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These resources challenge students to become more familiar with graphical data in a design and technology context:

• Venn diagrams: students are asked to complete the Venn diagram as a product analysis exercise for headphone wraps.
• Pie chart: students are asked...

Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study explores how Year Nine pupils produced their own revision material to share with each other using iPods.

Students produced PowerPoint-style...

These activities support students to use maths skills when designing new products. The first activity uses a tangram to help students create new product shapes, the second uses the SCAMPER strategy to help students alter the shape of their design idea using reflection, tessalation, scale and proportion.

This...

This Catalyst article looks at how scientists are learning to use polymers for many medical applications, including implants, bone repairs and reduction in infections.

The articles explores the use of science in the conservation effort of manta rays. Many aspects of the lives of mantas remain a mystery, including their movements and areas...

A Catalyst article describing the use of smart materials to help people with disabilities. Many more people with physical and mental disabilities are leading independent lives at home, thanks in part to recent technological developments. The article focuses on one project which makes use of smart materials to help...

A group of enthusiastic mathematics and science teachers with an interest in raising student achievement and making the link between the STEM subjects spent several months working as a STEM Knowledge Network and were able to commit time to evaluating the benefits of...

This STEM Learning resource collection aims to support STEM Ambassadors to highlight the top 10 employability skills to young people, with examples of activities and discussions to support young people to develop these skills in either school, college or other settings.  

These two resources focus on using...

V&A Innovate is a challenge for schools that encourages students to use design thinking approaches and human-centered design methodology. Students are invited to choose from three contextual challenges, inspired by the V&A collections and exhibitions that ask critical questions about the issues shaping our...

This collection of resources supports teachers to run the V&A Innovate National Schools Challenge with their students. It contains downloadable resources and inspiring videos that will helps students participate in the creative design process needed to approach the 3 design challenges:

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This sample of a teacher guide introduces basic robotics using VEX IQ robotics kits and ModKit programming software – the activities are based upon a single robot model which can be constructed from the VEX starter kit.

Students learn about basic movement of the robot rover, as well as related challenges, in...

Produced by the new economics foundation (nef), this resource contains activities to help students to discuss and understand the issues around childhood vaccination programmes. The materials contain teacher guidance, student information and a range of activities that promote discussion and debate.

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This resource from Defence Dynamics looks at the process of vaccination and how it stimulates the immune system to provide an active immunity to the pathogen. It encourages students to understand the risks involved in having a vaccination and how attitudes to vaccinations can be influenced by different personal...