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Whether you’re a teacher of STEM, information technology, humanities, careers or social studies, we want to help you with all of these challenges and put the ‘wow’ into classrooms. We want to support you with resources that aim to engage all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background. There are multiple organisations and global initiatives that are focused on this mission, and our aim is to bring these resources together so that you can access them quickly and easily – For Free

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Whether you’re a teacher of STEM, information technology, humanities, careers or social studies, we want to help you with all of these challenges and put the ‘wow’ into classrooms. We want to support you with resources that aim to engage all students regardless of their gender, ethnicity or background. There are multiple organisations and global initiatives that are focused on this mission, and our aim is to bring these resources together so that you can access them quickly and easily – For Free
KS4-5: Leaves and why they are so vital
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KS4-5: Leaves and why they are so vital

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-18-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, science/gardening/STEM clubs and at home. 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 photosynthesis and the functions of leaves, and why scientists are imaging them in 3D. It also includes an interview with Prof Margaret Barbour and her PhD student Richard Harwood. The activity sheet includes discussion points - seven questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also links to educational activities such as instructions on how to print out a 3D image of a chickpea stomata. This resource links to KS4 Biology: cell biology, photosynthesis and transport systems, KS5 Biology. It is also internationally relevant. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Solving the Tower of Hanoi with mathematics
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Solving the Tower of Hanoi with mathematics

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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, STEM/maths clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Maths and 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 • What can a seemingly simple puzzle - the Tower of Hanoi - teach us about mathematics? Professor Dan Romik, of the University of California, Davis, has investigated the Tower of Hanoi and, despite the puzzle’s apparent simplicity, has shown that it continues to yield new surprises. • This resource explains recursion, graphical representation, fractals and shortest paths - all using the Tower of Hanoi as the foundation. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dan’s research and challenges them to solve the Tower of Hanoi. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
An age-old question
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An age-old question

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. 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 Hua Bai, from Iowa State University in the US, who is studying a process in our cells that is thought to contribute to ageing. He hopes that this research may help us find new ways of slowing down the ageing process. • This resource also contains an interview with Hua. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Hua will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Hua’s research, and tasks them to debate whether science should slow down the ageing 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
How do we boost cybersecurity for the future?
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How do we boost cybersecurity for the future?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 computer science 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 • Dr Theodore (Ted) Allen is a mathematician and computer scientist based at the Ohio State University in the USA. He is developing a framework for cybersecurity and computer inspections to ensure there are no bugs in computers and that any potential vulnerabilities are identified. • This resource also contains an interview with Ted about his career path. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Ted will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Ted’s work, and has activities - including cyber security games. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Engineering: How to make wood buildings resilient to earthquakes
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Engineering: How to make wood buildings resilient to earthquakes

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-18-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, engineering/STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 engineering: make connections and draw conclusions based on the theoretical knowledge and understanding learnt, and the subsequent application of skills within a practical context. 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 describes how a team of structural and civil engineers are working together to make timber buildings more resilient to earthquakes. It also introduces students to a shake table. The resource includes interviews with members of the team, who explain the difference between structural and civil engineering and the pathway to careers in engineering. The activity sheet includes discussion points - eight questions the students can answer in groups or individually that relate to Blooms Taxonomy. There are also educational activities such as instructions on how to make a structurally-sound building using toothpicks and gumdrops. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Mapping out the Milky Way
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Mapping out the Milky Way

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM/Physics/Astronomy clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Physics 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 Tom Bania, of Boston University in the US, who is using the latest telescope technology to map out the Milky Way. This resource also contains an interview with Professor Bania. The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt students to reflect on Prof Bania’s work and activities on electromagnetic radiation and astronomical telescopes. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Robotics and food sustainability
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Robotics and food sustainability

