We provide a range of free, and low-cost STEM resources for schools and further education. Our resources include theory presentations, activity sheets, information fact files, and informative posters for your classroom.
We provide a range of free, and low-cost STEM resources for schools and further education. Our resources include theory presentations, activity sheets, information fact files, and informative posters for your classroom.
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the microstructures of steel. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate the microstructures of steel and how they are affected by composition and heat treatment.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, diagrams and graphs.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
24 slides covering:
• Microstructure
• Phases of Iron - Ferrite
• Phases of Iron - Cementite
• Pearlite
• Phases of Iron - Austenite
• Graphite
• Iron-Carbon Phase Diagrams
• Austenite and Martensite
• Quenching
• Tempering
• Annealing
• Case Hardening
A presentation looking at how to calculate resistor colour code values and tolerances. The presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Calculate the maximum and minimum resistor values from the colour code.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and apply knowledge.
Duration: 30 mins
22 slides covering:
• Colour Codes
• Four Band Colour Codes
• Five Band Colour Codes
• Examples
• Preferred Values
• Important Considerations
A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at how to calculate the total resistance of resistors placed in parallel. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Calculate the total resistance for circuits with resistors connected in parallel.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, interpret diagrams and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
16 slides covering:
• Worked Examples
• Reciprocal Calculations
• Product Over Sum Method
• Break Up Calculation
A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at the water cycle. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the stages of the water cycle.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
24 slides covering:
• The Water Cycle
• Our Water is Millions of Years Old
• Water Can Gain Energy
• Evaporation
• Factors That Affect Evaporation
• Convection
• Condensation
• Rain, Snow or Hail
• Rainfall
• Soaking into the Ground
• Percolation
• Run-Off
A presentation suitable for Grades 6-8 looking at clouds. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the importance of water in the atmosphere.
Explore how clouds are formed.
Explore how clouds affect the weather.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 45 mins
28 slides covering:
• Clouds
• What are Clouds?
• How are Clouds Formed?
• Types of Cloud
• Cirrus Clouds
• Stratus Clouds
• Cumulus Clouds
• Clouds and Weather Patterns
• Clouds and Weather Fronts
• Precipitation
• Cloud Cover
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at space travel equipment. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate some of the equipment needed for space travel.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
28 slides covering:
• Space Travel
• Temperature
• Solar Radiation
• Oxygen and Pressure
• Mercury Space Suit
• Gemini Space Suit
• Apollo Space Suit
• Future Space Suits
• NASA Technology
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at Thompson and the properties of the electron. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore Thompson’s contribution to the concept of atomic structure.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
14 slides covering:
• Cathode Rays
• Investigation of Cathode Rays
• What Could the Cathode Rays be?
• J J Thompson’s Experiment
• J J Thompson’s Conclusions
A presentation suitable for KS5 looking at nutrients. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate the nutrients required by plants.
Explore the effect of mineral deficiencies on plant growth.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
22 slides covering:
• Essential Elements
• Trace Elements
• Nutritional Balance in Plants
• Nutrient Deficiency Diseases
• Nitrogen
• Phosphorous
• Potassium
• Manganese
• Copper
• Zinc
A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at natural catastrophes. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore how natural events and human activities create catastrophic events.
Identify the impact of catastrophic events on ecosystems.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
20 slides covering:
• Natural Hazards
• Floods
• Tsunami
• Earthquake
• Hurricane
• Where Do Natural Hazards Happen?
• Effects of Natural Hazards
• Natural Disasters
• Why Study and Monitor Hazards?
• Human Activity
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at circular motion. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Analyse accelerated motion in two dimensions using circular examples.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams and perform calculations.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
23 slides covering:
• Acceleration
• Uniform Circular Motion
• Average Velocity
• Direction of Centripetal Acceleration
• Magnitude of Centripetal Acceleration
• Centripetal Acceleration and Rotation
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at evaluation of scientific explanations. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore how to evaluate scientific explanations.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, diagrams, charts and graphs, make decisions and predict outcomes.
