Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), these naked Scientist podcasts look at renewable energy and climate change in an accessible and informative way.

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Produced by The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC), these resources help to put curriculum science in a real life context. The activities provide opportunities for children to consider the use of plant material (biomass) for renewable energy. They go on to look at some of the problems that using...

Aimed at primary level, this resource looks at parts of a flower and the role they play in reproduction. A range of activities are provided which build on their understanding of the parts of a plant. These include: a dissection of a flower to see its parts – the sepals, petals, stamens and stigma, style and ovary,...

Aimed at primary level, this resource looks at pollination, fertilisation, fruit formation and seed dispersal. It includes activities in which children observe the different types of fruits and their means of dispersal and develop an understanding of their importance in...

Research Councils UK (RCUK) is the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils. These are:

•Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

•Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) •Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)

•Economic and Social...

This A2 level Applied Science resource guides students to research, select and use bioassay techniques to investigate the action and potency of common medicines. There are suggested methods to select from and adapt, questions to research and guidance on risk assessment that needs to take place. 

This Catalyst article looks at cuttlefish which have a remarkable ability to change their appearance at high speed. But how do they do this?

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2016, Volume 26, Issue 4.

This triple science support publication lists a range of resources that support the teaching of triple science. For each listing there is a short description including suggestions on recommended usage.

There are sections covering: books; multimedia packs and CD-ROMs; websites; national organisations; and...

This practical activity, from Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), investigates the process of respiration. Suggestions are given for looking at different fruits or vegetables and measuring the respiratory rate during the ripening process.

These publications are from the Nuffield Foundation. When Nuffield Advanced Biology was revised and republished in 1985 there was a major change in the form and content of the books. The original study guide was split into two volumes and was expanded in scope with a...

This Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Study Guide contains substantial passages of descriptive text on a range of biological subjects, in addition to a collection of biological data presented as study items. The different kinds of investigation were intended to provide...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation, this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Study Guide contains substantial passages of descriptive text on a range of biological subjects, in addition to a collection of biological data presented as study items. The different kinds of...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation, the two Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Study Guides contained the core of the work of the revised scheme. Consultation with teachers and others had led to these recommendations for the revised programme:

1. That the processes of biology, rather than the content,...