Linked to Farmvention, produced by the National Farmers Union (NFU), this resource provides a series of four activities based around teaching of simple machines, including: forces, levers, gears and pulleys. Designed to help children to think about the day to day issues faced by farmers, each resource has been...

Produced in the Welsh Language, this resource is linked to Farmvention, produced by the National Farmers Union (NFU). This resource provides a series of four activities based around teaching of simple machines, including: forces, levers, gears and pulleys. Designed to help children to think about the day to day...

Farming & Countryside Education (FACE) aims to educate children and young people about food and farming in a sustainable countryside. FACE works with members and partners to promote visits to farms, and to provide easy access to a wide range of high-quality educational resources and activities to complement...

In this STEM activity pupils will investigate the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees in terms of their foliage and changes across the seasons. This activity includes a presentation outlining the differences between the two types of trees and the opportunity to create a ‘class tree’ where learners...

In this set of activities aimed at ages 6-7, children explore food chains of different animals, including humans. They learn about food chains in different parts...

This well structured resource from the IET provides a quick and efficient way of learning about ice, roads and the impact of salt spreading. Most children will have real-world experience of winter, perhaps slipping on ice themselves, or seeing the gritters out on the roads. This resource provides children with the...

The Teaching Primary Science book Fibres and fabrics contains many suggestions for classroom work about fabrics and paper, both of which are made from fibres. It begins with a discussion of some of the problems of teaching and organising this topic and considers how...

Published in June 2013, this report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) presents the findings from an investigation into the impact on students of the subject-specific CPD undertaken by teachers at the National Science Learning Centre.

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The photographs and clear text in this series of books tell the young reader how the earth's natural resources are extracted and prepared for their many everyday uses....

A set of four activities which explore the ways that shape, colour and other visual stimuli can affect our perception of taste and how we choose food.  Children compare the tastes of drinks which are identical except for their colour, predict whether green or red apples will taste sweeter, and investigate how...

Folens Science is a complete programme for teaching science to children from the Reception year to the end of Key Stage 2. It is fully planned and easy to use,...

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...

From the Chilled Food Association, this resource helps children to think about food hygiene and in particular the importance of washing hands. The materials are aimed at STEM ambassadors but are readily adapted for use by teachers in the classroom.

The materials consist of a lesson plan, stimulus materials...

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...