Duration: Approximately 45 mins
40 slides covering:
• Evaluation Methods
• Using Empirical Evidence
• Using Logical Reasoning
• Using Experimental Testing
• Observational Testing
• Examining All Sides of Evidence
This group of resources contains all you need for a lesson or set of lessons on food webs; presentation, activities sheet with multiple activities, information fact file and assessment.
The presentation is suitable for KS3 looking at food webs. The presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Presentation Learning Objective(s):
Identify how matter flows through food webs.
Identify how energy flows through food webs.
Main Skills: Extract information, interpret diagrams, demonstrate understanding and apply knowledge.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
18 slides covering:
• Interconnected Food Chains
• Food Webs
• Interrelationships
• Food Chain and Food Web Stability
• Energy Flow and Food Webs
• The Recycling of Energy
• The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
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Activity Learning Objective(s):
Describe producer/consumer, predator/prey and parasite/host relationships in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
Main Skills: Research, extract information, interpret written text, apply knowledge and present information.
Duration: Approximately 45 mins
The Activities Sheet provides a range of activities for students to enhance their knowledge of food webs by putting it into practice. The activities cover:
• Terrestrial Ecosystem Food Web
• Marine Ecosystem Food Web
• Fresh Water Ecosystem Food Web
• Food Web Research
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Assessment Sheet - Word Document based assessment includes questions that students should be able to answer directly from the presentation, or by applying the information from the presentation.
The Teachers Guide provides the correct answers and solutions to the activities and questions in the assessment.
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the microstructure of metals. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore how the microstructure of metals affects their properties.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
22 slides covering:
• Elastic Deformation
• Plastic Deformation
• Slip
• Imperfections
• Dislocations
• Work Hardening
• Dislocation and Grains
• Annealing
• Alloying
A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at working with formulae in spreadsheets. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Identify how to use formulae in spreadsheets.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
18 slides covering:
• Formula
• Referencing Cells
• Useful Formula
• Date and Time
• Copying Formulae
• Errors
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at the flow of the carbon cycle and the consequences of disrupting the carbon cycle. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the flow of matter through the carbon cycle.
Explore the consequences of disrupting the carbon cycle.
Main Skills: Interpret written text, make decisions and predict outcomes.
Duration: 30 mins
23 slides covering:
• Nutrient Cycles
• Upsetting the Balance
• Carbon
• Overview of the Carbon Cycle
• The Carbon Dioxide Balance
• Upsetting the CO2 Balance
• The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
Assessment Sheet - Word Document based assessment includes questions that students should be able to answer directly from the presentation, or by applying the information from the presentation.
The Teachers Guide provides the correct answers and solutions to questions in the assessment.
A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at scientific theories. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore the difference between hypotheses and theories.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
23 slides covering:
• From Hypothesis to Theory
• Development of Scientific Theories
• Example 1: Cold Fusion
• Example 2: The Expanding Universe
A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the integumentary system and health. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Investigate major diseases affecting the integumentary system.
Investigate how scientific, medical and technological advances have impacted diseases of the integumentary system.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 45 mins
31 slides covering:
• Eczema
• Acne
• Degrees of Acne
• Treatments of Acne
• Vitiligo
• Treatment of Vitiligo
• Skin Cancer
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Preventing and Treating Skin Cancer
• Alopecia
• Treatment of Alopecia
A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at the circulatory system and health. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore major diseases affecting the circulatory system.
Explore scientific, medical, and technological advances that help prevent and treat diseases of the circulatory system.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
22 slides covering:
• Arteries
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Heart Attack
• Stroke
• Hypertension
• Prevention of Circulatory System Diseases
• Treatments of Circulatory System Disease
A presentation most suitable for KS5 looking at decalcified and calcined bones. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Explore properties of decalcified bones.
Explore properties of calcined bones.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 20 mins
16 slides covering:
• Experimenting with Bones
• Decalcified Bendy Bones
• Calcined Brittle Bones
• Comparing Bones
A presentation suitable for KS3 looking at page layout, pictures and printing in word processing. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.
Learning Objective(s):
Identify how to add borders, pictures, headers and footers to documents
Identify page layout and advanced printing techniques.
Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.
Duration: Approximately 30 mins
15 slides covering:
• Borders
• Pictures
• Headers and Footers
• Page Layout
• Advanced Printing