Produced in 2007, these performance descriptors for science subjects at AS and A2 levels were written to indicate the level of attainment characteristic of grades A/B and E/U boundary candidates across a series of assessment objectives. It was intended that they should be interpreted in relation to the content...

This resource is suitable for pupils aged 11 to 14 and helps them learn the food groups, their role within the body, the types of food which make up a healthy diet, and the importance of eating a balanced diet.   The comprehensive teaching notes include food bingo cards and flash cards which include images to help...

 Students test a range of foods to find out if they contain protein, fat, reducing sugar and calculate how much energy is in each of the foods. Food tests include:

• Protein content - Biuret test

• Fat content – Emulsion test

• Reducing sugar content – Benedict’s test

• Starch content –...

What exactly is a living thing? And what is it made of? A Beginner's Guide to Life on Earth starts with the very basics of life and provides manageable bite sized chunks of information to explain...

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 all the latest...

J.Craig Venter is the first person in history to not only read his own DNA, but also to have it analysed. This book tells the story of his journey to achieving this, of his commitment to science and passion for life.

In a Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn suggests that rather than asking if nature can survive the destruction being brought about by our species, we should be asking if our species will survive nature. Dunn shows why nature cannot be stopped and provides a vision of the biological future...

This book is part of the Archive Collection which is available to view at the National STEM Learning Centre.

In this activity students make a simple plant propagator and grow plants from seeds.

• A propagator for small plants or seedlings

This publication is a report from the Leading Space Education Programme (LSEP). This is a Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) funded project that has worked with 30 schools in England with the aim of enhancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in secondary schools and using...

This book is the story of how science saved us all and explores the top-secret laboratories, corporate clashes and high stakes government negotiations that led to effective vaccines.

Scientists at the University of Oxford are investigating the link between sporting activity in young people and the development of osteoarthritis. In very active people, bony lesions can form on the hip joint which increases their risk of developing the condition.

Published in 2009 by LSIS, this report describes an action research project by Kingston Maurward College. The project compared a traditional ‘lecturer centred’ approach to physiology teaching with a student-led approach using data loggers to compare both learner retention and engagement between these methods. The...

This set of subject criteria were produced by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority in 2006 for Awarding Bodies to produce AS and A level science subject specifications, in biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, geology, electronics and environmental science.

AS and A level subject criteria are...

This collection of resources from SAPS is designed to support the use of practicals across various A-level biology 2015 specifications for England (OCR, AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas).

The resources include:

• Tested materials to support the A-level practical endorsement in England (CPAC)
• ...