Humans monitor animals for a range of different reasons, such as identifying how large or dense their populations are and ways to ensure we can protect them and their habitats. Over the years, scientists have used techniques such as identifying animal tracks, setting up cameras…
Satellites have the ability to track marine animals around the world if we tag them with Global Positioning System (GPS) attachments. As marine animals spent a lot of their time underwater, opportunities for humans on land to observe and monitor them can be quite limited….
Researchers from the Colombia BioResilience project worked with an artist/animator to develop a short animation that communicates information about the physical and social science from the BioResilience project in Colombia. The animation is posted on YouTube and was presented at the Hay Festival on the…
Following Tim Peake becoming the first British ESA astronaut to fly to the ISS in 2015, the UK Space Agency and European Space Agency put together a comprehensive education and outreach programme spanning a broad range of subjects and age ranges. It aimed to use the Principia mission…
The Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity has created a series of online programmes, broadcast on Notts TV and Facebook Live, called Wollaton Watch. The Wollaton Watch programme brings different partners together to create content, promote environmental science appreciation and understanding across a wide range…
Discover different climates from all around the world with this series of short animated videos on different aspects of climate science, with sections led by scientists. Visit Marina Ventura’s Climate Explorers Made in collaboration with NERC
This collection of teaching notes and resources forms part of the support available for schools and other groups who want to get involved in the Polar Explorer programme run by the National STEM Learning Network. The Polar Explorer programme is the educational programme linked to…
These resources were developed by EU citizen science project WeCount and DETI Inspire at UWE Bristol. WeCount Schools resources cover a wide range of subjects, all curriculum linked, supporting children to learn about the grand challenges’ cities face in relation to urban travel, air pollution…
Follow the story of Zuri’s quest – how can genetics help her to produce enough milk for all of the children in her village? This resource has been designed for pupils aged 8 to 14 years old and has interdisciplinary curriculum links with science, social…
A simple mix-and-match activity to help make ocean acidification more personable. A selection of different marine animal cartoons are presented; the participant(s) match the images to the behaviour changes that occur as a result of a more acidic ocean. Each example is taken from a…