Popular resources for Biology students of GCSE, AS, A Level, BTEC and Access to Science courses.
From cell biology to genetics, the resources include PPT quizzes and comprehensive whole unit booklets.
Popular resources for Biology students of GCSE, AS, A Level, BTEC and Access to Science courses.
From cell biology to genetics, the resources include PPT quizzes and comprehensive whole unit booklets.
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability resources
Primary, Secondary and Post 16 resources with links to:
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The Climate Change Education Agenda
Learning Objectives include
Understanding the impact of climate change on biodiversity and how to incorporate climate education into the secondary primary. secondary and post 16 curriculum.
Understanding the impact of climate change on ecosystem services and how to incorporate climate education into the primary. secondary and post 16 science curriculum.
Teaching the impact of greenhouse-gas emissions and the importance of working towards the U.K. target to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050.
Gaining familiarity with a range of activities which primary. secondary and post 16 institutions can use to enhance sustainability education, including futuring exercises focused on adaptation planning.
Recognising the importance of developing a whole-school strategy for sustainability and climate change education and recognising opportunities to embed a deeper understanding of the issues.
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Activities for Science Lessons |
Primary
Learning Outcomes
● 1. Gaining insight into the purpose, history and development of the UN sustainable development
goals (SDGs)
● 2. Developing ways to incorporate SDG 7, renewable energy, 11 sustainable cities and 12,
responsible consumption into the primary science curriculum
● 3. Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs; 2 - No hunger and 3- Good health into the primary
science curriculum.
● 4. Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs into the primary science curriculum objective of
‘observing changes over time and patterns.
● 5. Developing ways to incorporate SDG 14. Life below water and SDG 15 Life on land into the
primary science curriculum
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Activities for Science Lessons | Secondary
Learning Outcomes
Gaining insight into the purpose, history and development of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Being able to recognise how to incorporate the SDGs into the science education
Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs into the physical and chemical sciences
Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs into the biological, health and sports sciences
Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs into the environmental and biological sciences
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Activities for Science Lessons | Primary
Learning Outcomes
Gaining insight into the purpose, history and development of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Developing ways to incorporate SDG 7, renewable energy, 11 sustainable cities and 12, responsible consumption into the primary science curriculum
Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs; 2 - No hunger and 3- Good health into the primary science curriculum.
Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs into the primary science curriculum objective of ‘observing changes over time and patterns.
Developing ways to incorporate SDG 14. Life below water and SDG 15 Life on land into the primary science curriculum
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Activities for Science Lessons | Secondary
Learning Outcomes
Gaining insight into the purpose, history and development of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Being able to recognise how to incorporate the SDGs into the science education
Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs into the physical and chemical sciences
Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs into the biological, health and sports sciences
Developing ways to incorporate the SDGs into the environmental and biological sciences
Sustainable Ecology for Post 16
Learning outcomes
Integrating the topics of rewilding, ecological restoration, agroforestry and regenerative agriculture into the post-16 curricula
Integrating the concept of nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and pollution prevention into the post-16 curricula
Integrating the topics of carbon cycling and sequestration into the post-16 curricula
Integrating topics associated with ecosystem functioning into the post-16 curricula
Integrating topics focusing on the human impacts on land-sea interactions, nutrient cycles and population genetics of a range of species into the post-16 curricula
Recognising opportunities to embed a deeper understanding of ecology, materialism and consumerism into the study of politics, philosophy, ethics and psychology in further education.
Recognising opportunities to embed a deeper understanding of the perspectives of developed and developing countries into the study of geography and politics in further education.
Gaining familiarity with examples of environmental crime and deviance related to the study of sociology in further education.
Gaining familiarity with the concept of corporate social responsibility and environmental audits relevant to the business studies in further education.
Understanding the science of climate change and sustainability, the sustainable development goals and the importance of working towards the U.K. target to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050, pertinent to the study of biology, geography, chemistry and physics in further education.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Introducing and Embedding the Goals in Your Educational Setting
Learning Outcomes
To gain insight into the purpose, history and development of the UN sustainable development goals
To appreciate the global significance of the SDGs, targets and indicators, and understanding how these are reviewed
To understand how the SDGs have been incorporated into the subject content of international qualifications
To recognise how to incorporate teaching and learning about the goals in science and humanities disciplines
To appreciate the importance of embedding the SDGs within the PSHE and citizenship curricula
Learning Outcomes
Understanding how to incorporate climate education into the primary science curriculum to provide a broader perspective on climate change
Gaining insight into the measures the DfE is planning to transform sustainability and climate change education and address the climate crisis
Being able to recognise opportunities within the primary science curriculum for teaching and learning about climate change
Gaining familiarity with a range of activities which primary schools can use to enhance climate education within the science discipline
Recognising the importance of developing a whole-school strategy for sustainability and climate change education to embed a deeper understanding of the issues
Sustainable Ecology: Secondary
Learning outcomes
Integrating the topics of rewilding, ecological restoration, agroforestry and regenerative agriculture into the secondary curricula
Integrating the concept of nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and pollution prevention into the secondary curricula
Integrating the topics of carbon cycling and sequestration into the secondary curricula
Integrating topics associated with ecosystem functioning into the secondary curricula
Integrating topics focusing on the human impacts on land-sea interactions, nutrient cycles and population genetics of a range of species into the secondary curricula
Learning Objectives
Understanding the impact of climate change on biodiversity and how to incorporate climate education into the secondary science curriculum.
Understanding the impact of climate change on ecosystem services and how to incorporate climate education into the secondary science curriculum.
3. Teaching the impact of greenhouse-gas emissions and the importance of working towards the U.K. target to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050.
4. Gaining familiarity with a range of activities which secondary schools can use to enhance sustainability education, including futuring exercises focused on adaptation planning.
5. Recognising the importance of developing a whole-school strategy for sustainability and climate change education and recognising opportunities to embed a deeper understanding of the issues.
Includes 41 slides
The language of science
The development of language in science from Latin to English
Objectivity, precision, reliability
The representation of science in the media
Misuse of scientific language
Student activity