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This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

This series covers the entire programme of study for science at Key Stage 1. It will be supported with free downloadable teacher resources. Each title includes imaginative ideas for hands-on activities, experiments and investigations, discussion topics and critical thinking questions.

This books is about...

Ros Brain

Ros Brain, Deputy Head Teacher in a primary school, recruited four STEM Ambassadors from STEMNET to bring alive the topic of poor sanitation for an activity day in her school.

The children got involved in a range of practical and fun experiments which were relevant not only to the themes of problem solving,...

This fun, creative book explores life cycles and is suitable for younger children. This book is part of a series, 'Rosa Explores.' Rosa Explores the Water Cycle is also available. 

A delightful, beautifully illustrated book exploring the water cycle. This book is part of a series, 'Rosa Explores.' Also available is Rosa Explores Life Cycles. 

The untold story of the woman who helped to make one of humanity's greatest discoveries - DNA - but who was never given credit for doing so.

Rosetta - primary resource book

The Rosetta spacecraft was sent on a mission to comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Part of its mission was to deploy a lander, Philae, on the surface of the comet. This resource is also downloadable in the Welsh Language.

The resource contains seven activities themed around the mission:

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Rosetta and Comets

This animation features Paxi, the European Space Agency mascot, following Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the comet that was followed by the Rosetta spacecraft in 2014/15. Paxi explains how comets orbit the Sun and what happens as they approach it. Paxi shows how Rosetta can take pictures of the comet and...

Rosetta Code 1

This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), introduces students to a mathematical solution to code breaking by using a simple substitution code. Students will make a survey using the frequency of letters in English sentences, match up an...

Rosetta Code 2

This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), introduces students to a mathematical solution to code breaking using a simple substitution code. Students make a survey using the frequency of letters in English sentences, match up an encoded...