Science Beyond the boundaries - Physics units

Science Beyond the Boundaries is a collection of free resources for interdisciplinary teaching about applications of science. The units in this collection have a physics theme, but cover other disciplines to show the connections between science and other areas such as ethics, archaeology, art and history.

Each teaching unit is designed to enable both teachers and students to develop a richer view of science and appreciate the ways in which science helps answer some of the big questions facing society today.

  • Ideal to use within a sixth-form enrichment programme.
  • Each unit can be taught flexibly using between three and eight hours of teaching time.
  • Each unit is fully resourced and requires minimal teacher preparation time.

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Art of conservation

In this unit of work students work together in teams to produce a set of information boards for an exhibition to explain conservation and investigative techniques used to preserve ancient artworks from Pompeii and Herculaneum. The purpose of the unit is to show pupils how processes for conserving and interpreting...

Commercial exploration of space

This unit of work enables students to understand the risks, costs and potential benefits in the commercial exploration of space; and why decisions about scientific and engineering solutions need to take account of expert opinions from a broad range of disciplines.  Initially students work...

Prenatal ultrasound

In this unit of work students consider the implications of prenatal ultrasound in terms of the risks of screening and the certainty of results. It also asks them to consider the ethical and moral implications of the decisions that may arise due to the results of a prenatal ultrasound and...