This activity booklet uses the real life context of air traffic control using radar signals to identify the position of an aeroplane that students act out. It provides them with an opportunity to use their knowledge of waves and speed = distance / time to calibrate and calculate the distance a plane is from the...

Research Councils UK (RCUK) is the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils. These are:

•Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

•Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) •Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)

•Economic and Social...

This collection of resources from the Royal Meteorological Society and Royal Geographical Society with IBG uses statements and figures from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

The Association for Science Education set up the SATIS project in 1984, to help teachers relate school science to its social and technological contexts.The units are a model for developing topical lessons to show applications of science, and illustrate aspects of ‘How science works'. The original SATIS (Science and...

The Association for Science Education (ASE) has updated and revitalised the groundbreaking SATIS (Science and Technology in Society) units from the 1980's and 90's. The units provide a wide range of strategies to cover the programme of study for How Science Works and the wide spectrum of science.

Materials...

How Science Works is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme.

Recent changes in the curriculum have emphasised the importance of developing in students an understanding of what scientists do, the nature of science, and the way that science relates to the broader society. SEP...

Materials by Design is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme.

The earliest artefacts made by humans used whatever materials were naturally to hand. The materials selected were those that had the appropriate properties for the job that needed to be done. Increasingly, as...

Matter and Change is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme.

One of the most fundamental ideas that students should learn in science is that ‘stuff’ is made from atoms – the enormous variety of different kinds of materials that they see around them arises from a relatively...

Waves and Radiation is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme.

The last one hundred years has seen an explosion in the use of electromagnetic radiation for communication. Using simple practical kits, Radiation and Communication looks at the properties of...

This set of resources, published by the Centre for Science Education, offers career guidance for potential and current STEM students, their teachers and advisers. The resources include guidance tools for encouraging Key Stage Three students to take up STEM subjects, a guide to work placements and four profiles of...

STEM Clubs offer young people valuable opportunities to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in an informal setting, allowing them to experiment, ask questions and tackle challenges that interest them. They provide students with opportunities to work in teams and participate in exciting...

These resources from the last in the series of Science Year CD ROMs, AKA Science, focus on a range of science themes. The wide-ranging materials include: • Major resources - the main themed activities • Everywhere - science through cross-curricular and whole-school activities • Explore - a variety of games and...

These resources from the third in the series of Science Year CD ROMs, Can we; Should we?, focus on the themes of biology and the environment. The wide-ranging materials include: • Major resources - the main themed activities • Everywhere - science through cross-curricular and whole-school activities • Explore - a...

These resources from the Science Year CD-ROM Is There Life? have a space focus. The wide-ranging materials include: *Major resources - the main themed activities for Is There Life? • Everywhere - science through cross-curricular and whole-school activities • Explore - a variety of games and quizzes, including...