The resources in this collection cover teaching about cells for students aged 11-16.  They were produced to enrich a visit to the Intech Science Centre, but can be used independently of a visit.

Cell! Cell! Cell! is the story of the trillions of cells that form our bodies, from our beginnings as a...

The Cells sub-collection is made up of pedagogical guidance and classroom materials for use with students. All materials were published by the Key Stage Three Strategy and the Secondary Strategy between 2002 and 2003.

This resource provides a lesson plan showing how to use conceptual change texts and concepts maps to teach cellular respiration.

The research summary provides a concise overview of the difficulties experienced when teaching this topic and the common misconceptions. Elements of this research are then utlised...

This Nuffield exploration encourages students to set and test their own hypotheses following the experience of collecting primary data from a local graveyard or cemetery.

The key processes in this exploration are :...

The CensusAtSchool UK project began in 2000 in conjunction with the National Statistics Office. The project, originally a one-off, was linked to the UK population census of 2001. It has now developed into a dynamic, ongoing and exciting initiative running in a number of countries.

It aims to:

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Experienced teachers, working for The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC), have created over 100 teaching and learning resources and a suite of interactive and informative websites for use by teachers and students. They show how science works in real-life contexts and demonstrate how the chemical...

The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC) has produced a large number of educational resources that help to illustrate the practical application of curriculum science and technology in real life contexts. With a strong emphasis on student investigations, the resources in this collection allow students...

The Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching (CIMT) was established in 1986. The centre is a focus for research and curriculum development in mathematics teaching and learning, with the aim of unifying and enhancing mathematical progress in schools and colleges.

This collection contains resources for...

Members of the Centre for Teaching Mathematics are actively involved in creating new and innovative materials for schools.

This collection consists of the Exploring series aimed at A level students. There are three packs of resources; exploring pure mathematics, exploring statistics and exploring mechanics...

This set of resources was provided by Centre of the Cell, an educational and health charity which aims to raise career aspirations and improve educational attainment, improve the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals, widen participation in...

Century Maths was published in the early 1990s by Stanley Thornes to provide an innovative mathematics programme in the secondary school. The stated aims of the programme encompassed a more investigative and problem solving approach to the teaching of mathematics including the adoption of a more developmental...

This resource consists of three pages of challenge cards. Each card contains eight challenges.

Challenge cards 1 asks students to calculate the number of triangles in a shape, the least number of colours required to colour a shape, how to measure exactly 4 gallons using a 5 gallon and a 3 gallon jug, a...

From the YWCA, this leaflet describes how the organisation offers an alternative curriculum that tackles a wide range of topics such as career choices, gender stereotypes, assertiveness and confidence, in order to help young women to make informed choices about the work they do. The leaflet contains information on...

Chameleon bubbles are formed when a sodium alginate solution is dropped into a calcium chloride solution.  The bubbles are filled by an acid‐base indicator solution; so, adding the beads to acids or bases leads to colour changes inside the bubbles by diffusion and pH change. Students can learn about acids, bases,...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the D unit called ‘Particles at work’. This D unit provided enough material for eight double periods during a Further Science course and built on the content of the S units for Single Science. The teachers’ guide...