This activity, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, uses data from NASA’s Kepler space probe to determine the size of an exoplanet, and provides students with an insight into the advantages and disadvantages of the transit method of exoplanet detection.

The rainforest interactive resource is provided by ASE and it includes images and information that is presented in text and symbol supported versions. The other resources provide ideas and examples on how you could be using symbols in your teaching to clarify meaning and understanding. The rainforest website can be...

Tunnelworks is a series of teaching and learning resources linking mathematics and science to the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, a major new sewer that will help protect the River Thames from increasing pollution. Background to the project is given in the ...

A podcast from the Natural Environment Research Council's (NERC) Planet Earth Online collection. Red squirrels used to be the most common squirrel in Britain. But since the grey squirrel was introduced from the USA as an illegal immigrant in the late 1800s, their numbers have nose-dived.

This is partly...

This book by John Stringer discusses five main categories of renewable energy - wind, water, solar, geothermal and biofuels. It considers the technology, economics, and environmental impact of renewable energy projects in order to enable students to form their own views about renewable energy.

The resource...

Research Councils UK (RCUK) was the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils from 2002 to 2018. From 2018 RCUK become UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). This collection of resources contains resources from the time UKRI was known as RCUK.

The research councils are:

• Arts and...

This collection of resources from the Royal Meteorological Society and Royal Geographical Society with IBG uses statements and figures from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

A Year 10 module from the Salters’ double award science course. Restless Earth was designed as a short module of four to six lessons. The module begins with stories about earthquakes. This is followed by practical work with rock puzzles to see how information is...

This podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) looks at why understanding rip currents at Perranporth in north Cornwall could help save lives; and how exactly does carbon capture and storage (CCS) work and how can scientists be sure that CO2 will be stored...

Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these materials help students understand rock formation and deformation. ...

The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Rocks and Soil was first published in 1982 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the structure of the Earth, how it changes over time, different kinds of rock and soil. It is...

This publication, produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, shows how igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks have been used in a city cemetery. It illustrates how rocks are used for building, decorative and commemorative purposes.

This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index.

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