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A set of simple scratch ‘debugging’ activities that children can use to apply their understanding of programs and codes.  Children are shown a series of faulty programs which are based around the water cycle.  They are then supported to use logical reasoning to locate and fix the bugs within them.  Notes for...

In the spring of 2013 the cicadas will return on their 17 year cycle, the longest gestation period of any animal. Their deafening sound upon their arrival is familiar to most Americans.

They are one unique example of how the rhythm of insects taught humans the meaning of rhythm, from the whirr of a cricket's...

In this book, readers get expert tips on where bugs lurk and what they really get up to. From keeping caterpillars to learning how honeybees actually communicate, readers cantry any of the 30 projects.

This...

Carry out a survey on how many bugs are found in a certain area and add to a national survey. This resource fits in with the curriculum topics of animals in the local environment, habitats, and interdependence and adaptation.

There are six key species to watch out for: Two-spot Ladybird, Devil’s Coach Horse...

The 'Usborne spotter's guides' series offers enthusiasts a range of pocket-sized field guides that help identify animals, plants, minerals and astronomical objects. This title contains detailed descriptions of more...

As with 'Flora and Birds', 'Bugs' is not a biological guide but a richly-illustrated cultural one, seen through the eyes of writers, musicians, artists and naturalists. 

The book is structured along a roughly evolving path, from simple cell life-forms, amoeba, worms, crustaceans, to bugs we all might...

This series allows children to explore everyday science in their own homes. Simple experiments can be carried out in the kitchen, garden, bathroom and bedroom with no need for any special equipment. All the...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Read all about big bad bugs clever little bugs and some of the fiercest bugs ever. Stunning DK photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories in 'Eyewitness readers' a multi-level...

Larger-than-life bugs spring from the pages, peek out from behind flaps and hide under tabs, inviting young entomologists to marvel at the mind-boggling variety of arthropod life.

What reader can resist a...

This resource, produced by SEPNet and Queen Mary University of London, uses Lego to represent the building blocks of matter. Different colour Lego bricks are assigned to different quarks and leptons. The quarks can be put together to make hadrons, such as protons and neutrons. The blocks can also be used to show...

This is a classroom-based activity from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute that allows students to explore the features of two bacterial pathogen genomes. The aim of this activity is to highlight the role of different genetic components in two closely related subspecies of Salmonella enterica, and to identify how...