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Can a circular economy make the construction industry sustainable?
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Can a circular economy make the construction industry sustainable?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Engineering. 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 Danielle Densley Tingley, of the University of Sheffield’s Department of Civil and Structural Engineering in the UK, who is investigating how to make buildings more sustainable by reusing and recycling everything in them. • This resource also contains an interview with Danielle. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Danielle will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’, (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Danielle’s research, and tasks them to think about how they would recycle and reuse building materials. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Are you ready for the robot revolution?
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Are you ready for the robot revolution?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Automotive Engineering, Mechanics, Electronics and Mechatronics. 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 • Transportation is about to go electric and drive itself, meaning every car technician will need to understand how artificial intelligence works. This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Justin Starr and Robert Koch, professors at the Community College of Allegheny County in the US, who are working to prepare the next generation of technicians for a computerised transport age. • This resource also contains interviews with Justin and Robert. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. They will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on their research, and tasks them to think about the moral decisions autonomous vehicles may have to make. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
KS3-4: Tectonic plates, supercontinents and superoceans
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KS3-4: Tectonic plates, supercontinents and superoceans

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 11-18-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, geography/STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS3 and KS4 physical geography, 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 how tectonic plates work and how these moving plates lead to earthquakes and tsunamis. There is also an interview with Earth scientist Dr Zheng-Xiang Li, who talks about his career path and opportunities in Earth science. The activity sheet includes discussion points - seven questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also links to educational activities such as instructions on how to make a volcano from homemade ingredients. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Editing genes to benefit sickle cell disease patients
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Editing genes to benefit sickle cell disease patients

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, 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 Natalia Rivera-Torres, based at ChristinaCare’s Gene Editing Institute in the US, who is developing a platform for predicting gene editing outcomes in diverse patient populations with sickle cell anaemia. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Rivera-Torres and some of her colleagues. If you or your students have a question for her, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Dr Rivera-Torres will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Rivera-Torres’ research and links so they can find out more about genetic engineering. The PowerPoint reiterates the main information from the article and includes additional ‘talking points’ to further students’ understanding and self-reflection. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Oceanography: The water cycle, raindrops and climate change
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Oceanography: The water cycle, raindrops and climate change

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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, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Physical Geography and Physics. 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 Xinan Liu from the University of Maryland, USA. A physical oceanographer engineer, he and his team are investigating the air-sea boundary area - where rain meets the ocean - to understand its impact in climate change. • This resource also contains an interview with Xinan. If your students (or you) have questions for Xinan, you/they can send them to him online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Xinan will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Xinan’s research and challenges them to create their own model of raindrops falling on the sea. • The PowerPoint reiterates some of the points in the article. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
KS3-4: Smartphones, laser surgery, internet: Modern technologies that rely on light
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KS3-4: Smartphones, laser surgery, internet: Modern technologies that rely on light

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 11-18-year olds (secondary, middle and high schools), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, in science/engineering/tech clubs and at home. This resource links to KS3 Physics, light waves; Design Technology, technical knowledge KS4 Physics; Design Technology but 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 includes a description of optics and photonics, a summary of modern technologies that rely on them, an interview with Professor of Optics Dr Alexis Vogt and an overview of optics careers (with so many devices now relying on optics and photonics, there’s a global shortage of technicians in this field). The activity sheet includes discussion points - six questions the students can answer in groups or individually. There are also links to other relevant resources from the Institute of Physics. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Psychology experiments in virtual reality
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Psychology experiments in virtual reality

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Psychology and Social Sciences. 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 Markus Bindemann and his team at the University of Kent in the UK who build photorealistic, 3D avatars in virtual reality to study face perception and person perception. • This resource also contains an interview with Markus. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Markus will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Markus’ research, and challenges them to conduct an eye witness testimony 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
The molecules behind plant growth
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The molecules behind plant growth

