Celebrating Black Scientists poster (secondary)
Use this 2-page poster to inspire secondary students with the work of Black Scientists across past and present day.
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Earth and space
Use the data on the poster to answer questions about the planets including ‘Are all planets made of rock like Earth? How big is each planet? How far is each planet from the Sun?’. Use information about the relative size of each planet using fruit, and relative scaled distances between planets, to make a model of the solar system in the playground.
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Celebrating Black Scientists assembly (11-14)
This assembly celebrates the triumphs of Black scientists despite discrimination and showcases inspiring Black role models so that all students see that they too can have a career in science.
Celebrating Black Scientists: ones to watch poster
Use this poster to inspire your learners with relatable young Black Scientists who are changing our future world.
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What’s happening to biodiversity? (secondary)
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Watch this video clip to find out what biodiversity means and discover why it’s important to our survival on Earth.
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Watch this video clip to find out what we can all do, to help improve biodiversity.
What’s the biodiversity challenge? (secondary)
Watch this video clip to find out how to complete the biodiversity challenge.
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Students use this activity sheet to record and evaluate their designs and explain their rationale, for their home for nature.
About biodiversity activity sheet (secondary)
After watching the videos, use this sheet to record what biodiversity is, why we need it to survive and how it's changing over time,
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An activity sheet for students to record their findings about wildlife and natural areas in their local community.
Food, nutrition and digestion: Job roles video
Connect Food, nutrition and digestion to careers with this video, showing students the variety of job opportunities in this field.
Photosynthesis poster (14-16)
Use this poster to understand why photosynthesis is essential for plants and animals. Explore how reactants enter and products leave plants, and discover careers that need expert knowledge of photosynthesis.
World Ocean Day assembly (11-14)
Use this presentation to celebrate World Ocean Day. Take a quiz about our ocean, discover the issues it’s facing and learn how we can take action to protect it for the future. Also features ocean careers.
Respiration knowledge organiser (11-14)
This two-page revision guide clears up misconceptions about respiration and explains aerobic vs. anaerobic respiration.
Respiration knowledge organiser (14-16)
This two-page revision guide clears up misconceptions about respiration and explains aerobic vs. anaerobic respiration.
Respiration – Check your learning (11-14)
Struggling with respiration? This resource helps identify gaps and assess aerobic vs. anaerobic knowledge. Pair with the Respiration Knowledge Organiser for extra support.
Respiration– Check your learning (14-16)
How well do your students know respiration? This resource helps assess aerobic vs. anaerobic knowledge. Pair with the Respiration Knowledge Organiser for effective revision.
The story of Dame Elizabeth Anionwu presentation
Use this presentation to learn about the career of pioneering nurse Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, her achievements and legacy in nursing and sickle cell disease.
Careers linked to earth and space poster
Use this poster to link learning about Earth and space with the world of work and inspire pupils to think about exciting, potential careers.
Daily space science energisers (11-14)
Quick, 15-minute real-world space science challenges that fuel excitement and curiosity about space; one for each day of World Space Week.
Gravity in our solar system poster
Students explore gravity in space, understand the difference between weight and mass and calculate their weight on different planets
Exploring our solar system poster
Students find out about the different man-made objects within our solar system that are advancing our understanding of it, and discover careers that support these discoveries.
It’s rocket science presentation (secondary)
Discover how NASA's Artemis programme plans to return astronauts to the Moon and explore the forces that will blast them there, and bring them home safely.
Ready. Steady. Rocket science! Bottle rocket demo activity sheet (secondary)
Follow the instructions on this activity sheet to make and investigate a gas-propelled rocket using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.
Ready. Steady. Rocket science! Straw rocket racer activity sheet (secondary)
Whose straw rocket can fly the furthest? Use this activity sheet to investigate how changing a variable affects rocket launch.
Meet an ecologist video (secondary)
Watch Jen, an ecologist, at work and find out about the knowledge and skills she needs for success.
Meet an ecologist job card (secondary)
Inspire your students to think about a future career and link learning about the environment and relationships in an ecosystem to the real-world, with this job-role card.
Ecology knowledge organiser
This two-page visual organiser contains essential knowledge for students learning about ecosystems and ecology.
Earth’s atmosphere knowledge organiser
Help your students answer questions including 'What is the atmosphere? How did it form? How has it changed and why? What's the greenhouse effect? How can we reduce global warming?' with this visual knowledge organiser. Ideal for use at the beginning of a topic, for reference throughout, or for exam revision.
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