- View more resources from this publisher
Teachers TV
Tooltip
These resources have been reviewed and selected by STEM Learning’s team of education specialists for factual accuracy and relevance to teaching STEM subjects in UK schools.
Following in Darwin's Footsteps
This Teachers TV programme follows the winners of the Rolls Royce Science Prize 2007, St Stephen & All Martyrs School, Bolton. They studied the classification of plants through their project Following in the Footsteps of Darwin.
In order to respond to a lack of interest in science within the school and having heard about the Science Prize, an active governor came up with the idea of recreating some of the experiments that Darwin performed. Using a patch of land behind their school, children collected samples of soil, leaves and insects and compared them to those found on the same site one hundred years ago with help from Bolton University.
This programme shows how this project and learning about Darwin as a scientist has resulted in an increased desire among children to learn about science and has allowed them to develop their scientific enquiry and thinking skills.
Show health and safety information
Please be aware that resources have been published on the website in the form that they were originally supplied. This means that procedures reflect general practice and standards applicable at the time resources were produced and cannot be assumed to be acceptable today. Website users are fully responsible for ensuring that any activity, including practical work, which they carry out is in accordance with current regulations related to health and safety and that an appropriate risk assessment has been carried out.
Information on the permitted use of this resource is covered by the Category Three Content section in STEM Learning’s Terms and conditions.
