Resources by Planet Science
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Athens, Greece - Dissolving: Acid Rain
In this Planet Science resource, the effects of acidic gases emitted from power stations and cars on marble statues around the world is the stimulus for demonstrations and activities on acid rain. Students also consider the ethics of Lord Elgin removing the Elgin marbles from the Parthenon and are asked to come up...
These lesson resources, developed by Planet Science from real life examples featured on Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science...
Burn Baby Burn
This Planet Science resource is a crossword on fuels and simple combustion which can be used to assess students' learning. Answers are entered horizontally onto a grid to reveal another word written vertically. A second crossword gives extra clues so it may be more suitable for the less able. The resource is aimed...
Case Studies
These five case studies, provided by Planet Science, describe the work of people who are not scientists but who use the transferable skills developed in science in their work. The case studies can be used as a follow up to activities one to six, and also to emphasise how important it is to study science.
The...
Club Activity Pack
These resources from Planet Science provide a series of pen pictures of a scientist and a related experiment which can be used at home or as science club activities.
Activity A: Great Social life: Toyin Solanke
The geologist Toyin Solanke provides the inspiration for a simple activity demonstrating how...
Colds and Flu: Sheer Poetry
In this Planet Science resource, students are given a collection of limericks which contain some facts about colds and flu. Each limerick has a question attached to it which students have to answer. This could be used to assess how much students have learned about viruses or as a research exercise using the answer...
Copenhagen, Denmark - Dissolving: Reactivity of Metals
During the war the gold medals of some Nobel prize winners were dissolved in Aqua Regia to prevent them falling into the hands of the Nazis. This story from Planet Science is used to introduce the fact that some metals (gold being unavailable in schools!) can be dissolved in acids and then reclaimed by electrolysis...
This Planet Science resource consists of useful notes for teachers on setting up debates and debate worksheets for students, together with four web based research topics which can be used for classroom debates on controversial science issues.
A debating kit, including student debating sheets, is included in...
Don't Wing It!
These Planet Science activities involve students developing a range of practical skills such as observation, measurement, recording and scale drawing in an outdoor environment. The aim is to encourage students to maintain concentration and make detailed and accurate observations. Students will have the opportunity...
Draughts Trick Experiment
The draughts trick experiment from Planet Science, available in English, French, German and Spanish, will need practice if the teacher is to perform it as a starter activity in class or if students attempt it at home. It can be used is used as a demonstration of forces and inertia (Newton’s First and Second laws)....