Resources

Using Rewards: Encouraging Good Behaviour - Case Study

This document from the Department of Education looks at how Stopsley Community Primary School encourages good behaviour by rewarding pupils. The resource explores the school's house point system, resources and support for teachers and their 'red carpet' policy as part of the managing behaviour and bullying in...

Using Rich Collaborative Tasks

[b]Modulus graphs:[/b] the objectives of this activity are to understand the concepts and notation of modulus graphs and to expose common misconceptions in the interpretation of modulus notation. The suggested activity asks groups of students to match function cards with graphs and to explain their thinking....

This book answers the questions: What is the Earth made of? Where do rocks come from? What are rocks made of? Where do we find rocks? How do we use rocks? Who studies rocks? It also includes an activity about rocks.

This book presents a series of practical activities designed to help teachers build an effective science curriculum for more able children. It focuses on: developing higher order thinking skills using conceptual...

Using Science to Provide Practical Learning for Mathematics

Published by LSIS, this report describes research by Worcester College. The aim of the project was to assess the impact of gathering real data on the generation of enthusiasm and engagement of students studying level 3 statistics. A practical activity based on determining the statistical significance of differences...

Using science to save manta rays

The articles explores the use of science in the conservation effort of manta rays. Many aspects of the lives of mantas remain a mystery, including their movements and areas...

Take on the role of a crime scene investigator - an expert on forensic science. Learn about the science of blood types, DNA and fingerprints as you follow a series of clues from the scene of a burglary.

Take on the role of a demolition engineer, and use real science to solve problems. Learn about momentum as you take the controls of a hydraulic excavator; explore combustion as you use dynamite to bring down an...

Take on the role of a shark biologist - an expert on the world's most terrifying but misunderstood animals. Learn about their biology and behaviour as you study them up-close in aquariums, and help to protect them in...

Take on the role of a storm chaser - an expert on the world's most extreme weather. Learn about weather science as you pursue storms across the world, taking dramatic photographs and making field measurements. The...