Resources by Wellcome Trust
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An accessible guide to the rise of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, its impact on healthcare and how scientists are tackling the problem.
Applying statistics
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Statistical claims can be convincing, but these articles show how important it is to look deeper into the data to make decisions about the claims being made. |
Attitudes and beliefs
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Drugs to treat diseases have transformed our expectations of health. But are there instances when we should be wary? Just because we can create a drug, is it right to use it? |
Attitudes of Children and Parents to Key Stage Two Science Testing and Assessment
Published in 2010 by the Wellcome Trust, this report considers students’ and parents’ views of testing and assessment in science at Key Stage Two in England and Wales. The research was carried out by the School of Education at Queen’s University Belfast over a period in which the Key Stage Two science SAT was...
Baby bonanza
This is a hand-on activity to explore the inheritance of cystic fibrosis, using counters to represent normal and faulty CFTR genes. Curriculum links include:
- Punnet squares & autosomal recessive diseases
- Autosomal...
Bacteria are one of the simplest forms of independent life with no nucleus or membrane bound organelles. These animations, from the Wellcome Trust, show that, despite this apparent simplicity, bacterial diseases pose a profound threat to world health. The animations are suitable as a lesson starter, to introduce...
Basics of the cell
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This article addresses the basics of cells and cellular processes |
Basmati basmati
This play allows children to explore biodiversity through movement and music in a fun and engaging way. It looks at how consumer demand drives the growing of a particular type of rice in India and the consequences if a disease or pest affects the growth of rice crops.
Great for use in an assembly or in...
Beginnings of life
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These articles explore how life on earth began, consider the importance of carbon in our biology and whether there might be an alternative. |
Believers, Seekers and Sceptics: What Teachers Think about CPD
In 2005 the Wellcome Trust commissioned this survey of teachers and managers in state maintained schools in England, focusing on three main aspects of continuing professional development (CPD):
• What do different types of teacher want from CPD?
• What are the benefits of CPD, and for whom?
•...