This is a collection of published educational research by STEM Learning.

These articles are part of the STEM Learning research collection, which also contains external evaluations of STEM Learning CPD and resources from the STEM Learning research...

This set of national reports and policies has been divided into the following sections:

• General education
• STEM education
• Science education
• Mathematics education
• QCA, QCDA and Ofqual:  Science
• QCA, QCDA and Ofqual:  ...

The STFC Lunar Rocks and Meteorites Loan Scheme has been running since the mid 1980s. It has lent the NASA Moon rock discs and meteorites to thousands of schools, museums and outreach organisers. The collection has been produced by the ASE with the University of Manchester, Millgate House Education, the Natural...

This activity is designed to deepen understanding of hypothesis testing. Students are presented with a coin which is suspected of being biased. A hypothesis test is set up. A results table is shown giving the significance of the result at different levels of significance for different outcomes. Students are...

This is a problem solving lesson, designed to help you assess how well students are able to:

• Model a situation mathematically, justifying any assumptions made.
• Estimate unknown values/missing information when solving a problem.
• Calculate volumes of three-dimensional objects.
• ...

This collection includes a series of themed activities and resources suitable for use in STEM clubs.  

In addition, it includes an example of a STEM club scheme of work from Dagenham Park School, as well as a template suitable for use when planning activities for your own STEM club.

A resource from the CS4FN bank produced by Queen Mary and King’s College, University of London. Students will be able to link the algorithms that they have learned and the relative complexity expressed in Big O notation. The resource consists of a series of slides, program files with solution, an activity sheet and...

Teachers TV was originally a television channel which aimed to provide professional development support for teachers, school leaders, support staff and governors. Many of the programmes were filmed inside real classrooms, with teachers sharing good practice and ideas for lessons.

The videos in this...

Learn about the cooling down of liquids and thermal insulators in this colourful comic aimed at students in Key Stage Two. Written to promote enquiry skills in a context, it focuses on making predictions before carrying out an investigation on how quickly a hot liquid...

This activity encourages learners to think and talk about the maths they might need in Agriculture and Animal Care, and helps them and their teacher find engaging starting points. The objectives of the activity are to become aware of and reflect on personal attitude to maths, to become aware of some of the maths...

This week's activities allow your child/ren to: ...

The purpose of session 6 is to introduce you to how computers detect errors in data and where the error occurs. It will introduce you to the idea of parity bits and parity check to determine if the data has been corrupted. This session requires the use of a pack of cards or cards with a colour on one side.

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This Blockly lesson from the Rapid Router course examines selection using IF statements. Nesting IF statements within loops is also studied, and a video explains the importance of selection in programs.

An 'unplugged' activity reinforces understanding before the children code their solutions in Rapid Router...

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

• Identify the two types of reproduction (sexual and asexual) that take place in plants.
• Describe the function of the male and female reproductive structures in a flowering plant....