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Chapter 9: STEM Education

Reports

Websites

Chapter 11: The Earth and beyond

Global dimensions: Artificial satellites and the role they play

Satellites website: http://satellites.spacesim.org/english/index.html

Video on how satellites work: http://www.howstuffworks.com/satellite.htm

Real-time satellites in Google Earth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydbbd-4oEds

Catalogue of Earth satellite orbits: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/OrbitsCatalog/

Moon craters

NASA kids’ club: www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html

ESA kids: http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/

Train like an astronaut: https://trainlikeanastronaut.org/about

Impact calculator: http://www.down2earth.eu/impact_calculator/

International Space Station: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html

BBC Bitesize:

YouTube videos:

Our Solar System

The Moon and its orbit around the Earth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3jd7ty

Modelling the solar system with fruit: www.supportingphysicsteaching.net/Es03TA.html#TA1

Mars exploration: http://mars.nasa.gov/

Curiosity Rover: http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/

NASA’s participate: http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/

Mars for kids: http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/funzone/

Solar system missions: http://www.nasa.gov/content/solar-missions-list

Is there anyone out there?https://www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/30199/is-there-anyone-out-there

Animations of phases of the moon: http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/earthandbeyond/phases/

ESA kids: https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/index.html

ESERO website: https://www.stem.org.uk/esero

Hubble telescope: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/

YouTube videos:

Chapter 12: Energy and the well-being of the planet

Global dimensions: using solar energy to help people and the planet

Development of a low-cost cooler to preserve perishable foods in countries with arid climates: http://practicalaction.org/docs/agroprocessing/FC29_34.pdf

How to preserve and keep food fresh using a zeer pot clay fridge video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKifJHqScc&feature=related

Solar cooking basics: www.solarcookers.org/basics/how.html

Parabolic solar power stations video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIPT4ktnXYc

Parabolic trough solar thermal electric power plants: www.nrel.gov/docs/fy03osti/34186.pdf

Solving Zak’s flooding problem

Build and test a sail boat: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-2-materials-and-forces-build-and-test-a-sailboat-6307338

Canal boats video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbRBF9sH_tA

Cruise ships video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FbYuYPhQjw

Climate change

BBC Bitesize:

YouTube videos:

Climate change: http://practicalaction.org/climate-change-resources

Beat the flood: http://practicalaction.org/beattheflood

Wind power challenge: http://practicalaction.org/wind-power-challenge-stem

Up-to-date information from the Royal Society: http://royalsociety.org/policy/climate-change.

At the Carbon Detectives website: www.carbondetectives.org.uk

Energy and the environment: www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/energy/

Chapter 13: Interdependence

Global dimensions: rabbits in Australia

Rabbit problems in Australia: www.animalcontrol.com.au/rabbit.htm

Ecology video: Australian rabbits: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgPhn4tYxJQ

The web of life activity: http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/web_of_life.pdf

Invasive non-native species: www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/policy/species/nonnative/index.aspx

Food chains

BBC Bitesize:

‘Nature’s ploughs’

The long wriggly earthworm: www.youtube.com/watch?v=opu9QqK6SCk

Worms are wonderful: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-zc_1vjLnI

Darwin Correspondence Project: www.darwinproject.ac.uk/earthworms

Darwin Correspondence Project:www.darwinproject.ac.uk/earthworms#experiment

Detritivores: http://study.com/academy/lesson/detritivores-definition-examples.html

What are detritivores?: http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-detrivores-definition-examples-quiz.html

Natural History Museum: www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/index.html/

Kew Gardens, the great plant hunt: www.greatplanthunt.org

BBC Bitesize:

Chapter 14: Diversity

Global dimensions: diversity in the seas and oceans

Still waters: the global fish crisis: http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/global-fish-crisis-article/

Seafood decision guide: http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/take-action/impact-of-seafood/#/intro-video/

Growing plants

BBC Bitesize:

Grow a tree from a seed: www.nationalforest.org/document/involved/tree_from_seed.pdf

Diversity amongst vertebrates

BBC Bitesize:

African wildlife foundation: www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/elephant

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust: www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/html/debate.html

