Homepage Register Sign in National Stem Centre What we offer STEM Community eLibrary News Events Blog Esero UK All subjects Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Careers Questions Explore List View Grid View Collections (381) Resources (8330) Images (20) Webfeed Page 1 of 261 1 2 3 ... 261 Next Sort by: Latest added Relevance Popularity A-Z Z-A Downloads Publication year Space Dinner Competition (Primary) This resource provides information about the competition which requires students to create a meal for Tim Peake to eat on the International Space Station. The On board the ISS presentation outlines facts about food in space and provides photographs to simulate discussion. The Great British Space Dinner Competition presentation… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Information sheet Healthy Eating and Drinking The healthy eating presentation looks at the eatwell plate and how this relates to food that can be taken into space. It also stresses the importance of hydration for a healthy diet and in space. The eatwell plate activity sheet is a blank plate for students to fill in with different examples of the food groups. The flashcards… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Presentation Humans in Space and Healthy Bones The Healthy bones presentation gives information on how to maintain healthy bones on Earth and in space, food sources of Vitamin D and calcium in space and bone strengthening exercises. The being active activity sheet can be used to enable students to keep a diary of the time spent on physical activities. The word search is… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Presentation The Great British Space Dinner – Introduction to Primary Resources This resource contains the teachers’ guide to the activities for The Great British Space Dinner. This guide gives lesson ideas linked to the resources within this subcollection and links out to external websites. The first four slides of the On Board the ISS presentation gives an introduction to the International Space Station… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Information sheet Space Dinner Competition This resource provides information about the competition which requires students to create a meal for Tim Peake to eat on the International Space Station. The On board the ISS presentation outlines facts about food in space and provides photographs to simulate discussion. The Great British Space Dinner Competition presentation… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Information sheet Healthy Eating and Drinking The Healthy eating presentation looks at the eatwell plate and how this relates to food that can be taken into space. It also stresses the importance of hydration for a healthy diet and in space and looks at how dietary needs change over our life. The Healthy eating diary activity sheet requires students to record all the food… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Humans in Space and Healthy Bones The Healthy bones presentation gives information on how to maintain healthy bones on Earth and in space, food sources of Vitamin D and calcium in space and bone strengthening exercises. The Activity diary activity sheet can be used to enable students to keep a diary of the time spent on physical activities – the teachers’… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Presentation The Great British Space Dinner-Introduction to Secondary Resources This resource contains the teachers’ guide to the activities for the Great British Space Dinner. This guide gives lesson ideas linked to the resources within this collection and links out to external websites. The first four slides of the On board the ISS presentation gives an introduction to the International Space Station… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Presentation Thinking Skills This resource comprises four files for the four sections of the GCSE Astronomy qualification: Earth, Sun and Moon, Planetary Systems, Stars and Galaxies and Cosmology. Each document contains 30 answers – the students are required to think of a question that could match the answer given. The questions should be based on the… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Student Revision Checklist These revision checklists include statements about the topics included in the GCSE Astronomy qualification with three statements for the students to tick “I have covered this”, “I need to do more work on this” and “I understand this”. Revision Checklist 1 is for the Earth, Moon and Sun. Revision… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Diagrams These collection of diagrams include: Chapter 1: The Earth, e-m radiation absorption in the atmosphere, features on the Moon, eclipse diagrams and shadow sticks. Chapter 2: Planetary data, conjunctions and opposition, Kepler’s second law, and exoplanet detection. Chapter 3: Views of the night sky and constellations,… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Diagram Starters and Plenaries: Stars These short exercises are designed as starters or plenaries for the following topics: Constellations and Asterisms – True or False? Are the following statements about constellations and asterisms true or false? Constellations – Astrograms - Unscramble the letters to give the names of four major constellations that… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Starters and Plenaries: Planetary Systems These short exercises are designed as starters or plenaries for the following topics: Are we alone – who is right? - students choose the correct statement between pairs of statements Comets and meteors – word search Discoverers – astrograms - students unscramble the letters to give the names of four astronomers… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Starters and Plenaries: Galaxies and Cosmology These short exercises are designed as starters or plenaries for the following topics: CMB Radiation – true or false? - are the following statements about CMB Radiation true or false? Cosmology – true or false? - are the following statements about cosmology true or false? Cosmology – who is right? - each… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Starters and Plenaries: Earth, Sun and Moon These short exercises are designed as starters or plenaries for the following topics: Aurorae – true or false? - are the following statements about aurorae true or false? Earth and Moon – quick quiz – a two-minute quick quiz Earth – Sun – Moon – word search Earth’s atmosphere… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Students' Guide to Controlled Assessment The guide to controlled assessment covers the following areas: - What is controlled assessment in GCSE Astronomy? - Guidance for designing observations - Guidance for making observations - Guidance for analysing observations - Guidance for evaluating your project - Presenting