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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/science/careers/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the work of Dr April Ulery, based at New Mexico State University, US, and the work she does to support underrepresented students in agricultural sciences.
This resource also contains an interview with Dr Ulery.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Ulery’s work and includes links to interactive learning resources.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, maths/science/technology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Science
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the mentoring programme set up by the National Astronomy Consortium in the US and contains interviews with astronomy PhD researchers. The activity sheet provides astronomy challenges and research questions to prompt students to find out more.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/engineering/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Dan Flippo, an associate professor at Kansas State University in the US. As the world faces an ever-growing demand for food, Dr Flippo’s research looks at how robotics can help farmers to maximise the land they have to grow food on.
This resource also contains an interview with Dr Flippo.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Flippo’s research and includes a link to a virtual walk around his lab!
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, maths/physics/STEM clubs and at home
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This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Physics and Mathematics
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Matthew Redshaw, based at Central Michigan University, whose ambitious project aims to perform the most precise test of Einstein’s theory of relativity equation to date!
This resource also contains an interview with Dr Redshaw.
The activity sheet includes ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Redshaw’s work and provides links to enable them to explore a whole range of ‘beautiful’ equations.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, geography/geology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This fascinating teaching resource looks at Professor Stephen Self’s life-long study of lava-producing and explosive super-eruptions.
This resource also contains an interview with Professor Self.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Prof Self’s research and includes useful links for students who want to learn more about volcanology.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains how Dr Alan Goddard and his team at Aston University are finding ways of using microbes to make environmentally-friendly bioproducts such as biofuel.
This resource also contains an interview with Dr Goddard.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Goddard’s research and includes an opportunity for them to send their own yeast samples to the team at Aston University.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains how Professor Xiangming Xu and Dr Michelle Fountain, of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany, are finding out how a deeper understanding of biology can allow us to be more tactical about protecting our crops.
This resource also contains interviews with Professor Xu and Dr Fountain.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on the research and also includes activities on microbiomes and analysing pests that can be found in a garden.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the work of Professor János G Filep, an immunologist based at the University of Montreal in Canada, whose research looks into the inflammation that occurs in cardiovascular disease and whose findings could have significant positive impacts on patient outcomes.
This resource also contains an interview with Professor Filep.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Prof Filep’s research and includes links to games that will help students to learn more.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains how Dr Kevin Marchbank, of Newcastle University, is using mouse models to investigate the causes and potential treatments of two rare diseases that affect the kidneys.
This resource also contains an interview with Dr Marchbank.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on
Dr Marchbank’s research and includes an activity on the drug development process.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains how Dr Charlotte Kirchhelle, based at the University of Oxford, is investigating the role of cell geometry in shaping plants’ organs and looking at how this could lead to new ways of improving crops around the world.
This resource also contains an interview with Dr Kirchhelle.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Dr Kirchhelle’s research and it also outlines how students can conduct their own cell biology experiment.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, geography/geology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains how Professor Robert Hilton, of the University of Durham, has researched the links between earthquakes and the carbon cycle. At a time when human activity has disrupted the vital flow of the carbon cycle, Prof Hilton’s work looks at the role of large earthquakes in carbon storage.
This resource also contains an interview with Professor Hilton.
The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Prof Hilton’s research and also includes a carbon cycle diagram activity.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, computing/PSHE/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Computing.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the cyber security work of Professor Shujun Li and Dr Jason Nurse of the University of Kent. In a world where we are increasingly reliant on our electronic devices, Prof Li and Dr Nurse explain some of the challenges in cyber security and what we can all do to overcome them. This resource also includes interviews with both researchers.
The activity sheet poses ‘talking points’ to get students to consider different aspects of cyber security and also prompts them to think about their use of passwords.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, geography/geology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography and Geology.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains how Dr Ake Fagereng, of Cardiff University, took to the seas to research slow movement of the Earth’s crust. The article looks at the ‘slow slip’ of the Earth’s tectonic plates and how the study of these can help with the forecasting of major earthquakes.
This resource also contains an interview with Dr Fagereng.
The activity sheet poses ‘talking points’ to get students thinking about slow slip events and different aspects of Dr Fagereng’s research and also prompts them to consider different expeditions.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, geography/chemistry/geology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography, Geology and Chemistry.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the research of Prof Jamie Wilkinson, a geochemist working at the Natural History Museum and Imperial College London in the UK, as he probes deep into the Earth’s crust. With mining companies finding it increasingly difficult to find metals needed for modern technology, this project aims to understand the processes that cause metals to be concentrated in magmatic arcs.
This resource also contains an interview with Prof Wilkinson.
The activity sheet poses ‘talking points’ to get students reflecting on Prof Wilkinson’s research and includes a rock cycle activity using chocolate!
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, biology/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the investigation Dr Jennifer Tullet, a biogerontologist based at the University of Kent, has undertaken into the lifespan and ageing process of a nematode worm and how the study can be applied to humans. By uncovering the processes that control ageing and age-related disease in these worms, biogerontologists can increase our understanding of ageing and age-related disease in people.
The resource also contains an interview with Dr Tullet.
The activity sheet poses ‘talking points’ to get students thinking about different aspects of Dr Tullet’s work and includes an organism investigation task.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, maths/STEM/economics clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Economics: Knowledge and Understanding; and Maths.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains the concept of poverty and how the capacity to aspire to greater things can reduce poverty. There is also an interview economist Prof Sayantan Ghosal who talks about what it means to be an economist and why economists are so important.
The activity sheet includes discussion points - seven questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also instructions on how to play a card game, which shows students why a person’s background, experiences and choices can affect their opportunities and economic status.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, science/geography/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explains how tectonic plates work and why earthquakes happen. It also describes a phenomenon known by scientists as slow slip events or silent earthquakes, which have only been recently discovered. An interview with seismologist Dr Rebecca Bell will inspire your students to study geography further and get into geology!
The activity sheet includes discussion points - seven questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also instructions on how to simulate a silent earthquake in the classroom using washing up liquid and bricks.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, tech/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Information Technology, Computer Science and Engineering. It is also internationally relevant.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
This teaching resource explores the world of broadcasting, taking students on a journey, from the days when Chinese soldiers communicated over long distances with fire and smoke to today, where we are at the cusp of object-based media.
What is object-based media? And how will it change the way we watch or listen to media content in the near future? Dr De Mi, an electronics engineer and researcher at the University of Surrey, answers these questions and more, giving students a taste of where a career in electrical of electronic engineering could take them.
The activity sheet includes discussion points - eight questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also links to resources relating to 5G, including a video explaining Dr De Mi’s research.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, tech/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography, locational knowledge; and Design &Technology, contextual challenges. It is also internationally relevant.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
The article explains the challenges facing hill farms in the UK, which also apply to hill farms elsewhere in the world. It discusses the differences between lowland and highland farming and how technology is adapting to meet farmers’ needs. There is also an interview with Prof Davy McCracken, plus ideas on where a career in agricultural sciences might lead.
The activity sheet includes discussion points - eight questions the students can answer in groups or individually. Students are also asked how different landscapes and environments will affect farming decision-making.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, science/STEM clubs and at home.
This resource links to KS4 physics: cause and effect; and KS5 physics: quantum physics. It is also internationally relevant.
It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers
The article explains the idea of cause and effect, and how this idea can be harnessed to develop quantum computers. There is also an interview with quantum physicist Dr Fabio Costa, plus ideas on where a career in physics might lead.
The activity sheet includes discussion points - eight questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also links to educational activities such as Physics Girl, which explains the quantum coin toss.
This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).
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