In this podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Sue Nelson visits the ice cloud chamber in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences.

Scientists know that fluffy stratocumulus clouds act like a blanket on the Earth - they stop...

In this task, students are planning to sell ice creams at their sports day. Students are told how much a tub of ice cream costs, how much a cone costs and how much they are to sell each ice cream for. Students are also given a pie chart showing the results of a survey asking pupils their favourite flavour of ice...

Sometimes a small, seemingly insignificant, variation in the specification of a problem makes a huge difference in how difficult it is to solve. This activity, like the The...

This task assesses understanding of pie charts and working on a problem in a real life situation.

The task involves making a plan for selling ice creams at a school sports day. Information is given on:

• The cost of a tub of ice cream
• The capacity of the tub
• How many cones can be...

The IDEAS pack consists of a set of training materials for use on continuous professional development courses together with a resources file to support the teaching of ideas and evidence in school science. The material draws on the work undertaken with teachers involved...

This managing bullying in schools document from the Department of Education looks at how Saint Benedict Academy identifies bullying through anonymous email reports. The resource explores the school's 'Hero' email system to identify bullying and other strategies that raise awareness of bullying, as part of the...

This guidance booklet from the National Strategies aims to support schools in developing good practice in identification, particularly in relation to under-achieving, gifted and talented learners, and those groups who are not traditionally well-represented in gifted and talented populations.

The resource...

This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), introduces students to methods of how to identify what components can be used as electronic sensors.

The resource is designed so that students...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Classify organisms into groups according to similarities and differences in their features.
• Use a key to distinguish between and identify organisms in the lab and in the field....

This lesson develops the concept of identifying similar triangles. In particular students will:

• Use facts about the angle sum and exterior angles of triangles to calculate missing angles
• Apply angle theorems to parallel lines cut by a transversal
• Interpret geometrical diagrams using...

Science, technology and mathematics teachers at Tendring Technology College had already collaborated across departments and wanted to develop these links further by adopting a thematic approach to the curriculum. The Key Stage 3 curriculum was reviewed to identify areas to embed a STEM philosophy into the lessons...

The resources in this collection show how you can take basic physics and chemistry demonstrations and change them into magic tricks. Each resources comes with teachers notes and a video which shows how to carry out the trick.