Teaching Resources

Interactive games and models of cells, films, pictures etc – inspired by the ongoing work of 60 leading specialists at Queen Mary University of London and Barts & the London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Cells Alive

http://www.cellsalive.com/

has some fantastic interactive resources & videos to do with cells

BBSRC

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/society/schools/index.html

some great activities including Popcorn investigations

John Kyrk

http://www.johnkyrk.com/

some cell biology animations

Wellcome Trust Big Picture

http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Teaching-and-education/index.htm Resources to help promote contemporary science in the curriculum, support teachers in the delivery of high-quality stimulating science education and enable young people to engage with biomedical science and the issues it raises.

Nature Detectives

http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/

Loads of great resources, online games, freebies, competitions etc, all to do with nature

RSPCA education

http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?cid=1086091844592&pagename=RSPCA/Page/TeachersPortalHome

Free online tried and tested curriculum-linked resources written by teachers. There are more than 90 different lesson ideas with teacher and pupil factsheets, pupil activity sheets and engaging photos and pictures.

CHEMISTRY

The Periodic Table of Videos

http://www.periodicvideos.com/#

exciting and educational videos about each element.

Top 10 Flash Bang demos

http://www.whynotchemeng.com/uk-and-ireland/teachers/top-ten-flash-bang-demos

videos, instruction sheets, risk assessments

SpectraSchool

http://www.le.ac.uk/spectraschool/

A range of resources to help in your understanding of the principles and practice of

spectroscopic and spectrometric methods.

PHYSICS

Do Try This At Home

http://www.physics.org/marvinandmilo.asp

Lovely physics activities in cartoon postcard format. Most involve household equipment so very easy to set up.

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL

BP education:

http://www.bp.com/education

Cimate Heath Challenge – online game

http://www.climatehealthchallenge.com/GlobalOutbreak/

Education for Climate Change

http://www.bgci.org/education/climatechange/?jmid=1120&j=238481407&utm_s

Oxfam have some brilliant resources:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/ including this video: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/campaign/climate_change/face_the_music_animation.html

3M Worldlywise

http://www.3m.co.uk/intl/uk/3Mworldly-wise/?WT.mc_id=www.3mworldlywise.co.uk

ENGINEERING

IET Faraday

http://www.centreofthecell.org/centre/?page_id=239

An exciting year-long programme of resources, activities, competitions and events designed to inspire young people about science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). With a new theme every year, the website contains a wealth of resources, including teaching materials for KS3, KS4 and Engineering Diploma, specially made films and games, which bring the real world of engineering to life

BAE Systems education website

http://www.baesystemseducationprogramme.com/content/teachers/

Cogitate game

http://cogitate.theiet.org/

online STEM game using lego!

MATHS

NRICH

http://nrich.maths.org/public/

Thousands of our free mathematics enrichment materials (problems, articles and games) for teachers and learners from ages 5 to 19 years. All the resources are designed to develop subject knowledge, problem-solving and mathematical thinking skills. The website is updated with new material on the first day of every month.

Cut the Knot

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/

Interactive maths games and puzzles

Transum

http://www.transum.org/software/

Interactive maths games and puzzles

Resources for foundation & KS1

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/md/index.html

Maths “Hands-on Risk & Probability show”

http://www.mmp.maths.org/sites/default/files/Risk_Nov09.pdf

The Enigma Project

http://enigma.maths.org/content/

The Enigma Project is a presentation about the history and mathematics of codes and code breaking, from ancient Greece to the present, including a demonstration of a genuine WWII enigma machine. Then later, in the workshops, it is the student's turn to be the codebreakers! Cryptography is one of the most interesting, inspiring and exotic applications of mathematics.