This series of activities from NASA are based on a weekly series of space science problems distributed to teachers in the United States, from 2004 to 2010. They were intended for students aged 9 to 19 looking for additional challenges in the mathematics and physical science curriculum. The problems were created to...

The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) promotes the use of renewable energy, feedstocks and materials in sectors such as energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and construction. These factsheets provide concise information on the work of the Centre and investigate a wide range of topics including:

• ...

Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these naked Scientist podcasts look at physics questions in an amusing but also informative way.

The oldest light in the Universe • The Planck mission which measures the cosmic microwave background. • Mapping the surface of...

A Catalyst article about nanotechnology, the science of building tiny devices. Opinions differ on the use of nanotechnology, one school of thought is that it will be the answer to many of the biggest challenges in medicine, electronics and defence, another is that it will lead to opening up a dangerous world of...

Natasha is a researcher studying meteorites at the Natural History Museum.  She examines meteorites to tell us more about the history of the solar system and the origins of life on Earth. 

There are two cuts of the video – one aimed at primary aged children, and one for secondary.

Primary:

The resources in this collection can provide both STEM teachers and careers' advisors with support to introduce pupils aged 11 to 19 to apprenticeship opportunities during the government's National Apprenticeship week.

The collection ...

In our national awareness day collection you will find resources relating to up and coming awareness days which highlight suitable ideas and activities that could be used in lessons or STEM clubs. The resources selected cover all STEM age groups and related subjects and include one off activities for students to...

This collection offers a selection of videos and career profiles to highlight the breath of STEM careers available. Some of the resources include experiments and classroom activities linked to the career theme, such as the Brian Cox school experiment...

A collection of teaching resources, provided by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), which were published in a series of online magazines covering early years, primary, secondary, and further education for teachers of mathematics....

Suitable resources for both primary and secondary aged pupils are listed here with those suitable for secondary resources being listed at the top. Some of the resources, like 'Code and Rescue' cover a series of possible lessons to look at code and programming whilst others like 'Programming languages - Harold the...

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The National HE STEM Programme, which concluded on 31st July 2012, supported universities to explore new approaches to recruiting students and delivering programmes of study within the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

The South West Spoke team (based at the University of...

National Moon day commemorates the day in 1969 when the astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to step on the Moon. This was a ground breaking moment for human-kind.

The resources in this list use the Moon to teach about various topics including:

• the phases of the Moon
• light and...

The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) is committed to the sustainable development of markets for biorenewable products. The Centre promotes the benefits of biorenewable energy, fuels and materials for enhancement of the bioeconomy, environment and society. This collection contains educational resources,...

National Numeracy Day showcases numeracy in everyday life and supports confidence working with numbers. This collection of resources contains number problems suitable for classroom starter and plenary tasks, as well as more in-depth activities, including ideas for embedding numeracy skills across the curriculum....