A variety of games and quizzes, including popular 'Fun-size' activities.

A walking tour along a stretch of the River Thames between Westminster and Tower Bridge to research the history, technology, design and use of some of the most iconic bridges in the world.

Learning outcomes

• Students could research by photographing or sketching other features...

London has evolved into one of the world’s great cities. As more people are attracted to London it is important that its infrastructure develops to cater for its change in size as well as getting its population to think about issues relating to sustainability when they make local journeys.

Learning outcomes...

Explore Your Universe is a partnership between the UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The vision for the project is to inspire a new sense of excitement amongst young people and their families through telling the amazing stories and...

Exercise is important for people on Earth, but essential for astronauts who travel into space. Astronauts in space experience microgravity, and therefore do not have to use their muscles as much during everyday activities, so they begin to lose strength and their muscles become weak. To counteract these changes,...

In this activity students will explore the theme of electrical resistance by experimenting with an electronic...

This publication from the Department for Education lists ten tips on how to help young students make informed decisions about STEM courses and careers. A list of useful websites including information on STEM initiatives and careers is also provided.

This booklet, from Science Community Representing Education (SCORE), offers a range of practical activities and experiments for use in the classroom. Most are aimed at Key Stages One and Two students but a small number are provided for Key Stage Three to highlight the...

This booklet, from Science Community Representing Education (SCORE), offers a range of practical activities for use in the classroom. Most are aimed at Key Stage Three and Four and Post-16 students but a small number are provided for Key Stage Two to highlight the...

In this activity, students are required to find a safe route through a notoriously perilous region of space called the Twilight Nebula.

They will be faced with a number of different threats but can maximise their chances of survival using a series of threat assessment readouts. Students will compare fraction...

In this activity, students investigate the use of binary numbers to explain how devices can be turned on or off. After a short introduction to binary numbers, students work in teams of four to demonstrate the number sequence from 1 to 15.

The resource includes an adapted version of an ethical framework for dementia, and an accompanying set of scenarios to help people work through dilemmas that may arise in the context of dementia care. The worked example can be used as a starting point.

The resource consists of:

• Introduction...

This video resource from Teachers TV features a group of mathematics teachers, from Bromley in south east London, who are working to incorporate innovative Assessment for Learning (AfL) techniques into their teaching. Caroline Price, teacher of mathematics at Ravensbourne School in Bromley, delivers a lesson on...

In this resource, students use real data to explore the conditions on Mars, and use their knowledge of the red planet to answer the question “Should humans or robots explore Mars in the future?”

The resource contains two activities:

• Conditions on Mars - students use real data and their...

These images, from NASA, show crafts that have been used in the surface exploration of Mars. They illustrate space exploration including the Mars Viking lander which looked for signs of life on Mars.