This lesson sets the scene for the study of the Lunar Discs, and gets students to think about the contexts and history leading to the collection of the Lunar samples in the loan boxes. By considering the events of the space race, role playing taking a moonwalk, and considering the actions of the astronauts,...

Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the theme of harnessing technology. Learners on a BTEC level two diploma in applied science course at Mid Kent College Medway carried out a crime scene investigation as part of their ‘Investigating a crime scene’ unit by Edexcel...

The introduction to this resource from the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE) discusses the place of statistics in the National Curriculum and how each of the four areas:

*The handling...

This Crystal exhibition resource from Siemens explores the increased need for transport infrastructure as people move to cities and discusses the significance of road and rail electrification and explores green transport choices, integrated traffic solutions and e-mobility. Get Everybody Moving is a research...

A scheme of work produced as optional guidance from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to support the teaching of science at Key Stages One and Two (students aged 5-11), and intended to cover all the requirements of the 2000 National Curriculum programme...

From Teachers TV, this video series shows an innovative project to engage and excite children in science by constructing a mock crime scene investigation. The project, as part of a science week in the school, allows Year Six children to behave...

From the Nuffield Foundation, the resources in this collection include reports and case studies that look at how the QCA scheme of work units can be developed and integrated with other curriculum areas. The reports describe projects run in primary schools and will give teachers of primary design and technology...

These booklets from GAIM contains a cross referencing guide and record sheets for the GAIM activities and investigations.

Part One of the cross-referencing guide includes items from some mathematics teaching schemes...

This resource, written by Barbara Hewett, is designed for use with the Compare Bears and is compatible with any infant mathematics scheme for children in Year One or Year Two, it has a full range of mathematical activities covering: *vertical and horizontal addition and subtraction *division and multiplication in...

Primary mathematics series from the early 1970s which incorporated some elements from everyday life.

This Alpha Mathematics resource, published by Schofield & Sims, was developed to cater for students of good average or above average ability who, after training, would be able to work individually, or in groups, with the minimum of help from the class teacher. It was designed to be implemented as a tutorial...

This collection of Beta Mathematics resources, published by Schofield & Sims, was developed to cater for students of average or below average ability many of whom may have had reading difficulties. The course is covered at a slower pace than the Alpha Mathematics series. It also utilises suitable apparatus and...

The Low Attainers in Mathematics Project (LAMP) was one of three post-Cockcroft, Department of Education and Science (DES) studies related to low attainers. The Project was based at the Mathematics Centre, West Sussex Institute of Higher Education (WSIHE).

This Nuffield exploration encourages students to set and test their own hypotheses following the experience of collecting primary data from a local graveyard or cemetery.

The key processes in this exploration are :...