Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of the plant biologist, Julian Ma. Through seeing how natural and genetically-modified plants can produce medicines, students gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities...

Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of plant research scientist, Jess Chu. Through investigating vitamin C in plants, students gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities available in plant biology.

Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of landscape ecologist, Amy Eycott. Through investigating habitats and biodiversity, students gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities available in ecology and biology...

Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of product manager, James Seymour. Through investigating organic food crops and horticulture, students gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities available in plant...

Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these materials look at the work of plant research scientist, Beverley Glover. Through activities based around plant adaptations, students gain a greater understanding of the career opportunities available in plant...

This Catalyst article looks at the teenage brain.The way the human brain changes, particularly during adolescence, can be studied using magnetic resonance imaging.

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

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These resources from the Wellcome Trust explore how imaging research has changed the way we look inside one of our most fascinating organs, the brain. ...

Integrated Science, from the Wreake Vally Academy, is a series of three books designed to support science teaching of students aged 11 to 14. The books were published in 1976 well before the introduction of the National Curriculum for science. In many ways it heralded the National Curriculum by providing a balanced...

Integrated Science, from the Wreake Valley Academy, is a series of three books designed to support science teaching of students aged 11 to 14. They provided a balanced science curriculum that included biology, chemistry, physics and encouraged scientific investigation...

Integrated Science, from the Wreake Valley Academy, is a series of three books designed to support science teaching of students aged 11 to 14. They provided a balanced science curriculum that included biology, chemistry, physics and encouraged scientific investigation...

Integrated Science, from the Wreake Valley Academy, is a series of three books designed to support science teaching of students aged 11 to 14. They provided a balanced science curriculum that included biology, chemistry, physics and encouraged scientific investigation as a way of promoting scientific thinking and...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Recall that an ecosystem is made up of a community of organisms interacting with the environment in which they live.
• Recall that the community of organisms in an ecosystem depends...

The United Nations General Assembly announced that 21st March would be the International Day of Forests in 2012 to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organise activities involving forests and...