Act 1

A video shows soda drink being poured into two...

You Want Me to Teach What? avoids long discussions of education theory and specific lesson plans. Instead, it concentrates on general techniques for approaching a variety of problems and enhancing your teaching...

A whole library to yourself! Imagine what it would be like to have your own library so you could look up information for homework, projects or just for fun. The Young Learners Library is a series aimed at developing new vocabulary, reading, writing and research skills, which will give children a head start in...

What ideas about science do school students form as a result of their experiences in and out of school? How might science teaching in schools develop a more scientifically-literate society? How do school students...

The Science Education Tracker is a survey commissioned by the Wellcome Trust that helps build understanding of the experiences, aspirations and intentions of young people across England with respect to science and related disciplines. There are some reassuring findings in this representative study of over 4,000...

This video, written and presented by Matt Parker and Timandra Harkness, considers the statistics of death. The only certainty is that everyone will die, but it is not known how or when this will happen. Based upon statistics, the odds of dying in particular ways are calculated and interpreted. The Normal...

Treasury of 100 brain-...

In this Bowland assessment task, students are required to allocate dormitories at a Youth Hostel for a given number of boys, girls and adults given certain constraints. Suitable methods of displaying the information are to be designed, a systematic method employed in order to check that all the conditions have been...

Produced by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, in this activity students make their own edible DNA double helix model out of Jelly Babies and cocktail sticks. In doing so, they find out about the basics of DNA structure and complementary base pairs.

The activity links with the 14-16 curriculum but can also...

In this demonstration of a displacement reaction, a piece of foil in the shape of a Christmas tree is placed in lead nitrate solution. Within a few minutes the tree becomes covered with sparkling crystals of lead.

This text presents the solar system and all its components, and is packed with new vocabulary and easy-to-understand explanations of difficult scientific or astronomical concepts. It includes information on planets,...

The cre8ate maths project was a CPD initiative for Yorkshire and Humberside teachers of mathematics. It features resources applying maths to key areas of the economy focusing on functional mathematics skills for Key Stage Three students. The project was developed by the Centre for Science Education and the...

These materials are based around the idea of mathematical story-telling, something that the resources’ author describes as ‘The Three Acts of a Mathematical Story’.

Act One

This is where the story is introduced, using as few words as possible, and in a way that will...

e-Bug is a European-wide antibiotic and hygiene teaching resource for junior and senior school children. The project is lead by the UK Health Protection Agency (HPA) and involves a consortium of 18 partner EU countries.

The resources contain extensive teacher guidance, stimulus materials, animations and...