and interactive features encourage imagination and hand-eye coordination.
'Gather round number' games are designed to be played by two to four children, with an adult supervising initially. They are aimed at children in Years 1 and 2 but will also help older children who need more practice. Ideal for teaching assistants working with a group.
Written to support the specialised diplomas, and including details of training and qualifications, 'People at work' is a series of highly visual introductions to various sectors of employment. Each book features real...
Building a Bionic Hand
In this activity, pupils will build a bionic hand made out of cardboard, strings, straws and rubber bands. They will relate the bionic hand to their own hand to understand the function of the fingers and the importance of the thumb, to grab or hold objects with different shapes and forms. Pupils will also learn...
Students find out how these amazing building blocks grow, die and reproduce to keep your body functioning and make you unique. From the hairs on their head to the tips of their toes and everything in between.
The body is broken down into different areas according to the jobs they do. One book looks at the...