This well presented resource contains activities to help students identify predators and prey from their characteristics and adaptations.  It is then extended with activities to help students use the correct language to explain why certain characteristics are useful for prey. 

A series of flashcards with...

This resource contains four instant maths ideas exploring how to represent data graphically. In the first task students record how long they watch TV, group the results and draw two separate graphs to compare boys and girls. The second task requires students to consider what type of diagram is suitable to represent...

In this activity, students use the data gathered during the Wii Fitness investigation to contextualise cumulative frequency curves. Curriculum links include grouped data, cumulative frequency graphs. box plots, median, quartiles and distribution.

This activity sheet takes students through concepts and calculations linked to pressure in a fluid. It could be used as revision at the end of the topic. The worksheet also  introduces a company called Tyne Subsea who use hyperbaric chambers to pressure-test products which will be used underwater.

Off-shore wind farms are used to generate electricity. Underwater cables connect the wind turbines to the national grid back on land. These cables are laid using underwater machines.  This activity sheet builds on students' knowledge of pressure in a liquid in the context of working underwater.

This activity has been designed to help pupils understand the effects of water pressure on animals that live in the deep sea.

To complete the activity, pupils simply need to put a mini marshmallow into a plastic syringe and cover the tip with their finger. Air pressure inside can be decreased by pulling the...

This Problem Solving with Industry module was devised by the Centre for Science Education in collaboration with local health promotion groups. In this module the problem is to design an effective campaign or a piece of...

Polydron is a system of strong, colourful shapes capable of being fitted together to make nets of shapes that can be folded to make 3D models. Primary Mathematics with Polydron describes forty six activities, in eight themed chapters, designed to promote exploration and creativity as a vehicle for understanding....

This activity provides a step by step guide for how to create an origami hexagon. It is linked to the James Webb Space Telescope’s primary mirror which is composed of 18 tessellating hexagons. Children can work individually to create...

This activity suitable for primary children looks at what plants need to grow and the structure and function of plants. Children grow an Amaryllis plant and observe what happens over time. A number of activities linked to mathematics may then be carried out, including measuring, drawing graphs, considering symmetry...

A range of resources, produced by Farming & Countryside Education (FACE), which link curriculum topics to farming and outdoor learning and give a context for investigations. All activities link directly to curriculum objectives and provide detailed teachers' notes and worksheets.

Cereal Killer ...

This booklet, produced by Dr. Lucie Green, from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, and funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), contains four simple activities to enrich the teaching of Solar system science and beyond. The activities are: Keeping Safe in the Sun – learning about UV and sun...

This resource contains a number of ideas for both teaching about space and for using space as a context for learning in other subject areas.

They are:

• Poems - using different types of poems in science and some space poetry words.

• Songs and music - lists of songs concerning space and...

Produced by the Health Protection Agency, this e-Bug resource explores the use of antibiotics and medicine in treating various illnesses and disease.

Through a cartoon, students consider a range of scenarios in which the two characters, Amy and Harry, are exposed to germs during their school day. Students...