This resource, aimed at primary level, links to the curriculum areas of food and diet, healthy eating and where food comes from. Using feely bags, children are asked to identify fruits and vegetables using their sense of touch. They then work in small groups to discuss and debate what food they may have. Once the...

In this resource, aimed at primary level, children think about seasonal produce and the long distances travelled by foods so that we can have a full choice of fruit and vegetables all year round. Providing ideas for classroom activities the resource links to work on the environment, plants, seasons and world...

This activity, aimed at primary level, gives children the opportunity to discuss ways in which food miles and carbon footprint may be reduced. Linked to work on sustainability and improving the environment, children consider how far different types of food have...

These videos look at how farmers in the developing world grow and transport their food, focusing on the introduction of new technologies.

Gravity goods ropeway in Nepal: A description of how a gravity goods ropeway is used to transport tomatoes down a mountainside.

This play explores how we can both under- and over-eat and what this does for our health. Set in India it looks at two groups of people, rich and poor, and how both have poor diets for very...

This Concept Cartoon on energy was produced by Millgate House Education and Practical Action. This cartoon help students explore issues around energy, in particular renewable energy, and to consider the question ' is energy really ever free?'.

Concept Cartoons are quick, simple and effective. They are...

This activity introduces the idea of remote observation by asking children to match photographs such as lakes, mountains and cities taken from the ground with early astronaut photographs. Children then compare the images from the ground with the astronaut picture of the same place. This activity is also suitable...

The Frozen Oceans (Primary) education programme is based on journeys undertaken by explorers and scientists taking part in the Catlin Arctic Surveys between 2009 and 2011. The activity ideas and accompanying resources are designed to introduce students to what life is like in the High Arctic and the...

Using Christmas as an opportunity to get practical, this STEM activity from the IET enables pupils to explore different states of matter and moving molecules whilst trying to create frozen bubbles. The resource includes full lesson guidance...

This collection from the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health offers an integrated, structured cross-curricular programme of learning and teaching about how to develop a balanced lifestyle. The programme runs from Early Years through to lower Secondary and includes activity worksheets, teachers' notes,...

This booklet, aimed at primary level, contains eighteen activities linked to health and diet, incorporating many cross curricular links. The activities look at various aspects of healthy eating and lifestyle including: identification and classification of fruit and vegetables, plant lifecycles, food groups, a...

This booklet, aimed at upper primary level, contains seventeen activities linked to health and diet, incorporating many cross curricular links. The activities look at various aspects of healthy eating and lifestyle including: the nutritional value and benefits of different types of food, what makes a balanced diet...

A selection of posters and images to support a classroom display for the Sustainable Development Goals.

This report published by the Nuffield Foundation in January 2012 provides an up-to-date picture of the scale of UK foundation resources devoted to international development. It also identifies how these resources are distributed across region and need, and how foundations approach international funding activities...