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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, STEM/science clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology and Chemistry and 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 • Plants do not have a nervous system, a brain, or any of the sensory organs that we are familiar with in animals – so how do they know how to respond? This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Alexander Jones from the University of Cambridge in the UK. Alexander is a plant scientist investigating how the plant hormone gibberellin affects plant growth and what this means for the crops of our future. • This resource also contains an interview with Alexander and his team members Dr Annalisa Rizza and Bijun Tang about their role on the research project and career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Alexander, Annalisa or Bijun, you/they can send them to them online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Alexander, Annalisa or Bijun will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Alexander’s research and challenges them to think about how plants react to their surrounding environment and grow. • The PPT reiterates the key points in the article and includes separate Bloom’s Taxonomy talking points. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
What if we could build bones using stem cells and gene therapy?
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What if we could build bones using stem cells and gene therapy?

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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, STEM/science clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology and 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 • “Our bones are extremely important, not just for supporting our body and protecting our internal organs, but also as a reservoir of minerals and other substances involved in metabolism,” says Dr Pascale V Guillot. This teaching resource explains the work of Pascale from the University College London in the UK. Pascale is leading a team of cell biologists who are using human stem cells to grow both healthy and brittle bone tissue in the lab. Why? So they can investigate the causes of a brittle bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta and develop innovative treatments to make bones stronger. • This resource also contains an interview with Pascale about her career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Pascale, you/they can send them to Pascale online. All you need to do is to go to the article online (see the Futurum link below), scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Pascale will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Pascale’s research and challenges them to think about the impact of cell biology and gene therapy. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Lighting up cancer: innovation in paediatric surgery
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Lighting up cancer: innovation in paediatric surgery

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. 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 Stefano Giuliani and his team (at the University College London (UCL) Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health in the UK) who are developing a ground-breaking technique that literally ‘lights up’ cancer cells, making removal much easier. • This resource also contains interviews with the team members Laura and Dale. If you or your students have a question for them or Dr Giuliani, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Giuliani’s research, and tasks them to think further about the applications of fluorescence within science. • The animation summarises the research and is accompanied by a script. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
What causes problems with the lower urinary tract?
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What causes problems with the lower urinary tract?

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. 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 • In the US, a team of doctors and researchers, including Professor Cindy L. Amundsen from Duke University School of Medicine, have come together to study lower urinary tract dysfunction, which affects almost 70% of people over 60 years old. The scientists’ aim is to understand what causes lower urinary tract symptoms and how treatment outcomes for these conditions can be improved. • This resource contains interviews with Cindy and researchers she mentors. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Cindy’s research, and tasks them to devise a medical research questionnaire. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article and includes further talking points to encourage students to reflect on their own skills and aspirations. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks
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Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks

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Suitable for 14 to 19-year-olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 ICT and PSHE. 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 • These days, we are all online, but it is difficult to have a full understanding of the risks this entails. This teaching resource explains the work of Professor Shujun Li and his colleagues, Sarah Turner, Dr Rahime Belen-Saglam and Dr Virginia N. L. Franqueira at the Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS), University of Kent in the UK, who are working on enhancing people’s awareness of the risks of online false information and sharing personal data online. • This resource also contains an interviews with the iCSS team. If you or your students have a question for them, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. The team will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research, and tasks them to think about the personal data they share online. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!
Developmental Psychology: GREENTEENS - unleashing teenagers' eco-friendly behaviour
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Developmental Psychology: GREENTEENS - unleashing teenagers' eco-friendly behaviour

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Thank you for downloading this free resource. Let us know how we are doing and leave us a review. Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Psychology and PSHE. 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 Sander Thomaes who leads GREENTEENS, an international programme investigating how to motivate adolescents to adopt sustainable behaviours. • This resource also contains an interview with Professor Thomaes. If you or your students have a question for him, you can submit it online – go to the article using the Futurum link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. Professor Thomaes will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Professor Thomaes’ research and challenges them to design their own pro-environment campaign. 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). If you like these free resources – or have suggestions for improvements –, please let us know and leave us some feedback. Thank you!