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Interpreting evidence
Death of an angel
States of matter
This activity aims to show science skills put to use in a career. Students take on the...
Christmas trifle
Particles
Christmas – a time for giving, sharing, caring…and eating. Many families will tuck...
Pomegranate ovary model
Reproduction
Pomegranates are in the shops, and sales are rocketing. Here students use...
Boys, girls, and chimps
Variation
Recent research shows that young female chimps learn survival skills faster and more...
The short side of the family
9A Inheritance and selection
A set of bones from an isolated island in Indonesia has stunned archaeologists. They...
Fast car
Graphing motion
Fast cars fire up interest even for those who can't afford them. Fast talking TV...
Secrets from the ice
Acids and alkalis
Scientists spent 10 years extracting a 3 km and 800,000 year old ice core from...
Pluto: a planet no more
Solar System
Amidst emotional scenes, the meeting of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in...
Shampoo claims - truth or lies?
Interpreting & evaluating evidence
A hair shampoo advert claiming to make hair 10% stronger has been banned by the...
Shrinking Everest?
Rocks & weathering
The summit of Everest is the highest place on Earth. But unpublished data from China...
Goya: huge, hunted, and extinct
7D Variation and classification
Science changes fast in this area! We are developing a new activity for this context,...
Rats
Feeding relationships
This is part of our 'Classics Collection'. For new GCSE activities with up-to-date...
Grow your own body
Cells
As people live longer the demand for new organs to replace failed ones increases. One...
Ban cola?
Health & fitness
Now that scientists have discovered that sugar is like an addictive drug, pressure is...
Attack of the giant viruses
Infectious disease
Scientists have discovered a giant 30 000 year old virus still alive under the...
Solar roadways
Light
These revolutionary roads, claim the developers, will remain snow-free, and, at the...
Life on Enceladus?
Bonding & structure
Might there be aliens living on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus? In this activity students...
