These activities, produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, help students to practise gathering information from the internet. Students are challenged with a series of science-related questions and must use the internet to find the answers. This requires students to consider the best key words to use and...

Produced by Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme, this activity helps students to look at information from different points of view. While listening to a presentation, or watching a film, students are encouraged to consider what is being shown from a range of different perspectives, such as a scientist, sociologist...

Investigate properties of materials and decide which would be suitable for use on a spacecraft, in this resource aimed at upper primary children. A PowerPoint presentation, which includes an introduction from a space scientist, sets the real world context for their...

The focus of this activity is on the principle of hydrodynamics through testing boat hull designs in a test tank.

This activity gives students the opportunity to explore and develop their critical thinking and decision making skills through a practical approach....

Produced in 2015, these resources look at research involving the use of nanoparticles and fluorescent proteins to track transplanted stem cells in living organisms.

They can be used to tackle a range of topics in post...

Stop the spread is a new STEM challenge for students aged 7 to 16. Highlighting the global issue of infectious disease students design, build and test a model of a hand washing device and produce educational materials for children in Kenya to encourage hand washing. It is accredited for the British Science...