Wildlife Conservation Network: http://wildnet.org/wildlife-programs/elephant

World Wildlife Fund: www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant

International Elephant Foundation: https://elephantconservation.org/

Uganda’s elephants: the real story: https://vimeo.com/150885498

Interview with conservationist Dr Michele Millar: https://elephantconservation.org/interview-dr-michele-miller/

Human impact on the environment: www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z3fsmnb

Just for kids: https://elephantconservation.org/stay-informed/just-for-kids/

Having fun growing plants: www.saps.org.uk/primary/teaching-resources/199-having-fun-growing-plants

What plants can you find outside?: www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zw2y34j

Chapter 15: Adaptation and evolution

Global dimensions: Human evolution

The Natural History Museum – the origin of our species: www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-origin-of-our-species.html

Becoming Human, interactive documentary: www.becominghuman.org/node/interactive-documentary

A History of the World – olduvai handaxe: www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/I3I8quLCR8exvdZeQPONrw

Teeth and beaks

BBC Bitesize:

Body colours and patterns

BBC Bitesize:

Shades of prey: can colour-blind predators see warning colours?: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/151107-animals-science-insects-bugs-colors-vision/

Weird and wild: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/weird-wild/

Fascinating footage of peacock display: www.sciencenews.org/article/peacocks-twerk-shake-their-tail-feathers?tgt=nr

ARKive Education: www.arkive.org/education/

Wildscreen Arkive: www.arkive.org

Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The Learning Zone: www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/index.htm

Chapter 16: Health and well-being

Global dimensions: clean water and public health

John Snow and the Soho cholera outbreak of 1854: http://wellcomecollection.org/mike-jay-john-snow-and-soho-cholera-outbreak-1854

Water Aid: www.wateraid.org/uk/

SODIS – safe drinking water for all: www.sodis.ch/index_EN

Healthy eating

BBC Bitesize:

Keeping healthy

Official website of the Olympic Movement: www.olympic.org/videos/athletics

Heart rate activities: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-9-to-11/animals-including-humans/animals-including-humans-topic-starter/

BBC Bitesize:

Sports science for kids: www.sciencekids.co.nz/sports.html

Sports science videos: www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/sports.html

Sports science fair projects: www.education.com/science-fair/sports/

How much sugar should children have?: www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/children-and-sugar-how-bad-it

How does sugar in our diet affect our health?: www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Goodfood/Pages/sugars.aspx

Food a fact of life website – lots of activities: www.foodafactoflife.org.uk

Interactive website designed for primary education: www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/science/bodyandmedicine/

Science: human body and mind: www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/

Chapter 17: The particle nature of materials

Global dimensions: climate change and melting ice caps

If the polar ice caps melted, how much would the oceans rise?: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/question473.htm

NASA finds thickest parts of Arctic ice cap melting faster: www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/thick-melt.html

Melting ice caps open up Arctic for ‘white gold rush’: www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/04/ice-caps-arctic-white-gold-rush

Ice and water

BBC Bitesize:

Weather observation website: www.metoffice.gov.uk

Make your own weather station: www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/weather-for-kids/weather-station

Melting ice in the polar regions

Artic ice melting at amazing speed, scientists find: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19508906

Melting artic sea ice: www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/earth/arcticmelting.html

The threat of melting ice: www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SEMFEO7CS5G_Earth_0.html

Norwegian Polar Institute – climate change: www.npolar.no/en/themes/climate/

British Antarctic survey: www.bas.ac.uk

International Arctic Science Committee: http://iasc.info/

Arctic scientists at work: http://ocean.si.edu/ocean-videos/arctic-scientists-work

Ice Stories: dispatches from polar scientists: http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/

What is polar science?: http://literacynet.org/polar/what.html

Polar Bears International: www.polarbearsinternational.org/our-work/scientific-research

ASE schoolscience: www.schoolscience.co.uk

abpi resources for schools: www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/solids-liquids-gases/.cfm

Royal Society of Chemistry: www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry

BBC Bitesize:

Chapter 18: Changing materials

Global dimensions: Mining metals and high-tech industries

Renewable world: www.renewableworld.org.uk

News about rare Earths: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/r/rare_earths/index.html

