These materials look at three possible projects that relate to a wet suit used in open water swimming during a triathlon:

* Communications project - students gather information about the materials wetsuits are made from and explain what features make them suitable for athletes.

* Practical project -...

An investigation to find out how to make the most fizzy bath bomb using citric acid and baking soda.

Despite the high rate of growth in rainforests the soil is poor in nutrients. The nutrients have been washed out of the soils by heavy rainfall. In this project, students are going to investigate how the nutrients in compost affect the rate of growth of seedlings.

 In this activity students build a model rocket from a kit and test it works

They can investigate the effect of differing engine size or measure the maximum altitude reached by a rocket by using a clinometer and a long tape measure or trundle wheel ...

A student sheet suggesting an investigation into the relationship between UV strength and temperature.

The idea of this project is for students to introduce a school lunch programme to their school or college and encourage pupils to use recycled or re-usable packaging for their lunches.  Students produce a leaflet or poster presentation explaining why it’s important to cut down on waste and suggest types of reusable...

This resource describes independent project work investigating the effect of shampoo on hair and developing microscopy skills.

In this project, students need to research all the various types of controllers available and set about designing their own. They are not expected to be able to design and make the electronic circuitry to make them work, but they can make a scale model of their design. 

In this project students' goal is to design and make a wooden pendant necklace for a friend. They will cut and shape wood to make the pendant and look at different ways of colouring it. Students will also decide which material to use for the necklace chain.

This CREST Bronze level resource pack focuses on Machine Learning, with a variety of project ideas enabling students to investigate machine learning in a real-life context, exploring innovative ideas and solutions for the future, such as:

• Digital technologies supporting healthcare
• Artificial...

This resource consists of three projects:

• Research: mosquitos and disease

​Students think about which diseases are spread by mosquitos, how they are spread, what can be done to control the spread, and what treatments are available for people who contract the diseases....

Students imagine they work in the quality control department of a company that manufactures pre-packaged consumer products. Their job is to sample packages to check that they contain the right mass or volume of product. If not, the filling machines need adjusting.  They will need to c...

In this project, students carry out some experiments to work out how to make their perfect cup of tea. Then they write a standard procedure so that other people can make tea...

This project revolves around the subject of trees and the life that trees support. The activity links to the work of the OPAL project.

The project should take about 5 hours to complete. There are three activities in this pack. They can be used to learn...