Science

Teachers

Applied Science

Resources illustrating the practical application of science in different parts of the agricultural industry.

Devised to support the new Applied Science GCSEs.

Go to the Applied Science section.

Biodiversity

FACE has a selection of biodiversity resources available.

These include: an information leaflet, field work activities, packets of wildflower seeds, and soon a biodiversity game

Go to the Biodiversity section.

Non-food Crops

There is an agricultural revolution taking place within the British countryside with farmers being encouraged to take a fresh look at what they produce and how it is produced. One major aspect of this diversification that seems to have been generally overlooked is the area of non-food crops.

Go to the Non-food Crops section.

Where our food comes from - Case Study

This case study about one of B&Q’s plant suppliers Roundstone Nurseries Ltd, offers an insight into the work and expertise involved in producing a tomato plant. It provides a behind-the-scenes look at the processes involved in growing food before it makes its way to our plates.

We hope the photographs and accompanying text will support your classroom growing activity and inform discussions around where food comes from.

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The Dairy Food Chain Challenge

Dairy Food Chain Challenge This is an educational resource for Key Stage 3-4 designed to explore the structure of the Dairy Food Chain and to raise awareness of the opportunities for business improvement in the Dairy Industry.

This resource consists of an Introduction and a Powerpoint presentation accompanied by resources for students to use in a day-long investigation into the dairy food chain.

The investigation involves a farm visit and a role-play decision-making exercise followed by presentations.

RSPCA Resources

RSPCA These RSPCA resources use fun activities to help five to 11-year-old pupils understand where their food comes from, the use of labelling and how young people, as consumers, can make a difference to farm animal welfare. The resources can be used as part of lessons about Science and Citizenship and delibeartely coincide with the Government-endorsed Year of Food and Farming.

Go to the RSPCA Resources.

Testing Weather Lore

clouds This fascinating article on weather lore was written by Peter Freeland and was published by the Association for Science Education in the School Science Review, September 2006: both have kindly given permission for its reproduction here.

The article collects together rhymes and sayings about the weather and suggests activities so that pupils can use their own recorded data to test weather-related hypotheses.