In this activity children plan and carry out research about the Antarctic in order to develop a persuasive argument.
In this activity children will become Bone Detectives, looking at skulls to see what they tell them about animals places on the food chain and diet.
Children take part in a simulation of a smallpox outbreak and also draw and analyse a graph for a real smallpox outbreak.
What research are scientists doing to help prevent the spread of this deadly disease? How is malaria normally transmitted to humans? What is unusual...
Can we keep street lights bright enough to make people feel safe, but reduce their demand for energy? Look up at the street lights in your area. Are...
A set of cross curricular activities to explore how growing pumpkins affects people living in flood prone regions of Bangladesh. Children are...
The King in a car park - Explore what isotope analysis reveals about the lifestyle of the king. What can isotope analysis tell us about the diet of...
How have plankton shaped life on Earth? What role do they play in our lives? "Ocean Drifters, a secret world beneath the waves" is a short film about...
The popular science shows that strip science down to its bare essentials. The Naked Scientists Show includes live lectures, interviews with...
A new way to visualise the tree of life. Zoom down to species level. OneZoom increases awareness about the diversity of life on earth, its...
We celebrate and communicate the scientific and creative thinking of young scientists, aged 12 -20. The Young Scientists journal is run from across...
Research-based publications and web-based activities to support active learning from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Our...
Science videos that take us behind the scenes to look at the work of research scientists and science facilities. Have you ever wanted to look inside...
A useful downloadable poster for the prep room that describes the range of safety and wider support offered by CLEAPSS. Membership of CLEAPSS enables...
Help the next generation make the link between science and global poverty reduction. Make The Link offers four units of work looking at topics like...
A downloadable timeline illustrating the progress of catalytic converters in vehicles. In 2014, one out of every three cars in the world is fitted...
An introduction to the symptoms, causes and treatment of diabetes, including the manufacture of insulin. Diabetes mellitus is a condition where the...
A look at how copper is essential for life and how it can be used as a biocide. Copper is one of a few elements that are essential for life. It is a...