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!

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!

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 Computer 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 work of Professor Zhigang Zhu, a computer scientist based at The City College of New York in the US. He and his collaborators have established the SAT-Hub project, which aims to provide better location-aware services to underserved populations with minimal infrastructure changes. • This resource also contains an interview with Professor Zhu. 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 Zhu will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Professor Zhu’s research and tasks them to think more about the potential of computer science. 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!

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!

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 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 Catherine Brissette, based at the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of North Dakota in the US, who is seeking to understand more about Lyme disease. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Brissette. 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 Brissette will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Brissette’s research and a range of activities, including a challenge from Dr Brissette to make an origami tick! • The PowerPoint reiterates the key points in the article and includes further 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!

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 Sean Colin from the Roger Williams University, USA. He is investigating jellyfish biomechanics in order to understand how they swim and feed. • This resource also contains an interview with Sean. If your students have questions for Sean, they can send them to him online. All they 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). Sean will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Sean’s research and challenges them to design their own robotic jellyfish. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key 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!

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography and PSHE 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 • The number of STEM-related jobs available is increasing, at a faster rate than the number of students making STEM-related education choices – particularly in areas such as computer science, which are growing the fastest. There is a shortage of STEM-prepared students in general, but especially for females and some students of colour. This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Corliss Thompson from Northeastern University in the USA. Corliss is investigating ways to attract more students of colour into STEM – a sector that would benefit hugely from diversity. • This resource also contains an interview with Corliss about her career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Corliss, you/they can send them to her 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). Corliss will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Corliss’ research and challenges them to think about diversity and inclusion. • 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!

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 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 Brad Netwon Barlow of the Culp Planetarium and High Point University in the US, who is delving deeper into space to hunt for a strange type of star called a hot subdwarf. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Barlow. 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. Dr Barlow will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Barlow’s research and includes a link to avirtual tour of the planetarium. 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!

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 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 Yashaswi Nalawade who is currently working on her PhD in Professor Jonathan Coleman’s Laboratory at Trinity College in Ireland. The team is working on the synthesis of low-dimensional nanostructures which will help usher in the next generation of nanotechnology across a range of fields. • This resource also contains an interview with Yashaswi. 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. Yashaswi will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Yashaswi’s research and includes a link to a TedX Talk given by Professor Coleman. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key 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!

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 Computer 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 work of Professor Klara Nahrstedt from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. She is using her computer science skills to design and develop a system that can monitor the environmental conditions in scientific laboratories and cleanrooms. • This resource also contains an interview with Klara. If your students have questions for Klara, they can send them to her online. All they 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). Klara will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Klara’s research and challenges them to think about the broad range of careers available in computer science. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key 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!

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 Charles Stewart Jr., a structural biologist and manager of the Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography Facility at Iowa State University in the US, who is seeking to improve our understanding of the function of enzymes by examining their 3D molecular structure. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Stewart and an insight into how to become a structural biologist. 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. Dr Stewart will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Stewart’s research and includes a challenge from Charles. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key 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!

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/social science clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Geography, Anthropology and PSHE 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 is anthropology? What can we learn from Indigenous knowledge? This teaching resource explains the work of Dr Darren Ranco from the University of Maine in the USA. Darren is an anthropologist and a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, a sovereign people in the Wabanaki Confederacy of Tribes. Darren is investigating ways to attract more Indigenous students into STEM – a sector that would benefit hugely from the input of Indigenous knowledge. • This resource also contains an interview with Darren about his career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Darren, 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). Darren will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Darren’s research and challenges them to think about the relevance of Indigenous science in the science curriculum. • 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!

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 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 Dr Lachlan Rogers from the University of Newcastle in Australia. Lachlan works on a project that focuses on diamond colour centres. They are one of the most promising means of enabling the development of various quantum technologies that will change the world. • This resource also contains an interview with Lachlan about his career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Lachlan, 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). Lachlan will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Lachlan’s research and challenges them to think about the impact of quantum science. 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!

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 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 Dr Thomas Volz and the Quantum Materials and Applications Group in Australia. Thomas is engaged in a variety of quantum research projects, typically involving quantum emitters and light. His studies will help understand various materials, their fundamental behaviours and suitability for a range of technological applications that will change the world. • This resource also contains interviews with Thomas and MRes student Lyra Cronin about their career paths. If your students (or you) have questions for Thomas or Lyra, you/they can send them to the researchers 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). Thomas or Lyra will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Thomas’s research and challenges them to think about the impact of quantum science. 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!

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, physics 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 work of Professor James Boedicker, a biophysicist from the University of Southern California in the USA. James investigates the interactions between bacteria. He hopes that scientists will be able to control the activity that occurs in microbial communities, ensuring that microbes will be helpful to society. • This resource also contains an interview with Professor James Boedicker. 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. James will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Professor James Boedicker’s research and challenges them to consider the importance of biophysics. 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!

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 Chemistry, Biology 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 Nick Flynn from the West Texas A&M University, USA, who leads a programme enabling students to reach their potential in STEM. It also shares his passion for chemistry. • This resource contains an interview with Dr Flynn. 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. Dr Flynn will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Flynn’s research and challenges them to design their own STEM programme. 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!

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/biology 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 Marianne Berwick from the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA. A cancer researcher, she works on various projects that seek to understand melanoma and its causes, including genetics, treatments and prognosis. • This resource also contains an interview with Marianne about her career path. If your students (or you) have questions for Marianne, you/they can send them to the researchers 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). Marianne will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Marianne’s research and challenges them to think about the impact of cancer on those around them. • The PowerPoint reiterates the key 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!

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 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 Jadranka Šepić, a geophysicist based at the University of Split in Croatia, who is investigating sub-hourly sea level oscillations and what they might tell us about rising sea levels. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Šepić and insights into how to become a geophysicist. 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 Šepić will reply! 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!

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 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 Jadranka Šepić, a geophysicist based at the University of Split in Croatia, who is investigating sub-hourly sea level oscillations and what they might tell us about rising sea levels. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Šepić. 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 Šepić will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Šepić’s research and challenges them to imagine the world in 2100. 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!

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 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 Xiaoming Yu, based within CREOL, the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida, who is working on using ultrafast lasers as a potential manufacturing tool – one that could lead to the development of new and improved medical devices. • This resource also contains an interview with Dr Yu. 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. Dr Yu will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Dr Yu’s research and links for them to find out more about photonics. 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!