In this activity children create an arm-span timeline to help visualise a very long period of time. Working individually or in pairs they use their arm span to represent the whole age of the Earth, putting in key events in evolution.

This resource is part of a larger collection created to support Dippy on...

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 the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Aimed at primary aged children, this collection provides cross-curricular activities linked to the Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure from 2020 which saw the Natural History Museum's iconic Diplodocus cast, Dippy, on a Natural History Adventure across the UK. Resources...

Children's story about Dirty Bertie and his horrible habits.

A PISA in Focus study published in 2012 from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), looks at whether students perform better in science if they are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities, such as field trips and science projects. Most countries (22 of 31 OECD countries)...

Dobble 1, 2, 3 is 30 cards which each contain one geometric shape or number in common. To win, you must find it before the other players do.

A soft introduction to recognizing shapes, numbers and colors.

Published in 2016.  Mathematics anxiety (MA) is the state of discomfort around the performance of mathematical tasks. Does MA cause poor performance in mathematics, or is it poor performance in mathematics that causes MA? The question is important, because it affects the “treatment” that results. Should the focus...

Undertaking a research project can be a daunting task for early years students. This step-by-step guide clearly shows the reader how to organise and structure your project, write a literature review, interpret findings and successfully present their research.

Bringing the whole process to life through...

Join Turtle as he dives deeper and deeper into the ocean - what surprise...

Young readers can follow the transformation from fluffy duckling to sleek adult bird in this series that tracks the life cycles of familiar animals, both wild and domestic.

ENTHUSE Partnership funding enables groups of four to eight schools and colleges to work together, with support from STEM Learning on a two-year intensive programme to raise aspiration and achievement in STEM subjects. Each Partnership can access up to £20,000 worth of support, including face-to-face CPD, in-school...

ESERO-UK (the European Space Education Resource Office for the UK) is an education project from the European Space Agency (ESA).

ESERO-UK has been established at the National STEM Learning Centre through funding from ESA and the Department for Education. ESERO-UK promotes space in the UK and the use of space...

This collection of STEAM activities give EYFS pupils the opportunity to explore a variety of vehicles and uncover how they travel and move. Pupils can design and create their own moving vehicles, learn all about electric plane travel and try to break world records. This varied selection of activities have been...

Starters for science provides easy to run activities suitable for children from 4-6 years of age.  They may be used in school or at home to help children...

The second edition of 'Early childhood curriculum' provides a comprehensive introduction to curriculum theories, approaches and issues in early childhood settings. Drawing on contemporary research and case studies,...