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Science (5504) Biology (1641) Chemistry (1372) Scientific Volunteers Physics (1548) This Catalyst article outlines volunteering opportunities for young scientists, engineers and medical students who put their studies to Earth science (394) good use, working with local people around the world to bring the How science works (831) benefits of technology to communities who otherwise would go Practical work (901) without some of the basic needs of life. This article is from Catalyst:… Demonstrations (244) Enquiries & investigations Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Article (659) Outside the classroom (54) Techniques & procedures (27) Try This - the Thermal Decomposition of Sodium Technology (1138) Hydrogen Carbonate Control systems (31) This Catalyst article investigates how honeycomb (cinder toffee) is Electronics (58) made using a thermal decomposition reaction to produce the gas bubbles. Sodium hydrogen carbonate (also known as sodium Food technology (156) bicarbonate or bicarbonate of soda) has the chemical formula Graphics (16) NaHCO3. When it is heated above about 80°C it begins to break Product design (102) Notd yet f rated iPublication di year: 2010 to date Article Resistant materials (32) Textiles (31) Design skills (91) Engineering (583) Mathematics (2339) Psychology (35) Careers (391) Cross curricular (131) Computer Science (41)

Thorium - the Perfect Nuclear Fuel? Age range ( Key stage | Scotland ) This Catalyst article looks at thorium - a heavy element, similar to 5-7 (820) uranium. Some people think that it could be the nuclear fuel of the future, as it can be used as the fuel in a fission reactor - and it 7-9 (1209) appears to be much safer than uranium. This article is from Catalyst: 9-11 (1782) Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 24, Issue 3. Catalyst… 11-14 (3556)

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Saving Lives While Cooking Lunch Publication year Traditional cooking stoves burn fuel and produce a lot of smoke which is a major cause of pollution, leading to problems locally for the 2010 to date (2493) people using the stoves and also globally as a probable cause of 2000 - 2009 (3346) retreating glaciers. According to the World Health Organisation, four million people worldwide die each year from smoke pollution… 1990 - 1999 (902) 1980 - 1989 (655)

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Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Article 1970 - 1979 (526) 1960 - 1969 (177) Pre 1960 (5) The Dolls of Confusion This Catalyst article investigates how humans can misjudge the weights of small dense objects and large, light objects and how their Type perception of weight is easily fooled. The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 24, Issue 3. Catalyst is a Activity sheet (2722) science magazine for students aged 14-19 years. Annual Article (416) subscriptions…

Assessment (121) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Article Audio (114) Data set (61) Demonstration (216) Aerogels Experiment (678) This Catalyst article investigates the nature of aerogels, which are Game (109) among the least dense solid materials, not much denser than air. Group work (141) Aerogels were made as the result of a bet and ended up going into Image (92) space to capture comet dust. They are the lightest solids which exist and have some unusual features. The article is from Catalyst:… Information sheet (689) Interactive resource (229) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Article Lecture (6) Open-ended task (59) Poster (66) Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents Presentation (545) Quiz (54) Since the discovery of antibiotics, many people believe that the pathogenic microorganism threat to the population has been removed, Research (651) with fatal infections and infectious diseases brought under control. Self assessment (36) This has discouraged research into drugs containing natural Simulation (7) compounds such as essential oils. However, humans are now facing the… Teacher guidance (3883) Textbook (1123) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Article Video (1112)

Award-winning models Format This Catalyst article presents the work of three chemists - Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel - who won the 2013 Nobel Audio (54) Prize for Chemistry. Their work allowed the development of complex computer models of compounds and reactions. The article is from Flash (136) Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 24, Issue 3. Image (39) Catalyst… Other (11) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Article PDF document (5987) PowerPoint Presentation (185) Spreadsheet (12) The Most Accurate Thermometer in the World Video (1025) Almost every scientific experiment or industrial process requires a Website (81) measurement of temperature. For example, the specification of the Word document (548) length of an object is meaningless without reference to the Zip (26) temperature at which the measurement was made. And all chemical and biological processes are intrinsically temperature-dependent –…

