This activity is designed to teach pupils about the concept of adaptation. Using the marine environment as an example, pupils learn about how different animal species are adapted physically or behaviourally to survive in a particular type of habitat. Pupils research an allocated habitat, taking into account local...

Produced by ARKive, this creative activity is designed to teach students aged 11-14 years about the theory of adaptation. It does this by looking specifically at animals' adaptations for movement through different types of habitats. Students learn the definition of adaptation and why animals need adaptations to...

These Bingo activities from ASE are a great way to recap and reinforce vocabulary and meanings within a topic. The two examples here provide teachers' notes and 50 individual bingo cards which can be laminated and reused. They are on the topics of cells and the body, and element symbols. The idea can be applied to...

This is a competitive game which tests children’s knowledge of bones, joints and their function. The teacher reads out a statement related to a bone or joint, and children cross off the answer if they have it. This resource was produced by Genetic Disorders UK, which provides schools with a host of free resources...

This activity is a bingo game designed to help children learn about the human skeleton. It contains two sets of cards one showing bones of the body and the other the names of the bones corresponding to the pictures.

Provided by Early Years Learning HQ, the cards may be printed out and laminated for use in...

Aimed at early years and lower primary this resource supports the learning about the identification of animals. It contains a set of bingo sheets on the theme of British wildlife and the accompanying words. Children are asked to match the words to the pictures so reinforce learning in a fun and interactive way....

This immersive escape room activity introduces the BIFoR FACE (Birmingham Institute for forest research free air carbon enrichment) experiment and encourages learners to consider the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems. Learners work as a group to complete a virtual tour of BIFoR FACE before using...

In this SATIS Revisited resource students consider the factors that contribute to the greenhouse effect, the possible effects of global warming, and how they as individuals are contributing to carbon dioxide emissions.

Climate change is affecting the natural world. The distribution of some species appears to...

This resource contains three ideas for card games involving Planets of the Solar System. It includes instructions for playing the games and the cards of the Planets with key facts about them. The games are Trump Card, Snap and Families. This activity has been provided by European Universe Awareness (EU-UNAWE).

These career cards have been designed to be used alongside a presentation with 9 to 11 year olds to raise their awareness of the range of STEM careers open to them, career opportunities available in industry and the advantages of studying STEM subjects when they are older. The resource includes instructions for...

In these two key stage three activities from the ARKive collection, students learn about why species are classified, the ways in which this can be done and the key characteristics of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects. In the first activity, students play the Guess Zoo game to help them...

This resource from Siemens consists of an interactive online game and some curriculum linked extension resources.  The activities inform students, aged 11 to 16, about various features of the climate crisis and then challenges them to draw all the information together to form an overall view. 

In the game...

This game helps children develop an awareness of some of the different roles that scientists do. They find out about different jobs in science and some of the investigations that scientists are involved in, which help to solve problems  in the Real World.  It may be used to...

This interactive online game is designed for pupils aged 7 to 11  to develop their understanding of the different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) and its importance in keeping workers safe.  It is linked to the different job roles in a fictitious power station.

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From the British Nutrition Foundation, in partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB...