Resources by National STEM Learning Centre and Network
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Jumping Candle Flame
Simon Quinnell, from the National STEM Learning Centre and Network, shows how to carry out some ‘magic’ at the Christmas dinner table using a candle and a match.
After letting the candle burn for a minute, Simon blows the flame out so that the smoke continues to rise above it. Then when a match is placed...
Keep a lab book
Purpose: It is good practice for science students to record information as they progress through an investigation. This information may include adjustments in the procedure followed, safety notes, rough data, processed results, links to relevant information and so on. There are a wide range of commercial lab book...
KS4 Networks Unit Instructions:
This is a series of four, 30 to 60 minute, sessions that will go through the basics of networks. Each
session has:
- Step by step instructions.
- A presentation with the information needed broken into chunks. The idea being you read a chunk of information...
Learning and practicing techniques used in practical science
Purpose: Although teachers will often teach new practical skills directly, having digital support resources can be very useful. Such resources can be used to reinforce teaching by rehearsing techniques or by providing an aide memoire for rarely used skills.
Teaching sequence: The example provided teaches...
Learning Project Overview: Phase 2
These short documents provide an overview of the resources developed as learning projects during the Covid 19 outbreak in the UK. One is for parents supporting home learning through the projects, the other is for teachers using them.
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Learning Projects: EYFS
This collection of Learning Projects have been created as a result of the nationwide shut down of schools due to the Covid-19 outbreak across the UK. Designed for to be used with children in EYFS, they are designed as projects based on themes, but linked to the curriculum areas that your child would be learning...
Learning Projects: Year 1 and 2
This collection of Learning Projects have been created as a result of the nationwide shut down of schools due to the Covid 19 outbreak across the UK. They are designed as projects based on themes, but linked to the curriculum areas that your child would be learning about at school. They aim to provide a broad and...
Learning Projects: Year 5 and 6
This collection of...
Lesson 1: Introduction to Glaciers
This lesson introduces students to the effects of climate change on glaciers. The resource sheet gives information what a glacier is, how they are formed and what the different types are. A card sort game is included, asking students to match terms to explanations, separate glacial inputs and outputs and place in...