your final report - Useful dos and dont’s -… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Assessment Stars Activity Sheets The students worksheets consist of a set of questions based on these topics: Circumpolar stars – their definition and use to measure the Earth’s rotational period Constellations – asterisms and constellations Looking North – questions on declination and right ascension for Ursa Major Looking South… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Planetary Systems Activity Sheets The student activity sheets consist of a set of questions based on these topics: Are we alone? – the Drake equation and habitable zones Asteroids, comets and meteors – including meteor showers and short and long period comets Collision course! – near Earth and potentially hazardous objects Exoplanets… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Galaxies and Cosmology Activity Sheets The student activity sheets consist of a set of questions based on these topics: Active galaxies – active galaxies and quasars CMB radiation – cosmic microwave background radiation, dark matter and dark energy Did the Big Bang really happen? – students categorise statements for and against the Big Bang theory Expansion… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Student Worksheets: Earth, Sun and Moon The student s activity sheets consist of a set of questions based on these topics: Auroae – aurorae and the solar wind Eratosthenes – determining the Earth’s circumference Lunar and solar eclipses – their differences and drawing diagrams Lunar phases – questions on the Moon’s phases Planet… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Stars Presentations These presentations cover the following topics: Cepheid variables - light curves of Cepheid variables and their use for distance measurement Circumpolar stars - the definition of a circumpolar star Colour temperature - stars categorised by their surface temperature Constellations and star groupings - the difference between… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Presentation Planetary Systems Presentations This resource consists of the following presentations: Ceres, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto - the discoveries of Ceres, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Comet orbits and Kepler’s Laws - Kepler’s three laws Conjunctions and oppositions - conjunctions, oppositions, quadrature and greatest elongations Drake Equation: an equation… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Presentation Galaxies and Cosmology Presentations These presentations cover the following topics: Big Bang - how the idea of the expansion of the universe leads to the Big Bang and theories and evidence for the Big Bang Big getting small zoom - powers of ten zoom from large to small scale Cosmic distance scale automatic - a timed animated series of images with scales going… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Presentation Earth, Sun and Moon Presentations These presentations cover the following topics: Aurora - the link between the solar wind and aurorae Blue skies and red sunsets - scattering and refraction Craters - why the Moon and Mercury have more craters than the Earth Different designs of telescopes - reflecting and refracting telescopes Ecliptic - how the plane… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Presentation Objective Questions This resource has 60 multiple choice questions and answers for: Earth, Sun and Moon - including topics such as the scale of the Earth and Moon, lunar features, phases of the Moon, lunar missions, the structure and temperature of the Sun, eclipses, and electromagnetic radiation through the atmosphere. Galaxies and Cosmology… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Yummy Yoghurt Makers - CREST Star Activity This resource asks children to investigate how to make the tastiest yoghurt from milk. Aimed at primary level, the context for the investigation is a letter from Mita Gabbar, who works with dairy farmers in Bangladesh trying to improve their standard of living. Children design and make different yogurt by varying the type of… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Teacher guidance Energy and the MDGs This resource from Practical Action looks at the link between energy and poverty. The Millennium Development Goals were set by countries in the United Nations to try and alleviate world poverty. This resource can form the basis of an assembly looking at the use of energy around the world and the role of pharmaceutical companies and… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Activity sheet Textiles: Mass Production Systems and Techniques This film clip explores the need for a consistent product when supplying the market for uniforms. Customers expect their products to be identical and of the same quality every year. The film shows the a quality control system in a uniform factory, designed to spot defects early in the production process and avoid expensive mistakes. The… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Textiles: Dyeing and Printing This film clip looks at the process of roller screen printing. The rolling cylinders are loaded onto a machine connected to an ink supply. Inside each cylinder a series of jets continually spray the ink. A steel bar is held in place at the bottom of each roller by an electromagnet to force the ink through the unblocked holes in the… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Textiles: Industrial Finishing Processes This film clip describes the use of the textiles finishing process, calendaring. This is a vital process in making materials for use in parachutes, which must allow the right amount of air through. By closing the pores in the fabric, calendaring restricts the airflow through it so that the parachutist does not hit the ground too… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Textiles: Eco Design Tom is the Creative Director for outdoor eco-clothing brand, Finnister. Their customers not only want clothing which looks good and performs well, but also which reflects concern for the environment. In the film clip, Tom explains what eco-design means. He is always looking for new types of fabric which perform better than… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Testing Textiles As head technologist for shops like Blacks and Millets, it is Martin Stannard’s job to ensure that all the clothing sold in these stores meets the claims about its performance. He tests every claim about a fabric, such as whether it is waterproof or whether it really does meet a British Standard. This is particularly important… Not yet rated Publication year: 2010 to date Video Page 1 of 261 1 2 3 ... 261 Next Sort by: Latest added Relevance Popularity A-Z Z-A Downloads Publication year Filter results by... 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