Fun and FREE Science resources to be used in the classroom and for homework activities: BIOLOGY RESOURCES DOWNLOAD ALL BIOLOGY WORKSHEETS [PDF] Asthma Worksheet the Impact of Asthma [PDF] Homework activity: Measure you lung capacity Bacteria in the Human Digestive System Structured questions on Bacteria in the human digestive system [PDF] Homework activity:…
Science in the News: Plant reproduction – Bee problems
The bee population is in serious decline. Two species of bumblebee have become extinct in the UK since the start of the 21st century. Bees help plants to reproduce by pollinating them. A decrease in bees means that people will have to pollinate food crops, such as apples and tomatoes, by hand which will increase…
Homework Activity: Plant reproduction – Which bit?
Petals, seeds, fruit, even stamens – we use different parts of the reproductive structures of a plant for many uses. In this homework activity, students are asked to find out what parts of a flower or fruit have been used in a fruit cake, before finding some more examples from their home. Student instructions Take…
Video: Plant reproduction – The Sea Bean
Sea beans are a collective name for seeds and fruits that are dispersed by the sea. They come from trees and vines that grow alongside tropical streams, rivers and coasts all over the world. The seeds fall into waterways and travel to the ocean where they can float for thousands of kilometres on the ocean…
Smart Scientist: Plant reproduction – Charles Darwin
Botanists are scientists who study plants. The number of people studying botany at university has fallen by 50% since the late 1980s. Maybe it’s not seen by some as an exciting science to study but there is no doubt that it is important – we are dependent on plants for our very survival! Charles Darwin,…
Working Scientifically: Plant reproduction – Investigating seed dispersal
Plants have evolved all manner of clever ways of spreading their seeds. One example are trees that belong to the Acer family, which includes maples and sycamores. Their seeds are attached to wings which act like tiny helicopter blades. Acer seeds can be used for a range of working scientifically activities. It is best to…
Worksheet: Plant reproduction
Why not test the knowledge of your Key Stage 3 Biology students with this free worksheet on Plant reproduction? Download your free science resources below: Worksheet on Plant reproduction [Word: 83KB] Worksheet on Plant reproduction (editable) [PDF: 225KB] What is Smart Science? Written for the new 2014 Science Curriculum, Smart Science provides a flexible scheme of…
Smart Learning at the ASE Annual Conference 2016
Smart Learning is proud to be a corporate member of the Association of Science Education. We really enjoyed the ASE Annual Conference 2016 from Thursday 7 – Saturday 9 January at the University of Birmingham, meeting science educators, hearing views and seeing how the network shared best practice. We ran six seminars led by our experienced authors and contributors…
ASE Annual Conference 2016 – Creating Novel & Challenging Experiments
Friday 8 January 2016 1145-1215* W87 Creating Novel & Challenging Experiments * Please note: due to a timetabling issue, this session will be 30 mins long – from 11:45 – 12:15 To ensure practical science keeps a prominent position in science education, experimental science activities must be designed to challenge scientific thinking and support understanding….