Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), this resource helps students to put hayfever and asthma into the wider contexts of both plant and human biology.

Students look in detail at how plants use pollen to reproduce, including growing pollen tubes and investigating the pollen in honey. They then...

From The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC), these activities are aimed at post-16 students following courses in technology, engineering, physics or materials science. The activities described allow students to gain experience and practice experimental technique in the testing of materials' physical...

This field study encourages students to act as environmental scientists to compare two heathlands one of which has been grazed, one of which has not. Students use the data collected to decide which heathland is better in terms of the plant species present, especially heathers, and soil chemistry.

Four...

Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), these resources contain ideas for extended investigations into a range of plant topics such as growth, competition, enzyme activity and the ripening process. Also included are some practical activities investigating...

Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these materials look at how coal deposits were formed from vegetation and how layers of sediment produce seams in coalfields.

Students also investigate how coal can...

Alom Shaha shows a demonstration that can be used to illustrate power transmission and why high voltages are used to minimise power loss. This video is aimed at teachers...

This booklet contains background information about the science involved in the field of bioenergy and biofuels. There are also a range of practical activities with instructions. The topics look at sustainable development plant science, microbiology, chemistry and a range of other areas of science and technology,...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to the first four chapters of  Study Guide I. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters five, six and seven of  Study Guide I . Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters eight, nine and ten of Study Guide 1 . Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters 11-14 of Study Guide I. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to the first six chapters of Study Guide II. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in ...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters 22 - 25 of Study Guide II. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in ...