This is a collection of academic research papers, best practice evidence, case studies of action research in schools, reviews of education research and reports related to educational research in the STEM subjects.

For ease of use, the collection has been divided into three sections:

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This collection contains a series of reports on projects carried out by the wildlife charity Froglife which look at various aspects of biodiversity, habitats and environmental education. They present the findings of the projects and evaluate interactive exhibitions which looked at:

* childhood memories of...

This review was published in 1999 for The Scottish Council for Research in Education. It was in response to national and international surveys which highlighted weaknesses in pupils' science performance at upper primary and lower secondary school. The book looks at aspects of science education that have an impact...

Published in 2012, this review focused on examining which  science programmes had been proven to help primary school students to succeed.  To find out, the University of York’s Institute for Effective Education, Johns Hopkins University and Durham University completed a research review on the topic. The review...

A number of images from Practical Action showing the effects of climate change and climate change adaptation. The images can be freely used by students and/or incorporated into teaching resources by teachers. The following text describes each of the photographs: *Drought in Kenya means there is little water left...

In this resource from ESA, students' mission is to design and build a vehicle that will protect their Eggnaut from the perils of re-entry from space. The objective is to have your Eggnaut survive the fall without a crack. The project can be adpated for either primary or secondary students. The resource was produced...

This simple experiment explains how to test the protective effect of fluoride on teeth. Children are shown how to treat half of an egg with a fluoridated toothpaste before comparing the effect of immersion in vinegar on both halves. This activity has been provided by The Online Dentist.

This large collection of mathematics resources was produced by Eigen Publications during the period 1983 – 1987. It was almost exclusively written by Dave Kirkby and Des Wilson who set up Eigen Publications.

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The Eigen Square, from Eigen Publications is a fun, tactile teaching tool which really engages Key Stage Two students. Unfortunately it needs to be made! It can be easily constructed from two squares of transparent sticky-backed plastic and 16 double sided digit cards. The views of the front and back of the Eigen...

These twenty A5 booklets from Eigen Publications provide ideas for classroom investigations mainly based on number. The booklets have been split into two sections, as indicated below. * Book 1 - One To Four * Book 2 - Consecutive Sums * Book 3 - Square Numbers 1 * Book 4 - Square Numbers 2 * Book 5 – Routes * Book...

These 22 A5 booklets from Eigen Publications contain a large number of games which almost exclusively focus on developing understanding of number and practicing number skills. In most cases the title gives a clear indication of the mathematical focus area and those that don’t cut across several aspects of number....

This material from Eigen Publications consists of seven booklets of which the first three relate to soccer. Many of the activities require students to obtain data from current newspapers or elsewhere. The data supplied in the booklets is significantly out of date but could be of historical interest – certainly...

These nine A5 booklets from Eigen Publications, each of about 12 pages, split into two groups. Four of the booklets provide activities that use arrow cards to support the understanding of place value and the other five booklets are independent and look at specific numerical activities. The authors state that the...

These 14 A5 booklets from Eigen Publications contain a very wide range of activities that provide practical approaches to shape which use relatively simple equipment. Virtually all of the activities focus on using correct mathematical language and encourage students to describe shapes using their properties. The...

This Eigen resource consists of 50 ‘Challenge Cards’ for children’s use. The cards are in sequences which each focus on a particular way of investigating the Eigen Square with the focus mainly being on two and three digit numbers.