'What do Screws do?' explores the simple mechanism of screws and looks at the wide range of tools and toys that make use of them. Large, clear photographs show the principle in practice and careful artwork aids...

'What do Springs do?' explores the simple mechanism of springs and looks at the wide range of tools and toys that make use of them. Large clear photographs show the springs in practice and careful artwork aids...

'What do Wheels and Cranks do?' explores the simple mechanism of wheels and cranks and looks at the wide range of tools and toys that make use of them. Large, clear photographs show the principle in practice, aiding...

This series shows young children undertaking real art and design projects how to expand their skills and understanding of creative and practical processes.

Aimed at primary level, this pack contains a range of different activities based on the theme of ‘Earth’. The activities cover a mixture of topics including: weather, gravity, plants, fossils, energy and soil. Designed for use in class or as part of a science week or club, they promote investigative work and...

Three children visit a museum and see some of the ways that people used to communicate before there were telephones - with beacons, flags, mail coaches, the pony express and the telegraph. They start to discover what...

This resource focusses on exploring shape, nets, wheels and axles. This activity uses pupil’s prior knowledge of nets to make a base for a vehicle. It then introduces the use of axles and wheels to enable the car to move. It could be used at key stage 1 to develop understanding of the use of axles and wheels in...

Who designed the first wheel? Why do wheels need tyres? Full simple experiments help you find the answers to these questions.

 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.

This book describes the history and development of the wheel, using examples such as rolling logs, to the potter's wheel and air filled tyres.

Developed for use in Early Years, these resources link to work on the areas of physical development, understanding the world and communicating ideas, they also aid vocabulary development and working as part of a group. They look at different types of food, where they come from and the shops which sell these...

Questions posed on each spread help children learn where food comes from in a bright and modern way. Concise text combines with fantastic photography and illustrations in a book that will challenge children to figure...

In this unit from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology, students design and make a bowl of fruit salad to share with the other children in the class. Students need to consider the look, feel and taste of the fruit salad so that it matches the requirements of the group, as revealed by their own...

One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Students design and make a moving picture that tells a nursery rhyme or a simple story, using paper, card, found pictures, found materials and paper fasteners.

The activity allows students to produce the picture and it can be...

This document from the Department of Education looks at approaches to managing behaviour throughout the whole school at both a primary and secondary school. As part of the managing behaviour and bullying in schools case studies the resource explores: *Staff response to misbehaviour *'Golden Rules' and tickets *...