Materials at the seaside

Making sandcastles – materials: www.practicalprimaryscience.co.uk

BBC Bitesize:

Burning and global warming

BBC Bitesize:

Fossil fuels: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jakJ-Tf79ac

Fossil fuels 101: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaXBVYr9Ij0

Carbon dioxide experiment: www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zb4g9j6  

Does gas weigh anything?: www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zt3fb9q

April breaks global temperature record: www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36303046

Climate change – the possible effects: www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26817593

Royal Society of Chemistry: www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/

The Science Museum London, Teachers’ Resources – Kitchen Science: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/educators/classroom-resources

Chapter 19: Electricity and magnetism

Global dimensions: Solar electricity

Solar panels: www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generating-energy/Choosing-a-renewable-technology/Solar-panels-PV

CAT Information Service: photovoltaic solar electricity: http://info.cat.org.uk/pv

Solar power brings electricity to the homes of India’s poor: www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/03/solarpower-renewableenergy

Electric circuits

Creepiest lighthouses in the world: www.welikeviral.com/creepiest-lighthouses-world-stories-will-give-chills.html

BBC Bitesize:

Series and parallel circuits

BBC Bitesize:

STEM Centre resource:

BP educational services:

Chapter 20: Forces in motion

Global dimensions: wind-up technology

How wind-up cell chargers work: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/travel/wind-up-cell-phone-chargers.htm

Trevor Baylis, the inventor of the windup technology: http://windupradio.com/trevor.htm

Friction

DIY bedroom slippers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k_2Tg0_JTU

Making slippers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn0fqvply6U

Air resistance

BBC Bitesize:

YouTube videos on the Da Vinci parachute:

Flight aerodynamics: www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/engineering/flightaerodynamics.html

Aerodynamics – paper airplanes: www.indypl.org/kids/blog/?p=7360

Drag and biomimetics: www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=13218&CategoryID=468

What is aerodynamics?: www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-aerodynamics-k4.html

Chapter 21: Light

Global dimensions: light bulbs without electricity

Light from a water bottle could brighten millions of poor homes: http://phys.org/news/2011-09-bottle-brighten-millions-poor-homes.html

Solar bottle superhero: http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2011/09/solar-bottle-superhero.html

Shadows

BBC Bitesize:

Teachers TV: making shadows: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/teachers-tv-making-shadows-6085139

How we see the world

BBC Bitesize:

Science experiment – light travels in straight lines: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xq6TTsyyOI

Light topic starter: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-9-to-11/light/light-topic-starter/

Teachers’ Lab – the science of light: www.learner.org/teacherslab/science/light/

Chapter 22: Sound

Global dimensions: music around the world

Gamelan orchestra: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsn0RKc5N3Q

Indian instruments: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOxD77LDUQY

Chinese orchestra: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lykgg5phVJE

Traditional music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFGvNxBqYFI

World music: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/world_music/

Detecting sound

BBC Bitesize:

How vibrations create sound:

BBC Bitesize:

Practical Ideas for Teaching Primary Science

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Chapter 1: Introduction

CLEAPSS: www.cleapss.org.uk/primary/primary-resources

SSERC (Scottish Schools Education Research Centre): www.sserc.org.uk

STEM Centre: www.stem.org.uk

STEMCLUBS: www.stemclubs.net

STEMNET: www.stemnet.org.uk

Chapter 2: Growing plants

Growing plants from seed

BBC bitesize:

Marianne North online gallery: www.kew.org/mng/gallery/plant-groups.html

Get growing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8-_WsvzDY8

Growing healthy plants

BBC bitesize:

Practical Action pit cultivation: http://practicalaction.org/schools/search/pit%20cultivation

Practical Action: http://practicalaction.org/schools

RHS school gardening: https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/home

Growing vegetables in containers: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=527

Bulbs and cuttings

BBC Bitesize:

STEM ambassadors: www.stemnet.org.uk

STEM clubs: www.stemclubs.net

Kids gardening: www.kidsgardening.org

Beginning gardening: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/beginners-guide

School gardening: https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/home

STEM Centre: www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk

Chapter 3: Flowering plants

Flowering plants

BBC Bitesize:

Bee feeding on a flower: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loucm_92YI4

Growing a sunflower animation: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-4-to-7/plants/planning-an-experiment/

Naked Scientist: how flowers are turning up the heat: www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/interviews/interview/355/

Fabulous Flowers: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/25920/designing-and-making-with-textiles-at-mid-key-stage-two-fabulous-flowers (This project can be adapted for younger children.)

