Posters and Newspapers

The seven posters can be used in class when children are engaged in a space topic. Each file contains an image and a description associated with the image, in large font type. The posters are: constellation; galaxies; nebula; planets; solar system; sunspots; and the sun. The remaining files are articles from The Times...

Vitamins and minerals

lesson on vitamins and minerals

Food and Diet

Exercise, Energy and Movement

DNA replication and the cell cycle

A poster or handout showing semi-conservative DNA replication, the cell cycle and the stages of mitosis.

Evolution and inheritance: the game of survival

This resource provides a selection of lesson plans, worksheets and teachers notes relating to evolution and inheritance at Year Six. They include activities in which children look at fossils as evidence of life millions of years ago and study the life of Mary Anning. They compare offspring with parents, looking at...

Electron: 100 Years and Still Going Strong

From the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this wall chart describes with simple explanations, what an electron is and how JJ Thompson came to discover it. It also looks at how electrons play a part in our everyday lives and in electronics, communications and the electrical energy we use. The chart...

Assessing Pupils' Progress: Guidelines and Criteria

Part of the Assessing Pupils' Progress (APP) collection, these resources present the criteria for assessing progress in students’ understanding of science at Key Stage Three. [b]Structure[/b] These guidelines/criteria are to help teachers assess progress in students’ work across five strands of assessment called...

Birds' Nests: Marvels of Architecture and Design

This resource pack, aimed at primary learners, links to the topic areas of properties of materials, adaptation and life processes by looking at birds and the nests they build. An introductory presentation looks at the reasons why birds build nests, different types of nests, where they are found and the properties...

Darwin's Investigators: Assemblies and Quick Start Resources