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Seeing Science: Environment
In these resources from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), students look at the scientific and factual side of this important aspect of the curriculum. The Key Stage Three lessons look at how plants can be used to clean up contaminated land and the science of acid rain. The Key Stage Four lessons look at nuclear radiation, climate change and whether carbon dioxide is really the culprit in global warming.
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Key Stage Three: How Plants Guzzle *suitable for home teaching*
Two lessons from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)'s Seeing Science in which students look at how some plants absorb heavy metals. The lessons include an experiment to measure the amount of copper absorbed by lettuce and radish plants. In another activity, students use evidence cards and a map to...
Key Stage Three: SO2 in the Atmosphere
A lesson from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)'s Seeing Science. Students investigate sulphur dioxide, its sources and its impact on the environment and on life. In the main activity, students create a animated presentation to tell the story of sulphur dioxide. Images and graphics for each act...
Key Stage Four: Carbon Dioxide
In this lesson from the Science and Technology Council (STFC), students use an experiment to see if carbon dioxide does cause global warming. The lesson starts with a presentation which raises questions to be answered by the experiment. Students are asked to evaluate the method and results before planning and...
Key Stage Four: Climate Change
In this resource form the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), students are asked to evaluate the evidence about climate change and think about ways to manage the worst of its effects. Students learn about the ways of modelling the effects using computers using data and knowledge of physical processes...
| Subject(s) | Earth science, Biology, Chemistry, Working scientifically, Science |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2000 - 2009 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx5a7 |
