Produced by Understanding Animal Research in collaboration with teachers, these materials aim to present how animals are used in research and encourage students to look at the issues involved.

Understanding Animal Research aims to improve public understanding of animal research. UAR works on behalf of...

This is one of a series of extended units, from the Association for Science Education and the Design and Technology Association, to provide in-depth coverage of a topic or an area of the curriculum. The focus is on the aspects of systems and control that generally feature in courses of Design and Technology and...

The materials in this resource are from the Secondary National Strategy ‘Progressing to Level 6 and beyond in science’ project. They were intended for science teachers who are focusing on helping their students in understanding the processes and philosophy of science and scientists.

The Understanding...

Understanding Life is the educational website of The Physiological Society. It provides support for the teaching and learning of physiology for students aged 11 to 19 years. The Society’s Understanding Life web site has been developed for those teaching physiology to students aged 11 to 19 years. The Society’s...

Understanding Life - Focus on Physiology is a short booklet from the Physiological Society that provides an introduction to the subject of physiology, why scientists study it and how they can use our knowledge. It gives an insight into the central role of physiology in the progress and understanding of biological...

This collection of STEM Learning videos explores the world of artificial intelligence, machine learning and computing. Taking a deep dive into AIs place in our world and what the future might hold. AI and machine learning are useful tools, developing rapidly and are around us every day, from ChatGPT, apps on mobile...

This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to enable students to trace the way in which the age structure of the population has changed, to gain experience in interpreting and presenting data, to identify and discuss some of the problems of the elderly, and to...

From the LSIS, this activity helps students understand risk assessment and its application in a range of settings. It has four stages: * Stage 1 - considers the five principles of risk assessment and moves on to consider the guidelines for determining the level of risk. * Stage 2 - students assess the hazards and...

This is a suite of six units of work developed for progressive exploration of digital images and satellite data. The first three units provide an introduction to the fundamentals of manipulating digital images. In the latter three units students apply this foundation knowledge to process and analyse satellite...

This is one of a series of focused units, from the Association for Science Education and the Design and Technology Association, to introduce students to important technologies and their applications. This unit features sensors and their technological applications...

This report, published in 1994, evaluated the research activities and results of the Assessment of Performance Unit (APU) project in design and technology designed by the Technology Education Research Unit at Goldsmiths College. Data taken from the APU tests undertaken by students was used to determine the levels...

These electronics resources from Kitronik help students to:

• Understand simple electronic components
• Identify circuit symbols
• Calculate resistance values
• Calculate capacitor values
• Understand how a potential divider works
• Understand components such as...

This booklet contains a range of suggested teaching activities and contexts for teaching about materials at A level. Curriculum links include plastic, elastic, deformation, stress, strain, tension, compression, breaking stress, ductile, brittle, strong, Young modulus, and Hooke's law.

Although produced to...

The materials in this resource are from the Secondary National Strategy ‘Progressing to Level 6 and beyond in science’ project. They were intended for science teachers who are focusing on understanding students’ misconceptions.

The Understanding misconceptions teacher guidance file provides...

This resource, from Mathematics for Engineering Exemplars, shows the application of mathematics within the field of mechanical engineering and explores the design and construction of wheels, to be used to challenge a land speed record. These principles also apply in engines and gear-boxes, which are typically full...