From the National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC), these two podcasts explore a range of applications and issues in the biorenewables sector. They are primarily aimed at a commercial audience but may be of use to teachers who want to gain a better understanding of plant-derived materials or, when used in part, as...

This issue of magazine includes the following articles:

• Preparing BTEC students for university by Adrian Greenall
• Future careers in magic by Dave Gibbs
• What does a good science scheme of learning look like? by Mark Langley
• Exploring our universe by Tom Lyons
• Moving...

This podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) looks at how carbon capture and storage works, why it's here to stay, the effect of floodplains on water pollution, and how the thickness of polar ice can be measured from space. The venue for this Planet Earth...

This Problem Solving with Industry module was devised by the Centre for Science Education in collaboration with Willis Carroon North Limited and South Yorkshire Police. In this module the problem is to choose the most appropriate electronically-controlled security...

From the Nuffield Foundation, this resource allows children to practise their cutting, folding and sticking skills. It contains a printable pdf file of a flattened cube with plan and elevation views of a cardboard cow. Children cut and stick this to produce a three-dimensional, stand-up model of a cow.

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A Teachers' Guide for the Nuffield Secondary Design and Technology course which shows how to plan and assess the course, and how to construct a scheme of work suitable for an individual school.

Information is given about:
* The learning activities
* Using the resource task file
* Using the...

This resource provides a lesson plan and support PowerPoint presentation that enhances the Year 3 maths curriculum, supporting pupils to calculate with money and give change. Through these resources children will make a non-food product using resources developed in previous sessions and then be introduced to the...

This resource provides a lesson plan and supporting resources that help Year 3 pupils to design a healthy balanced meal and to write instructions. Through these resources children are asked to think about eating healthily and the different food groups that comprise a balanced diet and are supported to create a...

This resource provides a lesson plan and supporting resources that help Year 4 pupils to identify the organs involved in the digestive system and their functions. Throughout these resources, pupils are introduced to the digestive system and are given the opportunity to apply their learning through cross-curricular...

This resource provides a lesson plan and presentation that enhances the lower key stage two design technology curriculum by giving Year 4 pupils the opportunity to use their technology skills to design and make packaging for their food product. This session also integrates an opportunity for cross curricular...

This resource provides a lesson plan and supporting resources that help to enhance the Year 4 design technology curriculum by asking pupils to design a healthy food product. The resources encourage pupils to think about the seasons in which food grows, healthy eating and nutrients in different food groups. The...

This resource provides a lesson plan and supporting presentation that enhances the design technology curriculum by giving Year 4 pupils the opportunity to make a calcium rich food product and to prepare vegetables safely.  This session also gives pupils the challenge of working as part of a group to apply...

This resource gives Year 5 pupils the opportunity to design a healthy recipe whilst thinking about the nutrients included in each food group. Using the lesson plan, PowerPoint presentation, recipes provided and inspiration from cookbooks and the internet, pupils will be challenged to design a selection of recipes...

This resource offers a real life context for Year 6 pupils to solve problems involving area and perimeter while designing a restaurant floor plan. Pupils will apply their maths learning to design their restaurant seating area. The session builds in the chance to use online shopping websites to calculate the cost of...

This resource is an interview with Halvard - a robot maker.