This resource is part of a collection of Nuffield Maths resources exploring Calculus. The demand is roughly equivalent to that in GCE A level.

This ‘exponential rates of change’ activity introduces the differentiation of exponential functions. Students find gradients by drawing tangents and by using small...

Matter and Change is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme.

One of the most fundamental ideas that students should learn in science is that ‘stuff’ is made from atoms – the enormous variety of different kinds of materials that they see around them arises from a relatively...

These downloadable animations are part of the multimedia package Stuff and Substance, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP). They can be used to develop the idea of chemical change as a change of substance.

This concept cartoon focuses on temperature change in chemical reactions. Concept cartoons provide an approach to teaching, learning and assessment in science, they feature cartoon-style drawings showing different characters arguing about everyday situations. They are designed to intrigue, to provoke discussion and...

This video looks at the reversible change that occurs in the process of chocolate making whilst also introducing the career of a chocolatier. Linking to the topic of states of matter, it introduces a Master Chocolatier who discusses his job and how he creates chocolates. He also talks about what he enjoyed at...

This pack of resources contains six different project ideas linked to climate science to use in the completion of a Silver CREST Award. These research based activities encourage students to also design and make prototypes of concepts as well as testing out ideas via investigation and experimental processes.

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This activity uses every day scenarios, as well as the chance of inheriting a genetic disorder, as the context for practicing how to:

* calculate simple probabilities and express them in terms of fractions, decimals...

This resource contains six activities that link to Everyday Materials – with a focus on exploring the changes materials can undergo. They are designed for use with mixed age groups classes of Year 1 and 2. Activities include:

• observing ice melt and exploring what happens to the particles when things...

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

• Identify an electric field.
• Describe the effect of an electric field on a charged particle.            
• Describe the properties of electric fields.       
• Explain...

This resource provides a selection of lesson plans, worksheets and teachers notes relating to plants at Year One. They include activities for finding out facts about the Sun, observing its apparent movement across the sky and investigating how shadows change during the...

This resource aimed at lower primary level looks at how weather and daylight length change with the different season. It consists of a template for a four seasons disc, which shows four different times in the day and what we may observe at these times during the different seasons. Key vocabulary is provided which...

In this ARKive resource, students learn about how different animals and plants are adapted to surviving in arid habitats. Working in groups, students design and carry out an experiment aimed at testing the effectiveness of different adaptations in reducing water loss. Using a worksheet as guidance, students also...

This colourful leaflet from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) looks at how environmental factors have affected human evolution. It includes a timeline and map showing how and where humans have developed and changed over millions of years.

Humans are a truly global species. We have colonised...