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Save up for a major purchase in this exciting finance-themed board game. Players work their way round the board picking up Expenditure and Income cards. They will get jobs (and lose them) and have to make routine purchases while carefully saving enough to make their purchase. Cash isn't safe, but you will need some...

This book showcases 15 Science, Art and Writing (SAW) projects in which scientists worked with teachers, artists, and writers to take their research science into schools. Collectively the projects...

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.

A bank of differentiated investigations for primary schools...

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.

Scalar or vector?

This resource reinforces the concept of scalar and vector quantities. In the first task pupils are asked to define and give examples of each type of quantity. In the second task pupils are asked to identify the quantities that could be measured on a lorry and the third task asks pupils to categorise them as scalar...

Scalars and vectors

This video describes the key differences between vectors and scalars.  It explains that vectors depend upon both magnitude (amount) and direction, whereas scalars are dependent upon magnitude and are independent of direction.

Examples of vector quantities are listed as: displacement, velocity, acceleration,...

Scale Drawing

This MEP resource from CIMT is taken from text book 7B which covers the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 7. Scale drawing covers measuring lengths, plans using scales and maps using scales. The initial file forms part of the textbook. The activities sheet, extra exercises and mental tests...

Scale of the Universe

This film, from Twig World, looks at how big the universe is.

The key points made in the film are:

•The Universe is constantly expanding.

•The Universe is already billions of light years across.

•Our Solar System is part of the Milky Way galaxy.

•Beyond our galaxy lie many more...

This is one in a series of books that take a look at different types of body coverings and their uses. Through a playful question-and-answer format, the books introduce animals that use these coverings for protection...