Sense poetry: www.youngwriters.co.uk/sense-poetry

Pollination

BBC Bitesize:

Fake electric flowers reveal surprising bee seduction technique: http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2014/fake-electric-flowers-reveal-surprising-bee-seduction-technique/

Rachel Pedder-Smith: http://prints.kew.org/category/botanical-art/pedder-smith

Botanical art: http://prints.kew.org/category/botanical-art

Positive Potions: www.edenproject.com/learn/schools/lesson-plans/positive-potions

From plants to perfume: www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/how-to-grow/how-perfume-is-made-plants/

Making perfume from your garden: www.motherearthnews.com/diy/making-perfume-from-your-garden.aspx

Plants in our daily life: https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/resources/Info-Sheet/Plants-in-our-daily-life

Newspaper article about cosmetic scientists: www.theguardian.com/money/2007/jul/21/careers.graduates1

Plants which attract bees: www.rhs.org.uk/science/conservation-biodiversity/wildlife/encourage-wildlife-to-your-garden/plants-for-pollinators

Adaptation

BBC Bitesize:

Botanical art: http://prints.kew.org/category/botanical-art

Japanese flowers: http://prints.kew.org/category/botanical-art/japanese-floral-prints

Natural History Museum: www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/library-and-archives/collections/cook-voyages-collection/endeavour-botanical-illustrations/

Are bees dying because of insecticide?: www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/09/honeybees-dying-insecticide-harvard-study

Disappearance of wild bees: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/28290890

Honey bees: www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zg4dwmn

Feynman talking about the beauty of a flower: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbFM3rn4ldo

Chapter 4: Woodland habitats

Woodland habitat

Woodland Trust website: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

Autumn in the woodland

BBC Bitesize:

National forest website: www.nationalforest.org/document/involved/tree_from_seed.pdf

Royal Horticultural Society: www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/gardening-children-schools/family-activities/grow-it/grow/oak

Woodland Trust: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

British trees: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/

Oak trees: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/native-trees/english-oak/

Make a home for wildlife: ww2.rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwildlife/

Making bird cake: www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/families/children/makeanddo/activities/birdcake.aspx

Open a bird café: ww2.rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwildlife/givenatureahomeinyourgarden/gardenactivities/openabirdcafe/

Advice on how to make a home for wildlife: www.rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwildlife/advice/helpingbirds/nestboxes/smallbirds/making.aspx

Forestry Commission: www.forestry.gov.uk

Spring in the woodland

BBC Bitesize:

Woodland activities: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/activities/search/

Identifying spring flowers: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/activities/2016/03/spring-flowers-id/

Spring hunt activity: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/activities/2016/03/spring-hunt/

Woodland animals: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/

Photographs of wildlife: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19357078

Photographs of common mammals: www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160406-winning-mammal-photographs

Activities to identify birds: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/collection/46209/big-schools-birdwatch

The Living Planet, rainforest destruction: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00kznts

UK wildlife: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/United_Kingdom

Woodland food chains: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/34119/education-pack-food-chains

Information about habitats: www.wildwoodtrust.org/files/ks2-habitats.pdf

Habitats and food chains

BBC Bitesize:

Information and activities about habitats: www.wildwoodtrust.org/files/ks2-habitats.pdf

Food webs: www.tpspublishing.co.uk/download/sample_sciencepacka.pdf

Habitat explorer: www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/habitat-explorer

Woodland wild flowers: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants-and-fungi/woodland-wildflowers/

Native and non-native British trees: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/

Introduction to British woodland: www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/woodland_manage/intro.htm

British woodland and their management: www.countrysideinfo.co.uk/woodland_manage/woodbio2.htm

Offwell woodland and wildlife trust: www.countrysideinfo.co.uk

Publications and downloads from the National Forest: www.nationalforest.org/document/

Managing woodland for wildlife: www.woodlands.co.uk/owning-a-wood/managing-your-woodland-for-wildlife/managing-your-woodland-for-wildlife.pdf