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[de] Oceans (4) ABPI (30) Scientific Vocabulary for Upper Key Stage Two ACME (6) This resource contains lists of vocabulary to help develop an Addison-Wesley (1) understanding of key scientific words at primary level. The twelve vocabulary lists cover the topics of: electricity, sound, states of Alstom (1) matter, earth and space, interdependence and adaptation, keeping ARKive (48) healthy, life cycles, microorganisms, dissolving and reversible and… Arts and Humanities Research Council (1) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Arup (3) ASE (394) Ashford Press Publishing (26) Scientific Vocabulary for Lower Key Stage Two Ashton Community Science College (1) This resource contains lists of vocabulary, loop cards and word mats

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Association for the Study of Animal to help develop an understanding of key scientific words at primary Behaviour (22) level. The twelve vocabulary lists cover the topics of: materials and their properties, electricity, friction, living things and their habitats, Association of Teachers of Mathematics (15) plants, keeping warm, light and shadows, magnets… AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust (19) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire (13) Badger (5) Basil Blackwell (2) Scientific Vocabulary for Key Stage One BEAM (68) This resource contains lists of the key vocabulary used in many of the Becta (19) topics studied at primary level. Aimed originally at the five to seven Bell & Hyman (14) age range, the lists could also be used to support older children learning these topics. The thirteen vocabulary lists cover the topics of: BGCI (10) plants, forces and movement, materials and their… Big Bang (6) Big Lottery Fund (6) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Biochemical Society (1) Biomimicry 3.8 (6) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (31) Using Partial Fractions to Evaluate the Definite Blackie Chambers (10) Integral of an Algebraic Fraction BLOODHOUND SSC (22) The first part of the mathematical solution explains how to express an Bowland Charitable Trust (36) algebraic fraction in partial fractions. The fraction used is a straight forward example solves by equating coefficients to obtain two BP (10) simultaneous equations. The second part of the video uses the result BP Educational Service (13) of the first part of question in order to find the value… British Science Association (45) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video British Society for the History of Science (1) Brompton Bicycle (9) Finding the Volume of Revolution Generated by a Business and Education South Yorkshire (1) Curve Cape Farewell (9) The mathematical solution explains how to find the volume of Careers4u (3) revolution generated by the curve y=xex between the limits of x=0.5 to x=4 by using integration by parts. The explanation explains, with Carom Maths (40) the aid of a graph, how the volume is found and explains clearly the Casio (4) equation to be integrated. The solution is further complicated by… Cassell (1) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Catalyst (339) Catlin Arctic Survey (4) CBI (2) Solving a Quadratic Equation in Sin(x) CensusAtSchool (21) The mathematical solution explains how to solve the equation: 6 Centre for Education and cos2x +7sinx = 8 for x between 0 and 4π radians. The equation is Employment Research (5) rearranged to make the equation6 cos2x +7sinx - 8 = 0 then the Centre for Education and Industry (1) identity sin2 x + cos2x ≡1 used to form a quadratic equation in one variable. The quadratic formed can be factorised and solved… Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (1) Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Teaching (131) Centre for Science Education (226) Centre for Studies in Science and Finding All the Solutions of Trigonometric Mathematics Education (15) Centre for Teaching Mathematics (5) Equations Centre of the Cell (5) The mathematical solution explains how to solve the equation: Chambers (21) sin(x+150) = 1/√2 for x between 0⁰ and 360⁰. To begin with, the principle values for (x+150) are found. The fact that a sine curve is Charles Darwin Trust (8) periodic is used to find the solution set for (x+150) based upon these Chartwell-Bratt (1) two initial values. Subtracting 150 from each member… Chilled Food Association (14) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video CIEC Promoting Science (58) Citizen Science (7) Claire Publications (2) Tim Peake CLEAPSS (1) This video is a message to ESERO-UK from European Space Agency Colin Foster (46) astronaut Tim Peake. He talks about studying STEM subjects and Collins Educational (72) how he became an astronaut. The video includes images of a launch, Tim engaging in various astronaut training exercises and the Comino Foundation (6) International Space Station, where Tim will be for six months from

