In this Catalyst article, Laura Plant describes the time she spent in the Amazon rainforest in northern Peru on a project researching the impacts of forestry on the plants and animals that live there.

In tropical regions, large areas of rainforests have been untouched for centuries. This means that many rare...

This Catalyst article examines the differences between fossil fuels and biofuels. At present, fossil fuels are used to provide most of our global energy requirements. Fossil fuels are a finite resource as they take millions of years to form and the remaining supplies are being used at a greater rate than can be...

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

• Predict that two substances in the gas state will react without mechanical mixing.
• Recognise that a successful collision between molecules is a collision where a new product...

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

• Recall that the good health of all organisms can be compromised by diseases.

• Recall that diseases can be caused by germs, lifestyle, environment or information in the...

This Catalyst article looks at life in extreme environments on Earth which can suggest how life might exist on Mars. One of the developments in recent years that really opened up scientists’ eyes to the possibility of life on Mars has been the realization of just how adaptable and versatile life on Earth is.

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

• Describe how a person’s hand uses force to support different sized weights.         
• Describe how the size of force exerted by a spring changes as it is squashed.       
• ...

This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the Living Things in their Environment topic, to students aged 7-12, is divided into five chapters:

*Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the...

This field study encourages students to investigate the vegetation in a lowland heathland habitat and to use a GPS unit to map habitat fragments. Students could also make management decisions, deciding where to place habitat corridors to help prepare for the possible effects of climate change.

Four...

This resource, from the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) At Work With Science series, includes two activities to help students with job applications and understanding what employers need from their employees. The tasks encourage students to examine curriculum vitae, assess their...

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

• Explain why a long molecule has a higher melting point than a similar but shorter molecule.

• Recognise that a polymer molecule can be made up of thousands of atoms....

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

• Explain that the properties of a compound may not be inferred from the properties of elements made up of its constituent atoms.

• Use particle diagrams to represent the...

Reliance on unsafe drinking water is a significant problem in many areas of the world. This Catalyst article looks at the method of solar disinfection to provide safe drinking water.

UVA from the sun causes a breakdown in cellular functions, and combined with the increased temperature of the water from a...