Superstructures focuses on amazing structures such as bridges, skyscrapers, tunnels and stadiums, describing how these incredible engineering marvels were designed and built.

Each title in Superstructures is...

This series looks at the technology behind engine-powered vehicles and the features that make the vehicles unique. Each vehicle is looked at from the inside to the outside, starting with the vehicle as a whole and...

An early introduction to STEM!

• Arrange the magnetic pieces by following designs from the Activity Cards to create a marble run
• Drop the...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Do you know Transformers from the Terminator? Blending science fiction with science fact, this is the ultimate guide to every kind of robot. Covering all types of makes and models - from celluloid classics to tin...

This series uses large, arresting photograph s to show machines at work in different places. Simple illustrations pick out special features and the text describes th e importance of these machines in everyday life...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

From the Nuffield foundation, this report, developed from the QCA schemes of work, is an exemplification of a pilot in which design and technology QCA unit 1A (Moving Pictures) was linked with science units 1C (Sorting and using materials) and 1D (Light and dark).

Children were asked to make a collage on...

From the Nuffield foundation this resource, developed from the QCA scheme of work, describes an activity in which children considered the foods they liked and then go on to design and produce a salad containing their favourite fruits.

During the activity, the children:
* Kept a diary of how much fruit...

From the Nuffield foundation this resource looks at winding mechanisms, their design and uses. Developed from the QCA scheme of work, this report describes an activity in which children designed and made card cylinder winders that could wind up and down.

The activity was set in the context of a nursery...

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This document from the Department of Education looks at how Stopsley Community Primary School encourages good behaviour by rewarding pupils. The resource explores the school's house point system, resources and support for teachers and their 'red carpet' policy as part of the managing behaviour and bullying in...

In this book, Michael Laxton takes a fresh look at all aspects of craft teaching. Dealing specifically with materials that can be used, he stresses that education myst familiarise children with those materials that make up their daily environment, that materials must be seen as agents through which children can...

Incredible inventions are based on the most basic principles, and yet the machines featured in this series can extend to extraordinary levels of complexity. Developed to help pupils understand these simple machines,...

Machines Inside Machines includes: Close-up photographs with arrows and labels to help explain how simple machines work, Exciting activities to try out at home or at school, Information about the features of machines...