Woodland management in Scotland: www.biodiversityscotland.gov.uk/advice-and-resources/woodland-management/

Chapter 5: Rocks and fossils

Micro-habitats

BBC Bitesize:

BBC Nature video collections: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/collections

Woodland animals: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/

Rocks and fossils

BBC Bitesize:

The great fossil hunters: www.edenproject.com/learn/schools/lesson-plans/great-fossil-hunters

Rocks: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-7-to-9/rocks/

BBC Nature – Prehistoric life: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/fossils

Fossil hunting game: www.ngkids.co.uk/games/dinosaurCove

Fossil hunters

BBC Nitesize:

Carnivora: http://carnivoraforum.com/topic/9772230/1/

Tree of life: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6IrUUDboZo

The Dino Directory: www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/index.html

Influential women scientists: https://royalsociety.org/news/2010/influential-british-women/

Chapter 6: Living things

Living or non-living?

BBC Nitesize:

Night owls: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/wd-ep2-owls

Animals with the best sense of smell: http://largestfastestsmartest.co.uk/animals-with-the-best-sense-of-smell-in-the-world/

RSPCA Education: http://education.rspca.org.uk/education/home

RSPCA picture gallery: http://education.rspca.org.uk/education/teachers/gallery

The five needs for pets: www.rspca-education.org.uk/the-five-needs

Body parts

BBC Bitesize:

Researchers build a crawling robot from sea slug parts and a 3-D printed body: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160718111611.htm

Life cycles

BBC Bitesize:

Life cycles: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/36134

Vitruvian man: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN-q3Bj9a_A

Proportion da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man: http://math.afterschooltreats.com/wfdata/frame119-1019/pressrel2.asp

The life cycle of the large white butterfly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2SApdV210ky

Cabbage White butterfly emerging from its cocoon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXPa9IdleVc

Ichneumon wasp: www.arkive.org/ichneumon-wasp/ophion-luteus/#text=Biology

Endangered species: www.arkive.org/endangered-species/?gclid=CPr8y72skc4CFWsW0wodEcUPrw

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: www.iucnredlist.org/details/4615/0

Chapter 7: Decomposers

What have woodlice ever done for us?

BBC Bitesize:

CLEAPS – indoor woodlice colony: http://science.cleapss.org.uk/Resource-Info/Setting-up-an-indoor-woodlice-colony.aspx

Common woodlouse: www.arkive.org/common-woodlouse/oniscus-asellus/video-00.html

Woodlice for kids: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjX2pO6irGg

Nuffield Foundation practical work for learning about woodlice: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhSOO5ChIlU

Making models of woodlice: www.bbsrc.ac.uk/documents/real-bugs-23-43-pdf/

Making a maze for woodlice: www2.schoolcircular.co.uk/lib/attachments/CLEAPPS_PST_Autumn_2014_Newsletter_60_Weds_8_November_2014.pdf

Build a bug hotel: ww2.rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwildlife/givenatureahomeinyourgarden/gardenactivities/build-a-bug-hotel/

RSPB – giving nature a home: www.rspb.org.uk

Hedgehog homes: www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/leaflets/L5-Hedgehog-Homes.pdf

Nest boxes for small birds: https://rspb.org.uk/makeahomeforwildlife/advice/helpingbirds/nestboxes/smallbirds/index.aspx

How to get hands-on with wildlife: www.bbc.co.uk/nature/22720319

What have mushrooms ever done for us?

BBC Bitesize:

How to grow mushrooms: www.thompson-morgan.com/how-to-grow-mushrooms

Mushroom and toadstools: www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/flora-and-fauna/the-national-trust-mushrooms-and-toadstools/

Producers, consumers and decomposers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPZI2M1fDi8

The dirt on decomposers – crash course kids: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB61rfeeAsM

Fruit and vegetable decomposition time lapse: hwww.youtube.com/watch?v=c0En-_BVbGc

What has mould ever done for us?

