This collection of resources, from the National Physical Laboratory, sets a number of measurement challenges for students that can be performed in their own homes, or in school. 

All resources contain an explanatory video and a downloadable worksheet. 

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Earth Observation (EO) scientists collect information about the Earth – the land, the sea and the atmosphere – using sensors carried on satellites, aircraft, ships, buoys floating on the ocean and thousands of weather stations around the world. There is now a great deal of data available and scientists are finding...

These are adapted physical activity strategies, designed to support the Mission X programme by suggesting alternative equipment or methods for each activity.

This resource is from the Mission X collection of activities which is an international educational challenge that focuses on health, science,...

This activity summary guide should be used alongside the Mission X challenge.

This resource is from the Mission X collection of activities which is an international educational challenge that focuses on health, science, fitness and nutrition, and encourages pupils to train like an astronaut. To find out...

The Mission X Journal is a ‘mission notebook’ for students to organise their physical activity practice time, document research and reflections, and collect data on their progress. Using the Mission Journal, students will be able to:

• set weekly physical activity or research goals
• record...

Mission X is supported by the UK Space Agency, ESA and NASA. It is a free education programme developed by NASA scientists and fitness professional working with astronaut and space agencies across the world. Mission X uses the excitement of space exploration to inspire...

On Earth, we use a variety of cues to sense the position of our bodies, while stationary or moving. We use touch and pressure cues (such as weight on our feet) and visual cues (such as the location of the ceiling and floors) to determine orientation.

In an environment with less gravity, the brain needs to...

This edition of the Computing at School newsletter covers many topics including:

*Visual development of mobile apps using App Inventor

*Active learning in computing using Lego NXT and Logo

*BYOB, an extension to Scratch that aids abstraction and extension

*Robot simulation using RoboMind...

Suitable for upper-primary teachers of computing, this Barefoot Computing activity focuses on the technical aspects of the internet explaining how it differs from the World Wide Web (WWW). Children gain an understanding of the hardware that makes up computer networks and how IP addresses allow communication between...

In this activity SEND pupils will learn to follow a sequence of instructions, create an algorithm for other people to follow and to understand that the order of instructions are important. The activity gives pupils the opportunity to create sequences of colours to make music and enhances the Music, Computing, PSHE...

This resource is based on the Inventive podcast. The podcast mixes engineering fact with fiction. Each podcast features an interview with an engineer. In this activity, Data scientist and inventor Larissa Suzuki is the inspiration for Tim Maughan to write 'My city is not a problem'.

Short audio clips...

This is a useful and very readable leaflet for an overview of assessment, which helps you to consider how and why you are assessing students.

It is important to ensure that assessment activities are valid: that is, that they assess what you intend to assess.  On page 2 you'll find a good set of things to...

In our national awareness day collection you will find resources relating to up and coming awareness days which highlight suitable ideas and activities that could be used in lessons or STEM clubs. The resources selected cover all STEM age groups and related subjects and include one off activities for students to...

This booklet, published in 1988, was written in anticipation of the government passing the Education Reform Bill introducing the national curriculum to England and Wales. The new Bill would establish a new system of assessment of students’ progress. Written by the Task Group on Assessment and Testing, this...