Resources by British Science Association

Teacher guide: enabling project based learning

This pack is intended to support teachers. This resource is focused on how to effectively recruit and engage STEM Ambassadors.

Project-based learning is a teaching method which...

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The Story of Extinction

Fossils and other evidence suggest that there have been at least six major extinctions in the history of Earth. This short video looks at how species become extinct, detailing how human activity is causing an increase in the rate of extinctions of species around the world. The clip ends with a question which asks...

Ticket to Ride

Aimed at primary level, this pack contains nine activities on the theme of transportation. The activities investigate topics related to friction, forces, levers, earth and space, air and water resistance and areas of design and technology. Designed either for use in class or within a science week or club, the...

Uglies Are the Spice of Life

This short video looks at the classification of animals. Highlighting that vertebrates are a small percentage of animals on the planet, it provides a summary of the key features of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.

The video then focuses on insects, the largest group of invertebrates, looking...

Uglies on Your Doorstep

There are eighteen species of bat in the UK, half of which are endangered or threatened. This short video looks at the features of bats and how they use echolocation to sense their surroundings. It looks at bat boxes and how they can provide a home for bats. Instructions are provided on how to make a bat box as a...

Ugly Cures *suitable for home teaching*

Chemicals within the cells of living things may provide the basis of a host of treatments in the fight against disease. Two hundred different secretions with medical properties have been isolated from frog skins alone, including antibiotics which could be used to treat resistant strains of disease such as MRSA....

Vertically Challenged

Aimed at primary level, the activities within this pack demonstrate key ideas and concepts used in designing and constructing buildings such as: how levers and pulleys work, the properties of materials and the forces involved in different structures. Activities include: making a lever to lift a grown up, making...

Waste Investigators

Aimed at students aged 5-14 years, this pack contains a range of different activities based on the theme of waste. The activities cover a mixture of topics including: the environment and pollution, recycling, separating materials, waste degradation, and digestion. Designed for use in class or within a science week...

What on Earth?

Aimed at primary level, this pack contains a range of different activities based on the theme of ‘Earth’. The activities cover a mixture of topics including: weather, gravity, plants, fossils, energy and soil. Designed for use in class or as part of a science week or club, they promote investigative work and...