Aimed at primary level, this resource contains seven activity ideas which link to work on animals, living things and their habitats and design and technology. The activities, which contain step by step instructions and photographs, are:

* Making a mini-pond
* Pond dipping
* Making a toad home...

Produced by Rolls-Royce, this resource supports the teaching materials and their properties at Key Stage Two. It looks at irreversible changes and the formation of a new material by burning. Children are asked to consider different types of transport and the fuel that is used to make them work. They also list...

These resources will help students apply their physics knowledge and understanding, by giving them the opportunity to practice responding to questions set in unfamiliar contexts. Network Rail has developed these question and answer banks to support students and teachers with applying some of the more challenging...

This resources investigates how electrical energy is generated from renewable and non-renewable sources.

Suggested learning outcomes include:

• To know the difference between a renewable and a non-renewable source of energy.
• To understand how electrical energy is generated from at least...

In this project, students compare the properties of a range of fabrics made from different fibres. The fabrics could be woven or knitted and they could be made from natural fibres such as cotton and wool or synthetic fibres such as nylon. Students should investigate physical properties, such as strength,  tear...

There are two versions of this house prices activity. Both involve large data sets of house prices showing how they have changed in different locations over long and short periods of time. In Version A, students draw and interpret statistical diagrams and calculate statistical measures by hand. In Version B,...

One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and make a healthy cold drink for another class member.

Each child will have to find out the preferences and needs of the consumer and will include feedback from that person as part of the evaluation process

This guide has been written to support teachers and technicians who would like to build a combat robot. It describes:

• a range of different types of robots that you could make, discussing armour, weaponry, drive and control.
• advice for the design process
• health and safety...

A set of Key Stage Four Nuffield Foundation capability tasks focusing on design, making and evaluation in food technology.

For students to develop and reveal their capability longer more open tasks requiring designing...

This art activity explores a brief history of the artist Leonardo da Vinci and gives pupils the opportunity to draw their own flying machines. The activity encourages pupils to observe cogs, pulleys, joints, string and Leonardo’s use of 3D sketching for wooden structures. This resource is part of a series of...

This activity develops digital literacy using the context of exploring Mars. Also developing the skills of collecting, analysing, evaluating and presenting data and information. Children first learn about infographics and establish what makes a good one. They then design their own infographic to allow the reader to...

Combining maths and computational thinking, this Barefoot Computing activity for upper primary uses linear number sequences to introduce algorithms in computing. Children work collaboratively to apply logical thinking and pattern recognition - key concepts used across the Barefoot Computing project. While using...

In this activity, Key Stage Two students are given a 'draw and label' diagram about balanced diets. A pie chart is given, showing portion sizes for the different food types appropriate to a healthy diet. Students then use this data to answer questions about which foods should be eaten most or least. The resource...

This resource introduces sustainability and how life on Earth depends upon our environment for resources such as food, water, and raw materials. Pupils learn about the materials life cycle, where raw materials come from, how to reduce waste and how raw materials may be used and recycled. The activities encourage...

This is one of a series of resources from the IET designed around the theme of the future of flight with the purpose of developing pupils knowledge and skills in engineering and mathematics. In this activity, pupils will make a balloon rocket and carry out timed tests to calculate the velocity of the balloon. The...