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Computing At School (1) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Cooke Associates (4) Cooking for Schools (28) Council for British Archaeology (5) Fertility Tourism Coventry Energy Project (1) Produced by Debating Matters, this topic guide contains background cre8ate maths (57) information to encourage discussion and debate on issues associated CREST Awards (16) with fertility, surrogacy and IVF treatment. Specifically, the resource CREST Star Investigators (3) focuses on whether commercial surrogacy is dehumanising and exploitative or whether it is a win-win situation for both parties.… Defence Dynamics (17) Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (4) Not yet rated Publication year: 2000 - 2009 Information sheet Department for Education (396) Design and Technology Association (13) Sometimes, Always, Never Durham County Council (7) Three activities produced by Susan Wall are designed to provide the Durham University (4) opportunity for students to explore the concepts involved and to e-Bug (19) highlight any misconceptions by discussing whether the statements Earth Science Teachers' Association presented can sometimes be true, are always true or can never be (36) true. Algebra: students are presented with a statement such as (x- 4)2=… East Midlands Airport (5) Economic & Social Research Council Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Teacher guidance (29) EDT (1) Education and Employers Taskforce A Teacher's Guide to Maths and the Historic (1) Educational Television Company (1) Environment Edward Arnold (142) This resource provides inspiration for teachers planning to teach mathematics in an historical context. Students are required to solve Eigen Publications (12) problems, use mathematical processes and communicate Ellen MacArthur Foundation (13) mathematics in a real-life context. The resource consists of the Engineering and Physical Sciences following seven sections. What is it all about? explains how students Research Council (52) Not yetlil rated Publication year: 1990 - 1999 Teacher guidance Engineering Council (7) EngineeringUK (9) Engineers Without Borders UK (4) Data, Numeracy and ICT English Heritage (1) The complete resource of Data, Numeracy and ICT Instant Maths English Universities Press Ltd (6) Ideas contains all eight subject topics together with appropriate ESA (27) resource materials. The ideas are aimed at teachers of Key Stage Three but could also be appropriate for use with other age groups. ESERO-UK (29) Each topic contains a number of questions or activities designed as… ETA hand2mind (5) European Southern Observatory (14) 5/5 Publication year: 2000 - 2009 Teacher guidance EuroStemCell (5) Evolution MegaLab (5) ExperimentsAtSchool (14) Shape and Space Explore Your Universe (1) F1 in Schools (4) The complete resource of Space and Shape Instant Maths Ideas contains all 16 subject topics together with appropriate resource Farming & Countryside Education (5) materials. The ideas are aimed at teachers of Key Stage Three but Footagevault (6) could also be appropriate for use with other age groups. Each topic Froglife (12) contains a number of questions or activities designed as inspiration… Future Morph (25) G Bell & Sons (10) Not yet rated Publication year: 2000 - 2009 Activity sheet Gallomanor (5) Gatsby Charitable Foundation (16) Gatsby Science Enhancement Pluck Dissection Programme (513) This film shows how to carry out a dissection of a sheep pluck, Gender Equality and Race Inclusion showing the relative positions of the trachea, lungs and heart. This Project (1) dissection focuses on the function of the breathing system, and a Geological Society (1) description is provided in the teachers' notes of how to inflate one of George Harrap (1) the lobes in the lungs via an incision made in the trachea.

