Resources by Teachers TV

Big Screen Science: Law of Averages

Produced by secondary school students, this Teachers TV resource explores the issue of kidney transplantation in a short drama made and acted by a group of 14 and 15 year old students. It can be used to stimulate debate about the applications and implications of science.

With the help of professional...

Big Screen Science: Stem Cell Controversy

In this video, produced by Teachers TV, Craig McMillan, a wheelchair user, investigates the moral and ethical dilemmas of stem cell therapy and questions whether it will ultimately affect his own disability.

Craig, who started using a wheelchair following a rugby accident, is filmed by a group of 14 and...

Big Screen Science: The Perry Pigger Show

Produced by secondary school students, this Teachers TV resource contains an animated film that tackles the complex subject of xenotransplantation using the format of a popular chat show hosted by a pig named Perry Pigger.

The resource describes how the film was developed and made by Year Nine girls from...

Bio-diversity *suitable for home teaching*

This video from Teachers TV looks at California, which is working hard to sustain the range of beautiful and unique animal life within its borders. San Diego Zoo is at the forefront of these efforts. The zoo has helped to revolutionised the way such centres work, transforming them from tourist attractions into...

Bird Watching in Schools

This video, from Teachers TV, follows two schools as they take part in the RSPB's Big Schools' Birdwatch. This is a survey in which children observe birds in a bid to discover more about the wildlife in their local area. The activity is a good example of learning outside the classroom.

Those involved spend...

British Birds

From Teachers TV, this video introduces fifteen British birds that you students most likely to see in the UK. It explains how to identify them by their size, shape, colour, habitat, behaviour and sounds. Ecologist and Natural History presenter Mike Dilger talks us through the key attributes and qualities of each...

Bugs

From Teachers TV, this Science Tube video looks at microbes. It illustrates that microbes are all around us and describes some helpful and harmful effects of microbes. It highlights the importance of good hygiene practices. There are five different sections:

Build Your Own Nuclear Reactor

From Teachers TV, this Inside Science video is an accessible and informative overview of nuclear fission and the economics behind building a new nuclear power. The video poses the mock challenge; to solve the world's energy needs, why not build your very own nuclear power plant? The video describes: • nuclear...

Building Relationships Between Students and Staff

This video resource from Teachers TV features ideas, implemented at Greenshaw High School in Sutton, which have improved the GCSE mathematics results by 28% in four years.

Students' progress is tracked using a computerised data collection system and, for those on the C/D borderline, a key intervention...

Building Yard

This video resource from Teachers TV is presented by mathematics adviser and performer Isaac Anoom. Filmed in a building yard, it raises quick-fire starter questions on: estimating lengths, using nets to find the shortest route between two points, ratio and proportion applied to area and perimeter, volume of a...