BBC Bitesize:

Infectious diseases: www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/diseases/diseases1.cfm?coSiteNavigation_allTopic=1

Medicines from microbes: www.ciec.org.uk/pdfs/resources/medicines-from-microbes.pdf

Grow your own mould: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUBXUgoGM98

e-Bug: www.e-bug.eu/

Teaching resources from e-Bug: www.e-bug.eu/lang_eng/primary_pack/downloads/UK%20Junior%20Pack%20Complete.pdf

BBSRC: www.bbsrc.ac.uk

Chapter 8: Nutrition

Five a day

BBC Bitesize:

Children fail to recognise vegetables: www.takepart.com/video/2015/06/24/watch-group-first-graders-not-know-what-vegetables-names-are

Charlie and Lola: I will not ever never eat a tomato:www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vd-0pFOFs0

Jamie’s kitchen garden: www.jamieskitchengarden.org

Eating the right kinds of food

BBC Bitesize:

How many calories does a children of 7-10 need?: www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/how-many-calories-do-children-need.aspx?CategoryID=51

Sweet breakfast cereals ‘too sugary’ for kids: www.nhs.uk/news/2012/02February/Pages/breakfast-cereals-still-too-high-in-sugar.aspx

Circulatory system

BBC Bitesize:

Heart and circulation: www.abpischools.org.uk/page/modules/heartandcirculation/heart3.cfm?coSiteNavigation_allTopic=1

NHS website: www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Fitness.aspx

Science Daily: www.sciencedaily.com

Chapter 9: The material world

The material world

About ballpoint pens: http://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept12/2012/10/28/the-invention-of-the-ballpoint-pen-and-its-effects-on-literacy/

Famous women inventors: www.women-inventors.com/Margaret-Knight.asp

Everyday materials

BBC Bitesize:

BP educational services – introducing materials: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-4-to-7/uses-of-everyday-materials/introducing-materials/

BP educational services – testing the strength of paper: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/geography/ages-7-to-11/geography/measuring-strength-of-materials-experiment-activity/

Famous women inventors: www.women-inventors.com/Margaret-Knight.asp

Duct tape teddy bear tent: www.youtube.com/watch?v=py-EN3Z3G3Q

Fabrics

BBC Bitesize:

Resources from the RSC: www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/pdfs/rsc_tc_nc1.pdf

Miming activity: http://bpes.bp.com/media/2844/Material%20Mime.pdf

BPES classifying materials: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-7-to-9/materials/classifying-materials-online-experiment/

The Snowman: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHCZhUZXhZU

Walking in the air (The Snowman): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubeVUnGQOIk

BPSE, thermal insulators and conductors: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-7-to-9/materials/thermal-conductors-and-insulators-online-experiment/

Kids video show – how does wool become a sweater: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v9ej4uIR98

Weaving activity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ByYj5G4-Hc

Weaving activity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbtKnvc_9No

Weaving with paper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL6QTVvDTgc

STEM Centre – simple weaving: www.stem.org.uk/system/files/elibrary-resources/legacy_files_migrated/2921-loomfish-2696.pdf

STEM Centre – cosy toes project: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/35618/cosy-toes-winter-proof-a-pair-of-shoes

Plastic waste

BBC Bitesize:

Facts about waste and recycling: www.recyclingbins.co.uk/recycling-facts/

Facts and quiz about waste and recycling: www.cbenvironmental.co.uk/docs/Recycling%20Activity%20Pack%20v2%20.pdf

How plastic bottles are recycled: https://vimeo.com/7217407

Recycling plastic bottles in football jerseys: http://604now.com/2013/05/03/video-nike-recycles-plastic-water-bottles-into-football-jerseys/

How paper is made: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IP0Ch1Va44

How plastic is made: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eCt0VDg-Kc

Measuring biodegradability. http://sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Enviro-imprints/Looking-Closer/Measuring-biodegradability

Recycling plastic waste: https://vimeo.com/1910107

A view on biodegradable plastics: http://testtube.com/dnews/the-shocking-truth-about-biodegradable-plastics

Young People’s Trust for the Environment website: http://ypte.org.uk/factsheets/recycling/rubbish#section

Recycling egg shells: https://student.societyforscience.org/article/eggshells-help-hatch-new-idea-packaging

Practical Action website: http://practicalaction.org/

STEM Centre plastic challenge: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/35961/plastics-challenge

