This video begins with the mnemonics Very furry lambs and Cute furry lambs.

Using a model of a railway carriage (its length, x and time taken to travel, t) the equation for velocity (v = ^x/_t) is derived.  Equating the length of the carriage to wavelength, λ and time to the period, T the...

Purpose: Some topics are difficult to teach and may benefit from providing additional contexts, so helping students make links between the topic and the wider picture.

Teaching approach:  Respiration is a topic that students find challenging.  In the past, there has only been a limited range of practical...

The materials in this resource are from the Secondary National Strategy ‘Progressing to Level 6 and beyond in science’ project. They were intended for science teachers who are focusing on helping their students in developing skills in aspects of ‘How science works’ –...

The materials in this resource are from the Secondary National Strategy ‘Progressing to Level 6 and beyond in science’ project. They were intended for science teachers who are focusing on helping their students in developing skills in effective group talk.

This series of interactive excel sheets look at arithmetic series and progressions.

The first sheet gives examples of arithmetic sequences, of which the value of a further term in the sequence, the first term and the...

This online ecology practical, by SAPS, is designed to give students an opportunity to see how systematic sampling can be used to

• investigate changes in species richness across a footpath
• the distribution of species across a footpath

These online exercises are not intended as a...

This series of interactive excel sheets explore the product moment correlation coefficient (PMCC). Another title can be found in our Virtual Textbook: Secondary collection.

This series of interactive excel sheets look at projectiles, either on or above the horizontal plane.

The first sheet defines the symbols and units used the remaining sheets.

The task is to consider the process of making estimates to use in calculations before moving to the specific task of estimating the total surface area (i.e. skin area) of a volunteer. This is a readily accessible task, with students only needing basic measurement and...

The materials in this resource are from the Secondary National Strategy ‘Progressing to Level 6 and beyond in science’ project. They were intended for science teachers who are focusing on understanding students’ misconceptions.

The Understanding misconceptions teacher guidance file provides...

From the Institute of Physics, this topic looks at basic electrical ideas, particularly current, potential difference and energy. The topic is split into teaching episodes. These are self-contained activities of varying time periods. The topics in this section include:

Episode 101:...

In this podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), reporters find out how satellites have revolutionised our understanding of climate change.

They provide a completely different perspective on how planet Earth works, which was impossible before the...

The Learning Skills for Science (LSS) programme has been developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme from work done by the Weizmann Institute of Science.

The materials can be used by students who are...

This issue of Catalyst includes the following articles:

Carbon Capture

This article investigates some ideas for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere and slowing down the effects of climate change....

This Nuffield Working with Science unit involves scientific investigations both in the laboratory and in the kitchen. The activities encourage students to apply the knowledge gained in new situations, to analyse data from tables and interpret experimental results....