Based on the game of battleships, this activity is an effective way of practising grid references and co-ordinates. Children take it in turns to roll two dice and place a counter on the board; the faces of the dice determine the co-ordinates where their counter can go...

The (fictional) show Fact Finders TV needs help from your STEM Club! The show explores common myths, crazy stories and possible pranks and is asking pupils to find out, ‘Is it really true?’ and ‘How could it work?’ Pupils will make their own models to test their ideas and draw conclusions so they can report back on...

Teams of school students identify an everyday problem that directly impacts society. They come up with a new and innovative scientific solution to tackle this problem and present their findings in a 5 minute video.

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Aimed at primary level this resource contains background information and fact sheets about their lives and work of prominent scientists in history. Linking to topics related to plants, biodiversity and classification it contains mini-biographies and posters of the scientists: Carl Linnaeus, Charles Darwin and...

From the British Nutrition Foundation, in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB...

This set of resources provide a series of four activities based around teaching of simple machines, including: forces, levers, gears and pulleys. Designed to help children to think about the day to day issues faced by farmers, these activities include:

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Linked to Farmvention, produced by the National Farmers Union (NFU), this resource provides a series of four activities based around teaching of simple machines, including: forces, levers, gears and pulleys. Designed to help children to think about the day to day issues faced by farmers, each resource has been...

Produced in the Welsh Language, this resource is linked to Farmvention, produced by the National Farmers Union (NFU). This resource provides a series of four activities based around teaching of simple machines, including: forces, levers, gears and pulleys. Designed to help children to think about the day to day...

Pupils are introduced to six farmers who live and work in the mountainous regions of Western Nepal. Each of the farmers has a different story to tell, but they all have a lot in common, they share the struggle to produce enough food to feed their families and to sell at a market in a region affected by climate...

Farming & Countryside Education (FACE) aims to educate children and young people about food and farming in a sustainable countryside. FACE works with members and partners to promote visits to farms, and to provide easy access to a wide range of high-quality educational resources and activities to complement...

A selection of resources from Farming & Countryside Education (FACE) linked to mathematics at Key Stage Two. Each resource is either a worded problem or an activity related to the countryside. They can be easily fitted into mathematics lessons or given for homework after teaching the topics in class. The areas...

This set of Farming STEMterprise projects take children through all aspects of setting up a farm shop business, through practical science and design and technology lessons for each year group. This includes:

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These resources are produced by The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC) and are designed to illustrate the value and benefits of agricultural science to the community.

Materials involve students in a range of active learning, developed from real life contexts or 'stories' taken from the...

This well structured resource from the IET provides a quick and efficient way of learning about ice, roads and the impact of salt spreading. Most children will have real-world experience of winter, perhaps slipping on ice themselves, or seeing the gritters out on the roads. This resource provides children with the...