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Mumbai's fortunes have been shaped by the sea. Ships that came to plunder, conquer and trade also brought beliefs, cultures and plagues. This book traces the plagues of smallpox and cholera considering who were the victims, and who were the physicians treating them.
Uncertainty and Inequalities
This RISP, Almost Identical, is an activity designed to consolidate work on hyperbolics, exponentials...
Uncertainty in climate projections
Clouds reflect the sun’s light, cooling the planet, but they can also act a bit like greenhouse gases, warming the planet. In this film, Dan Grosvenor from the University of Leeds, shows how different types of cloud have a different climate effect.
In the associated activity, students will test the...
Children join Uncle Albert's niece Gedanken as she drinks from the magic bottle and shrinks down into the tiny world of jumping quarks and electrons. They help her and the White Rabbit explore a wonderland of light and matter where nothing is what it seems. Even today scientists remain baffled by their discoveries...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
Uncle Petros...
The story of the author's upbringing in wartime England and the development of his fascination with chemistry.
This book opens with a clear discussion of algebraic thinking and current requirements for algebraic understanding within standards-based learning environments. The book then launches with Kindergarten, where the first relevant standard is found in the operations and algebraic thinking domain, and ends with Grade 8...
Uncovering the Magical World of Signalling
This Catalyst article takes a look at the winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2012 who revealed how cells communicate.
All functions of the human body require signals to be released, detected by a receptor in the right place and an appropriate response to be mounted. For example, hormones can be...
The Planet Science collection for under 11’s features inspiring ideas, activities and games for students aged three to eleven and their teachers.