Resources by Centre for Science Education

Kaleidoscopes

From the Centre for Science Education, and with support from Shell Education services, these materials help children to investigate light and reflection.

In this activity, children construct a kaleidoscope using plastic mirrors, which are cheap and can be cut with scissors.

Teacher guidance gives...

Kate Bellingham Video

In this video, Kate Bellingham, the former National STEM Careers Coordinator, describes the importance of encouraging students to choose STEM subjects. Kate believes that STEM qualifications and skills are urgently needed and highly valued in employment therefore it is crucial to work with teachers, careers...

Keeping Baby Warm

This Cre8ate maths activity investigates the ratio of surface area to volume in adults and babies and explains why we keep babies wrapped up in winter.

To calculate surface area and volume students make scale models...

Kidney Stones

This resource from Science upd8 revolves around the subject of kidney stones. Dehydration can cause excruciating pain from kidney stones. This activity stimulates discussion through a stunning image of a vicious-looking kidney stone. Students apply their knowledge of saturated solutions and crystallisation to find...

King Tut's Face

In this Science upd8 activity students look at how Tutankhamun's body was preserved and how scientists used information from CT scans to form 3-D images and reconstruct his face.

Life on Mars

This Triple Crossed activity, from the Centre for Science Education and supported by the Astra Zeneca Teaching Trust, explores developments in technology since the 1970s with a specific focus on the type of technology that most young people would use at home or have in their bedrooms.

Students are asked to...

Life on Mars?

In this activity from Science upd8 students study information about environmental conditions on Mars and then create an imaginary Martian life form. What will its features be? How does its features help it to survive? 

London Engineering Project: Gender Inclusion and Cultural Diversity Guidelines

From the London Engineering Project, this document gives practical advice to practitioners about gender and cultural diversity, and suggests good practice in technology and engineering delivery.

London Engineering Project: Girls into Engineering

The London Engineering Project aims to encourage more girls to take up engineering as a career. This guide shares effective practice in the area of gender inclusion.

Love on the Brain

This Science upd8 resource focuses on the human brain. Four areas of the brain are activated when you fall madly in love. At the same time, two areas linked with depression, are deactivated. Students discover how using MRI scans shows the brain's 'love locations', look at nerves and the brain as an organ and remind...