The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Structures was published in 1984 and gives information, illustrated by full colour drawings and photographs, about structures of living things, buildings, bridges and roads. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out some...

These downloadable animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to introduce ideas of atoms and types of structures.

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Aimed at Key Stage Two, this resource looks at the problem of launching RNLI lifeboats from different types of terrain in all kinds of weather. Linked to work on forces, shape and space and design and technology, it introduces the concept that both force and area affect the pressure applied on a surface. Working...

A useful handbook for setting up a student-led STEM club, with exemplars from three schools.

It is increasingly recognised that giving students opportunities to act as ambassadors and mentors for STEM subjects outside of school can be of great benefit to the individual, their institution, and to the broader...

In this video from Osiris Educational Bill Rodgers discusses his...

Students who refuse to follow instructions are among the most...

Studies in Awareness of Science, published by John Murray, was a set of resources designed to broaden the post-16 science curriculum. The editor of the publications, Peter Hughes, envisaged that the resources might be used in these ways:

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This was the first of two option books, published by John Murray, in the resources developed for the Studies in Awareness of Science programme. The course centred around the options, each of which featured controversial, contemporary scientific topics. The scientific...

This was the second of two option books, published by John Murray, in the resources developed for the Studies in Awareness of Science programme. The course centred around the options, each of which featured controversial, contemporary scientific topics. The scientific...

The Student’s book for Studies in Awareness of Science, published by John Murray, contained sections on how scientists collect data, design experiments and use statistical techniques to draw conclusions from the results obtained. The authors expected that much of the...

The introduction to the teacher’s guide to the Studies in Awareness of Science, published by John Murray, explained the various ways in which the resources could be used to enrich the education of post-16 students – especially students taking science or humanities...

These archive materials were produced by the Institute of Biology during the late 1960's until the early 1980's. Over 100 booklets look in detail at different aspects of biology. They describe the trends and developments taking place at the time of writing. Whilst some...

This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to help students to analyse many facets of a local manufacturing industry. Students were expected to plan visits in detail, and well in advance. One of the aims was to give students practice in meeting and working with a...

A Catalyst article about the inner surface of lungs, which is coated with surfactant, allowing oxygen to enter the bloodstream. When babies are born very prematurely they can lack this surfactant, and this can make it very difficult for them to breathe. This is called Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS). This...