Resources by Wellcome Trust
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Nanoscience
From the Wellcome Trust, the 'Big Picture' looks at issues in science.
Dealing with things smaller than 100 nanometres (for comparison, a human hair is 80,000 nm wide), nanotechnologies are fast becoming the 'next big...
National Primary Science Survey (England): In-service Training Audit
This report, prepared for the Wellcome Trust in January 2008, presents the results of an audit of in-service training accessed by science teachers across regions of the UK. The data gathered provided a picture of what training was available, and the uptake of training.
Key findings showed various causes for...
Neuroscience and education
The resource reports on a survey of teachers and parents, to find out their views on how neuroscience affects education. The report is dated January 2014.
Understanding data is vital for studying any science. These articles are especially relevant for any biological science. Get ahead with statistical understanding using these resources and learn how to summarise data, see whether figures are significant and put findings into context, so you can make decisions based...
Number crunching
This resource contains a number of articles explaining how statistics help us understand the world.
Investigating fingerprint types
Obesity
From the Wellcome Trust, this issue of the 'Big Picture' series reviews the causes, health consequences, and personal and social impact of obesity, and how it might be tackled.
How is body weight controlled? Why is...
On Your Marks...Get Set...Breathe (Ages 11-14)
This resource consists of four experiments about breathing and lung function. Students use lung volume bags, peak flow meters and pulse oximeters to explore lung function and to find out how different activities affect their breathing. The experiments can be carried out in the science classroom but there is an...
These animations, from the Wellcome Trust, help to show how parasitic worms are a major public health problem.
Thriving in numerous parts of the world associated with poor sanitation or water, these parasites have devised ingenious mechanisms that allow them to enter the human body, resulting in serious...
Past, present and future
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Looking at trends and changes to predict what may happen in the future |
Perspectives on Education: Inquiry-based Learning
This report, from the Wellcome Trust, defines inquiry-based science learning and explains the importance of developing learning scientific enquiry skills through discussion, questioning, reasoning, gathering data and reviewing evidence. The report stresses the importance of not limiting students' experiences and...