Weaving plastic bags: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_r96mDkSY0

Weaving plastic bags: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cngkx8moTuE

Weaving plastic bags: www.youtube.com/watch?v=clweSfS-PqQ

Making a flower from plastic bags: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuTUXWiryTc

Ways of re-using plastic bottles: www.designrulz.com/product-design/2012/11/45-ideas-of-how-to-recycle-plastic-bottles/

Making a vase: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZrUW4DAfvw

Making a purse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu7b0BTaZ94

Making a coaster: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPWUR4swQTE

Chapter 10: Changing materials

In the kitchen

BBC Bitesize:

BBC Good Food Show: www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4683/pizza-margherita-in-4-easy-steps

The water cycle

BBC Bitesize:

Water! Water! http://practicalaction.org/mtl-water-water

Water for the world: http://practicalaction.org/water-for-the-world

It starts with water: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVTahkpVabw

The water cycle online experiment. http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-7-to-9/states-of-matter/the-water-cycle-online-experiment/

Myths and legends. http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/userstory14104-how-rain-came-to-man.html

Solutions and suspensions

BBC Bitesize:

Raw milk magnified: www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/microphotography-of-raw-and-processed-milk/

How to make plastic from milk and vinegar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=akhs3wcSDGA

Homemade ice cream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j70yTq2ysLQ

Milking it: www.raeng.org.uk/RAE/media/Publications/Activity%20Resources/milking-it.pdf

Chapter 11: Earth and space

Journey to the Moon

BBC Bitesize:

Apollo 11 introduction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8il6rx-9a3c

July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap for Mankind: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html

Raising the American flag: hwww.youtube.com/watch?v=1J9H3niSXj8

Buzz Aldrin sets foot on the Moon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FepUv3vmIM8

Astronauts leaping on the Moon: www.stem.org.uk/esero/resources?resource_query=moon%20&page=1

Breathtaking new images of the Moon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjkPeexEdyI

The Moon: www.nasa.gov/moon

Mission to Mars

BBC Bitesize:

How do I land on Mars?: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/interactives/edlcuriosity/index-2.html

Mars science laboratory: Curiosity Rover: http://mars.nasa.gov/msl/

Mars videos and animations: http://mars.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/?SearchTerm=Mission%3AMSL

Mars for kids: http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/funzone/

NASA Space Place: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/

UK space education office: www.stem.org.uk/esero

NASA homepage: www.nasa.gov

Living in space: www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/Livinginspace.html

Living in space: www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/living-in-space/index.html

In search of Goldilocks planets

NASA Space Place: http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/search/snap/

The Solar System’s formation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT4OO0TFLHw

Solar System: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/solar-system-sci

Exploring our Solar System: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6nLM2QlWw

New Horizons: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html

Hubblesite: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/

NASA TV: www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public

Solar System animation: www.space-art.co.uk/image.php?gallery=animations&image=solar-system-animation

Kepler and K2: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/main/index.html

Kepler mission: www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/universe/exploration/kepler_mission

Chapter 12: Electricity

Introducing electric circuits

BBC Bitesize:

Introducing circuits, BP Educational Services: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-4-to-7/electricity/introducing-circuits/

How to make an electronic pressure pad: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMRiWKWZ4EE

Words along wires: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/35126/words-along-wires

Power for the world: http://practicalaction.org/power-for-the-world-1

Info on LEDs: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-9-to-11/electricity/electricity-topic-starter/

What sort of light will work for you?: www.stem.org.uk/system/files/elibrary-resources/legacy_files_migrated/2837-light_col-1848.pdf

Saving energy

BBC Bitesize:

Comparison of light bulbs: www.which.co.uk/energy/energy-saving-products/guides/how-to-buy-led-cfl-and-halogen-bulbs/five-tips-for-choosing-the-right-light-bulb/

How to make your potato battery: www.youtube.com/watch?v=noI7TmspMrM

How potato batteries work: www.kidzworld.com/article/4726-how-potato-batteries-work

Potato batteries: www.how-things-work-science-projects.com/potato-battery.html

How fast should your buggy be?: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/25794/how-fast-should-your-buggy-be

