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 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 the work of Dr Paul Treitz, based at Queen’s University in Canada, who is using remote sensing techniques and field measurements to investigate what vegetation in the Arctic can tell us about the effects of climate change. • This resource also contains interviews with Paul’s colleagues, Sandra and Jacqueline, providing insights into careers in geography. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s work, and tasks them to research an Arctic island. 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/Grade 9-10 and Grade 11-12 Computing and ICT. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK): 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 Angelos Barmpoutis from the University of Florida in the US. He has developed a course that gives students real-world experience of designing web-based applications with a focus on user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design. • This resource also contains interviews with Angelos and one of his students, Satvik Vippatoori, and offers an insight into careers in software development. If your students have questions for Angelos, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Angelos’ research and challenges them to assess the UI/UX design of an online educational app. This resource was first published by 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 or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Sociology. 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 Lisa Strohschein, a sociologist at the University of Alberta in Canada, who is analysing quantitative survey data to study how parenting has changed over time. • This resource also contains an interview with Lisa, providing an insight into careers in sociology. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Lisa’s research, and tasks them to conduct their own cross-sectional study. 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 physics, engineering and 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 resource introduces the work of Professor Sorin Voinigescu, a quantum engineer at the University of Toronto. He is investigating how commercial transistors can create quantum dots. • This resource also contains an interview with Sorin’s students and offers an insight into careers in quantum engineering. If your students have questions for the team, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research and challenges them to create a beginners guide to quantum dots. This resource was first published by 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 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 Professor Kari Naylor, at the University of Central Arkansas in the US, who is studying mitochondrial dynamics, exploring how these processes affect human health and revealing key insights into cellular function and disease. • This resource also contains an interview with Kari, providing an insight into careers in cell biology. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Kari’s research, and tasks them to think about the advantages and disadvantages of using model organisms to understand human diseases. 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 STEM subjects. 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 resource introduces the work of the RACE for Success in STEM team (Research Advancement among Careers and Education for Success in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, including Spanish and English). This project at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico takes a holistic approach to help students develop a STEM identity. • This resource also contains interviews with team members. If your students have questions for the team, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the team’s research and challenges them to design a holistic project to help a fictional character prepare for a STEM career. This resource was first published by 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 or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Biology 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 Keith Tierney, at the University of Alberta in Canada, who is exploring how exposure to pollutants can lead to long-term behavioural changes in aquatic vertebrates. His research in ecotoxicology reveals the profound impacts of these chemicals, pushing the boundaries of what we consider toxic. • This resource also contains an interview with Keith and his student Zhanika, providing insights into careers in ecotoxicology. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Keith’s research, and tasks them to research the environmental impacts of oil spills. 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 health education and careers education. 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 Julia Lukewich, from Memorial University in Canada, and Professor Liz Halcomb, from the University of Wollongong in Australia, who are encouraging students to consider a career in primary care nursing. • This resource also contains interviews with Julia and Liz and offers an insight into careers in primary care nursing. If your students have questions for Julia and Liz, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Julia and Liz’s research and challenges them to design an exhibit for a careers fair to promote careers in primary care nursing to their classmates. • The article and activity sheet are also available in French from the Futurum website. This resource was first published by 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 French language article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 French, health education and careers education. 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 Julia Lukewich, from Memorial University in Canada, and Professor Liz Halcomb, from the University of Wollongong in Australia, who are encouraging students to consider a career in primary care nursing. • This resource also contains interviews with Julia and Liz and offers an insight into careers in primary care nursing. If your students have questions for Julia and Liz, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Julia and Liz’s research and challenges them to design an exhibit for a careers fair to promote careers in primary care nursing to their classmates. • The article and activity sheet are also available in English from the Futurum website. This resource was first published by 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 teacher training, continuing professional development and staff well-being. · This CPD resource introduces research conducted by Dr Agatha Lenartowicz and Dr Jennie Grammer, at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US, which combines the fields of neuroscience and education to monitor and improve student focus in classrooms. · It contains an activity sheet which includes ‘talking points’, to prompt collegiate discussion, and reflection tasks. 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 teacher training, continuing professional development and staff well-being. · This Spanish language CPD resource introduces research conducted by Dr Agatha Lenartowicz and Dr Jennie Grammer, at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US, which combines the fields of neuroscience and education to monitor and improve student focus in classrooms. · It contains an activity sheet which includes ‘talking points’, to prompt collegiate discussion, and reflection tasks. 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!

