A selection of images related to water and sanitation.

Practical Action helps local communities in the developing world gain access to services such as water and sanitation, vital for a decent quality of life. Some examples of how they go about doing this and the technologies involved are demonstrated in these videos:

• Dying for a drink - solar powered...

These resources from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, produced in association with Fairfield Control Systems, explore the theme of waterways.

A collection of thirty two mathematical games. The aim of each is for students to decide whether there is a winning strategy. [b]The games are[/b]: take the pegs, Tetromino chase, Solitaire, remove the cube, make it twenty-four, total 87, hedge me in, grab the last cross, sticks game, strategic darts, square chase...

The We Are Aliens! teaching resources were produced to support the planetarium show made by NSC Creative. They have been produced by lead educators from the National Space Academy to use the context of space to teach physics, chemistry and biology in the curriculum. The resources contain practical activities,...

This video features interviews with three space scientists: Becca Wilson – a planetary scientist at the University of Leicester; Euan Monaghan – a PhD student in planetary science and astrobiology at the Open University; and Louisa Preston – a post doctoral research fellow in planetary geology and astrobiology at...

The Nuffield Mathematics Project Weaving Guides are single-concept books which give detailed instructions or information about a particular subject.

The first two guides are concerned with the advent of calculators and computers and how they might be used to develop mathematical concepts.

The use...

The Wellcome Trust Monitor is a unique survey of UK adults' and young people's views of science, biomedical research and science education.

* Wave 1 (the baseline survey) was conducted in 2009 by the National Centre for Social Research who interviewed 1,179 adults and 374 young people.
*Wave 2 was...

By constructing a model of the constellations in the zodiac, students can learn about the relative motion of the Sun and the Earth. Students can find their own star sign and discover how the view from the Earth will change as the Earth orbits the Sun. The model allows them to see how the night sky changes over a...

This self-study booklet from the National Strategies is on the topic of fractions, ratio and proportion. It was originally written to support and develop the subject knowledge of teachers in Key Stages Two and Three. The 2000 National Curriculum gave greater emphasis to this topic, particularly ratio and proportion...

This full lesson plan, plus dataset and worksheet, from CensusAtSchool is designed to help students understand the different types of average, how to calculate and compare them and which average it is appropriate to use for a particular data set.

These evidence-based, question and answer style classroom resources can be used to engage students of all ages...

These classroom resources from the Royal Society, based on the latest evidence available to scientists, can be used to engage students in the climate debate and to explore and understand topics relating to climate change. Further resources and extension tasks linked to these activities from the Royal Society are...

These evidence-based, question and answer style classroom resources can be used to engage students in the climate...