Super sucker project: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/35625/super-sucker-designing-a-machine-to-clean-up-litter

Design an electric helicopter: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/design-technology/ages-9-to-11/design-and-technology/design-an-electric-helicopter-activity/

Power for the world: http://practicalaction.org/power-for-the-world-1

Electrical engineering jobs: https://targetjobs.co.uk/career-sectors/engineering/294506-what-jobs-can-you-do-with-an-electrical-engineering-degree

Chapter 13: Forces and magnetism

Forces in action

BBC Bitesize:

Gravity and magnetism

BBC Bitesize:

What should be stuck to your fridge?: www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/25801

Top ten uses for super strong magnets: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCsI4RcFNdI

What has gravity ever done for us?

BBC Bitesize:

NASA astronauts conduct space walk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOhkcXf416g

An astronaut’s first space walk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_iuT6uN-Is

How it works: the International Space Station: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGP6Y0Pnhe4

Newton’s cannon: http://waowen.screaming.net/revision/force&motion/ncananim.htm

Solar System planets: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6foCDF6zI0

Solar System video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8aBZZnv6y8

Chapter 14: Light

Night animals

BBC Bitesize:

Night owls: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/wd-ep2-owls

Owl video for kids: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-BfS_wZLiA

Reflections and shadows

BBC Bitesize:

Chasing shadows

BBC Bitesize:

Mirrors activity video: http://bpes.bp.com/primary-resources/science/ages-9-to-11/light/light-topic-starter/

Coloured shadows: www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/colored-shadows

Coloured shadows: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_xMoXQwAy0

Making a camera obscura: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcv4CxQ1I-A

The art of camera obscura: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cr5YWZSId0

Camera obscura: www.amazingcameraobscura.co.uk/index.htm

History of the camera: www.bigshotcamera.com/fun/camerahistory/1490_obscura

Chapter 5: Sound

How noisy is our world?

BBC Bitesize:

Elephants: the ultimate sound machine

BBC Bitesize:

Elephant voices: www.elephantvoices.org/multimedia-resources/elephant-call-types-database

How to prevent noise pollution: www.wikihow.com/Prevent-Noise-Pollution

Tips on noise pollution: http://eschooltoday.com/pollution/noise-pollution/what-is-noise-pollution.html

What is noise pollution? www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1-W7gz6Znk

How marine animals use sound

BBC Bitesize:

Echolocation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYiCzWZ8cBs

How dolphins communicate: https://seaworld.org/Animal-Info/Animal-InfoBooks/Bottlenose-Dolphins/Communication-and-Echolocation

Videos about dolphins: www.dolphins-world.com/category/multimedia/video/

Echolocation: www2.hawaii.edu/~zinner/101/students/YvetteEcholocation/echolocation.html

Various videos about dolphins: www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=ssl&ei=j3UOV8ubCpCFaKyXltAH#q=dolphin+echolocation+video

Effects of noise on wildlife: www.naturesounds.org/conservENW.html

How noise pollution affects animals: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8305000/8305320.stm

Noise pollution and animals: www.sciencenews.org/article/noise-made-humans-can-be-bad-news-animals

Noise pollution: www.everythingconnects.org/noise-pollution.html

General video links

The following links provide access to hundreds of science videos.

BBC Bitesize: wide range of science videos at KS1.

www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z6svr82

BBC Bitesize: wide range of science videos at KS2.

www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/z2pfb9q

Videos and images from Mars.

http://mars.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/

NASA Space Place animations.

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/media/

NASA livestream from the International Space Station.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzMQza8xZCc

Wide range of NASA videos.

www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html

NASA TV on YouTube.

www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision

Practical Action videos: the use of technology and science in the developing world.

http://practicalaction.org/videogallery

Wide range of fascinating science videos.

www.youtube.com/user/Best0fScience

Unusual and captivating science related videos.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/science-space

Science Bob: videos of fun science activities.

https://sciencebob.com/category/videos/

Large variety of science video clips for all ages.

www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=86

Unusual mixture of science and technology. Lots for children to talk about. 

www.sciencemag.org/videos

Newsworthy science videos.

www.telegraph.co.uk/science/video/

Cutting edge science videos.

www.untamedscience.com/science-videos-list/