This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes the production and use of an industrially important acid..

There are four parts to this book:
*Part 1: A history...

This document is a Computing at School community resource that covers the laws of Boolean algebra. It consists of a student worksheet and answer sheet. It is very suitable as a revision resource.

Celebrate the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games with these classroom resources.

This resource describes how engineers at Rolls Royce apply physics and chemistry in the development of their engines, including how materials behave in extreme conditions, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, the use of computer modelling to look at forces and energy transfers, and the use of maths in performance...

This case study from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) archives looks at how sheets of carbon just a single atom thick could herald a new generation of electronics devices thanks to research supported by EPSRC.

Graphene is incredibly thin and flexible, yet it is also the...

A Catalyst article about the many uses of superconductors. The article looks at what the 1700 magnets at the Large Hadron Collider and power cables in Detroit have in common. Both use superconductors - materials which, when cooled below a certain temperature, lose all their electrical resistance, and display some...

This Unilever Laboratory Experiment, published in 1967, describes an experiment to measure the contraction of hair in a hot solution of phenol. The procedure is based on a school-made apparatus to measure the changes of length. The results are discussed in terms of hydrogen bonding and disulphide bonds between...

This video explains how nucleation in impure water helps it to transition from liquid to solid, yet in very pure water this is far harder.  Supercooled water (water cooled below its freezing point, yet still liquid) is made. The bottom of the bottle is hit against a table and ice crystals instantly form.  This is...

This Catalyst article investigates x-rays. X-rays are used in security scanning and medical diagnosis. Efforts are always being made to reduce the hazard of working with these electromagnetic rays.

The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 25, Issue 2.

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From the science QCA, QCDA and Ofqual collection, these resources have been produced to support teachers in their work in providing the curriculum and meeting assessment requirements.

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These short videos provide vital information on how each of the Science Mark criterion for secondary schools is assessed.

Teaching and learning

Funded by Gatsby, and linked to the registration of technicians, this guide is full of top tips from senior technicians across the country, which could help you to improve the technical service in your science department.

If you’re interested in professional registration  as a science technician you can...

This documents details the topics covered in Core Maths that link to areas of biology. 

This documents details the topics covered in Core Maths that link to areas of business studies.