Resources by Reach Out CPD

A Healthy Lifestyle

This short film aimed at improving the subject knowledge of primary teachers on the topic of keeping healthy. It follows Sonia Cullington of WOW Fitness as she speaks about healthy eating and living. She looks at an everyday shopping list and discusses how they may or may not form part of a healthy balanced diet....

Body Systems

Winning a gold medal sometimes requires thinking scientifically. In this film we meet Alison McGregor and Graham Davis, Imperial scientists who work with Olympian Catherine Grainger to maximise her body limits as an athlete.

Seeing science interact with sport in this way helps illustrate the importance of...

Changing State

This short film provides an introduction to changing state. It features Professor Robert Winston with his grandson in the family garden. He explains the three states of matter and explains how a small steam engine is powered in terms of changing state.

This resource has been provided by Reach Out CPD, a...

Digestive System Experiment

This short film clip follows primary school teacher, Danny, as he demonstrates a practical experiment which recreates the digestion process in the classroom. Using household items such as paper cups, orange juice and a pair of tights, this demonstration enables children to visualise the process of digestion in an...

Earth and Space

This short film follows Brendan Owens, as he hosts a workshop at the Royal Observatory with a group of schoolchildren to teach them about Earth and Space. He puts right common misconceptions about the moon, and gives his top tips on teaching Earth and Space. Using his rotating model, he brings the orbit of the...

Food Impacts Our Lives

This short film clip provides primary teachers with background knowledge on the topic of healthy eating and a balanced diet. It follows Robert Winston, as he talks to specialists at Imperial, who explain the dangers of over and under-eating. The film explores the physical effects of food on our bodies, and how...

Forces

This film follows Dr Simon Foster, from Imperial College, as he discusses the topic of forces in various contexts. Working with a class they design and make water rockets thinking about the forces needed to make them fly and how to protect the contents of the rockets when they land.

This film provides an...

Formula 1 in Schools

This short film clip discusses how F1 and motor sport can be the basis of a cross curricular project where children design and make racing cars, thinking about friction and the aerodynamics. We follow three classes and their teachers on the day of their big race, as they test the design of their model cars in...

How Liquids Affect Our Teeth

This short film clip provides primary teachers with background knowledge on the topic of healthy eating. It demonstrates an effective way of observing the effect of different liquids on teeth. Eggshells representing teeth enamel are placed in water, cola and orange juice and the effects over time are recorded....

Iron in Cereal

This short film clip shows how to carry out an investigation to prove that a cereal contains Iron. The test can be easily recreated in class and requires a digital microscope. Hands-on and a bit messy, children won’t believe their eyes when they see that there are real iron filings in cereal.

The clip is...