Resources by BBC

The makers of The Blue Planet present the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that combines rare action, unimaginable scale, impossible...

This book tells the dramatic tales of the encounters, discoveries and many trials and tribulations. Also revealed are the ingenious means by which some of the unique sequences in the series have been made. Memorable...

Employing state-of-the-art computer graphics, unseen space race archive and testimony from leading scientists, The Planets is the most comprehensive and spectacular account of space exploration and discovery ever made. This double DVD contains all eight 50-minute episodes. 

• Different Worlds: A look at...

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.

Pod's Mission is a wide-ranging, one-stop resource for Year 4 Science, covering key areas across the science curriculum. In comical, animated sequences, two friendly robots, help Annie to find out more about the world.

Pod visits numerous locations using the BBC's vast film archive.

Children will be...

David Attenborough takes the viewer on a guided tour of plants' lives: travelling, growing, flowering, their struggle with other plants and animals, and the ingenious ways they adapt to even the harshest conditions. Using time-lapse photography the programme shows us top plant-life action.

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.

Quick response (QR) codes

Purpose: QR codes are a simple way of providing access to information. The code is a pattern of printed rectangles that can be scanned with the camera in a mobile device to link to either web sites or other sources of information. They can be used to enhance practical science by providing reminders of how to...

Richard Hammond journeys into the parallel universe that lies beyond the limits of the naked eye. Using state-of-the-art imaging technologies, Richard discovers that it's as much the things we cannot see as those we can that shape our lives. 

From spectacular natural phenomena such as vast, superfast...

The earth’s continents are instantly recognisable. These iconic landmasses seem permanent and unchanging, yet they are merely the wreckage of a much larger long-lost supercontinent – Pangaea. In this stunning four part series Professor Iain Stewart uncovers the evidence for this ancient past. He reveals how the...