Produced by The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC), these materials put curriculum science in a real-life context. The activities are based on the development of a new cough syrup.

Children identify the best conditions for growing micro-organisms to produce the active ingredient in the cough...

In this activity, produced by the European Space Agency, students will consider whether life found in extreme environments on Earth could survive elsewhere in the Solar System. Students will examine the characteristics of different places in the Solar System and then use fact cards of some example extremophiles to...

This Catalyst article looks at how tomato plants have been genetically modified so that they produce high levels of substances thought to reduce the risk of diseases including cancer and heart disease.

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2016, Volume 27, Issue 3.

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In this activity, pupils compare Earth and Mars in the context of geography and science. They will begin by comparing the positions of both planets in the solar system, and end by designing their own life forms that could potentially survive on Mars.

Part of the Uncut Classroom series from teachers TV, this video shows an uninterrupted science lesson for Year Nine students. As part of their...

In this set of activities, students learn about the causes and potential impacts of sea-level rise while developing core scientific skills.

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Recognise that an element symbol in a chemical equation can represent a giant covalent structure.
• Recognise that a chemical formula can represent a giant covalent structure.
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These vocabulary cards allow you to introduce a range of Covid-19 terminology in a fun and engaging way. This charades based activity encourages pupils to act out or verbally explain scientific words from doctors and hospitals, to vulnerable and zoonotic. This activity provides a...

This activity has a colourful and engaging reading page, followed by targeted questions which cover a broad range of reading skills, along with some linked grammar questions, such as questions, statements and commands. Each activity is also differentiated to both higher and lower abilities, with two sets for each...

In this activity students transcribe the DNA into...

This resource pack contains twelve 'hands on’ activities linked to different aspects of the science of materials and states of matter. Aimed at learners of all ages, they would be particularly suitable for use at primary level to demonstrate key ideas and concepts and to spark an interest in chemistry. Containing...

A case study from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which looks at the forensic evidence and intelligence that are left at crime scenes by footwear, gloves, tyres and fingers. New Latent Image Markup and Analysis (LIMA) software provides a fast, accurate way of transmitting and...

This Catalyst article investigates the ideas traffic police use about speed, acceleration and force to determine what happened during road accidents. The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 25, Issue 2.

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