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Get Set Demonstrate (6) Ginn (102) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Goldsmiths College University of London (9) Google in Education (1) Linear Assessment Chapter 8: Self-evaluation Hamilton Trust (43) and Next Steps Harper & Row (1) This final chapter from the Linear Assessment ibook recognises the Heinemann (128) importance of planning a course of action and subsequently HMSO (13) evaluating the impact upon students’ progress. This iBook, produced Hodder & Stoughton (26) by the Science Learning Centres for the Triple Science Support Programme, has been designed to help teachers to develop their Holy Cross (1) Notd li yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Teacher guidance House of Lords (1) Hutchinson & Co (9) Imperative Space (1) Linear Assessment Chapter 6: Exam Technique Imperial Chemical Industries (16) Inner London Education Authority (1) This chapter from the Linear Assessment ibook focuses on exam technique in science. The activities allow teachers to: • Develop Innovate Educate (53) examination techniques in day to day teaching through modelling how Inquiry Maths (12) to read and write answers to exam questions • Identify high impact Institute of Education (3) strategies to prepare students for the physical and mental… Institute of Ideas (29) Institute of Mathematics and its Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Teacher guidance Applications (31) Institute of Physics (294) Institute of Physics and Engineering Linear Assessment Chapter 5: Strengthening in Medicine (13) Mathematical Skills in Science Institute of Physics: Supporting Physics Teaching (12) This chapter from the Linear Assessment ibook focuses on planning Institution of Engineering and for progression in science. The activities allow teachers to: • Identify Technology (175) the mathematical demands of triple science • Strengthen graphical representation skills • Select ways to encourage students to Intel (3) effectively interpret data This iBook, produced… International Council for Science (8) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video James Dyson Foundation (12) Jeans for Genes (36) JIVE (1) Linear Assessment Chapter 4: Strengthening John Murray (79) Literacy in Science Joint Mathematical Council (1) Kennet School (1) This chapter from the Linear Assessment ibook focuses on strengthening literacy in science. The activities allow teachers to: • Key Facts Publications (1) Analyse command words • Develop the use of talk to support science King's College London (4) learning and independence • Develop the use of reading to support Kingswinford School (1) science learning • Develop the use of writing… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Lancashire County Council (1) Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) (3) Leapfrogs (2) Learn Chemistry (154) Linear Assessment Chapter 3: Developing Learning and Skills Improvement Learning Service (LSIS) (193) This chapter from the Linear Assessment ibook focuses on Leicester University Press (1) developing learning in science. The activities allow teachers to: • Plan Linnean Society of London (5) for effective learning • Develop interactive practical work • Reflect on the essential role of assessment for learning in effective teaching • Liverpool Mathematical Society (1) Explore misconceptions This iBook,… Liverpool University Press (10) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video London Engineering Project (15) London Gifted & Talented (2) Long Eaton School (1) Linear Assessment Chapter 2: Monitoring and Longman (460) Securing Progress Macdonald Educational (51) Macmillan (15) This chapter from the Linear Assessment ibook focuses on monitoring and securing progress in science learning. The activities allow Making Statistics Vital (12) teachers to: • Track student progress towards linear assessment • Mathcentre (29) Identify how numerical targets can be developed into curricular

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Mathematical Education on targets for individual student progress • Develop… Merseyside (2) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Teacher guidance Mathematics Centre (8) Mathigon (3) Maths Magic (12) Linear Assessment Chapter 1: Planning for McGraw-Hill (7) Progression Medical Research Council (4) This chapter from the Linear Assessment ibook focuses on planning MEI (55) for progression in science. The activities allow teachers to: • Identify Microelectronics Education Support progression in learning opportunities • Assemble a ‘big’ picture of Unit (1) progression through the curriculum • Plan progression into the Triple Science curriculum •… More Maths Grads (9) Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Teacher guidance Mullard Space Science Laboratory (3) NASA (42) NASEN (2) Compound Measures and Rates of Change National Audit Office (1) This resource contains 13 instant maths ideas designed to provide the National Council for Educational opportunity for students to explore the notation of time and the Technology (3) decimalisation of time, work with bus and train timetables, discover National Curriculum Council (13) what speed an aircraft flies when it travels at ‘mach 2.5’, what crafts’ speed is measured in knots, calculate… National Extension College (1) National Foundation for Educational Research (3) Not yet rated Publication year: 2000 - 2009 Activity sheet National HE STEM Programme (11) National Learning Network (12) National Maritime Museum (16) Dimensions and Units National Non-Food Crops Centre This resource contains eight instant maths ideas designed to provide (26) the opportunity for students to explore conversion graphs, compare National Physical Laboratory (4) imperial and metric units, estimate everyday measurements and National Schools' Observatory (1) explore the nature of different dimensions. The student resource sheet requires students to convert between different units of length,… National Science & Engineering Week (18) National Science + Engineering Not yet rated Publication year: 2000 - 2009 Activity sheet Competition (1) National SEA LIFE Centre (5) National STEM Centre (22) Page 1 of 254 1 2 3 ... 254 Next Sort by: Latest added Natural England (1) Natural Environment Research Council (55) NCETM (19) Nelson Thornes (173) new economics foundation (7) NHS Careers (1) Northumberland County Council (7) Nowgen (15) NRICH (48) Nuffield Council on Bioethics (22) Nuffield Foundation (744) Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (6) Ofsted (53) Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics (5) Oliver & Boyd (1) Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) (26) Open University (7) Open University Press (2) OR Society (11) Our Space (7) Oxford University Press (26)

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