This teacher CPD resource will improve teachers’ mathematical skills, confidence and teaching abilities. • This resource introduces the work of Dr Jennifer Holm, a mathematics educator at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has developed an online teaching platform to help teachers improve their mathematical skills and confidence. • This resource also contains an interview with Jennifer. If you have questions for Jennifer, you can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt you to to reflect on Jennifer’s research and your own teaching methods. This resource was first published by 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 or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Psychology and 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 cognitive and social neuroscientist Dr Roxane Itier, at the University of Waterloo in Canada, who is using eye trackers and brain imaging techniques to study how we extract information from faces, and how different contexts and personality traits might affect our ability to do this. • This resource also contains an interview with Roxane, providing an insight into careers in cognitive and social neuroscience. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Roxane’s research, and tasks them to conduct a facial expression 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!

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 (UK): 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 Stefan Zeppetzauer from the University of Queensland in Australia. He is using quantum mechanics to investigate time – one of the most familiar but least understood concepts in physics! • This resource also contains an interview with Stefan and offers an insight into careers in quantum engineering. If your students have questions for Stefan, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Stefan’s research and challenges them to create a timeline of time measurement devices. This resource was first published by 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 or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 mathematics and 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 Dr Ruth Joy and Dr Kaitlin Palmer who are part of the HALLO project, researching how the specific sounds killer whales make to communicate can be used to track them as they move through the sea. By using deep learning AI techniques to identify which whales are making which sounds, they aim to alert nearby ships when certain endangered whale populations are nearby. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Ruth and Kaitlin’s research, and tasks them to listen to orca calls and conduct a deep learning 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!

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/Grade 9-10 and Grade 11-12 biology and chemistry. It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks (UK): 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 Michael D. Wasserman from Indiana University Bloomington in the US. He is investigating how chemicals in the environment, including pollutants such as pesticides and flame retardants, impact the survival of primates. • This resource also contains interviews with Michael and his team, and offers an insight into careers in primatology. If your students have questions for Michael, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Michael’s research and challenges them to write a field journal about an imaginary field trip experience. This resource was first published by 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 or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 social and healthcare studies. 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 the xaȼqanaɬ ʔitkiniɬ project, which brings non-Indigenous and Indigenous knowledge-holders together to co-design solutions that promote equitable health outcomes across the Ktunaxa Nation. • 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 explore different approaches to holding discussions. 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 Wolof language article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, film clubs and at home. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Wolof and media studies. 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 film researchers Professor Sheila Petty and Dr Estrella Sendra. They have developed a methodology to help remove the colonial influences from film festival research. • This resource also contains an interview with Sheila and Estrella and offers an insight into careers in film. If your students have questions for Sheila and Estrella, they can send them to them online. All they need to do is to go to the article on the Futurum website, scroll down to the end and type in the question(s). Sheila and Estrella will reply! • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Sheila and Estrella’s research and challenges them to make their own film and curate their own film festival. • The article and activity sheet are also available in English and French on the Futurum website. 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 or shared with students online. This resource links to KS4 and KS5 history. 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 Associate Professor Helen Dewar, at the Université de Montréal in Canada, who explores how commercial and colonising companies shaped the French Atlantic world, balancing economic interest with political power. • This resource also contains an interview with Helen, providing an insight into her career as a historian. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Helen’s research, and tasks them to debate whether modern global corporations have too much power. 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 Professor Julie Cooper, a molecular biologist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She and her team are investigating the roles of telomeres in living organisms. • This resource also contains interviews with members of Julie’s lab. If your students have questions for the team, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website. • The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Julie’s research and challenges them to create a poster to explore the function of telomeres. This resource was first published by 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!