These series of animations explain what microgravity is and how it is used in research both on the ground and in space.  They are designed by researchers from the Open University and narrated by the actor/comedian David Mitchell.

This short film explains how the 60 second adventures in microgravity series was put together. It features some of the researchers, animators and script writers involved.

This resource gives a general introduction to cosmology; the branch of science that studies the Universe and attempts to explain how it came...

This resource provides a general introduction to the Universe starting with the solar system and ending with the way that galaxies are arranged in patterns, the large scale structure of the Universe. The presentation is light on facts, however it aims to introduce general concepts and give a sense of scale to the...

This poster, from the Science and Technology Facilities Council, celebrates 100 years since two scientists in the UK pioneered a technique for crystallography.

Crystallography uses x-rays to create a diffraction pattern to examine the atomic structure of crystals. The poster explains Bragg’s Law, which...

This animated clip explains how Mercury rotates in around 59 Earth days to rotate but only takes 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun (the length of its year). So Mercury spins three times for every two orbits, which means each Mercury day lasts for two Mercury years. This means, living on Mercury, you would celebrate...

This resource provides a cross-curricular design and technology project aimed at primary children. Linking to work on the forces and balance children build and test sculptures in small groups. They also discover more about the work of mechanical engineers throughout the lessons. The first lesson introduces the task...

This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 5-7:
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This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use with the Using Energy topic. It consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 5-7:
*Keeping warm and keeping cool
*People keeping warm
*Cold days
*People keeping cool
*Hot and cold
*The...

This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 5-7: *Making shadows *Plant and animal colour *Using mirrors *Shadows *Lights at night *Reflections *Mirror patterns *Transparent things *Eye spy *Light tricks

This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use in the Forces and Movement topic. It consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 5-7:
*A day at the fair
*Pushes and pulls: weight
*Keeping safe near water
*What floats? What sinks?
*Getting...

This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 5-7:
*Musical sounds
*Peace and quiet
*What a lot of noise!
*Animal ears
*Listen everyone!
*Stephen’s day
*Sound puzzle
*Bells
*Body...

This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use with the Earth in Space topic. It consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 5-7: 

*Telling the time

*Seasons

*Looking at the night sky

*What is the time?

*What time of year is it?...

Produced in 2003, these performance descriptors for chemistry science subjects at AS and A2 levels were written to indicate the level of attainment characteristic of grades A/B and E/U boundary candidates across a series of assessment objectives. It was intended that they should be interpreted in relation to the...

Produced in 2007, these performance descriptors for science subjects at AS and A2 levels were written to indicate the level of attainment characteristic of grades A/B and E/U boundary candidates across a series of assessment objectives. It was intended that they should be interpreted in relation to the content...