Materials used at science festivals and other outreach events to demonstrate HPC and computational science This resource is for teachers, parents and carers to use in Technologies for Any.
Teach Computing – a guide for primary school teachers
If you're a primary school teacher who'd like to get up to speed on teaching the computing outcomes within the Technologies strand, why not have a read of this guidebook for teachers? Written by Kate Farrell (a computing teacher) and three computer science academics,...
Supercomputing MOOC
Discover how supercomputers work and the real-life scientific breakthroughs made possible by today’s computer simulations. This resource is for Learners to use in Technologies for Senior phase (S4-S6).
Harry Potter Physics Activities
This resource is for teachers to use in Sciences for Second (P5-P7).
Astronomy activities
This resource is for Teachers/Parents and carers (originally designed for librarians) to use in Sciences for Second (P5-P7).
Descriptive Statistics: Dispersion
A power point resource for teachers of biology, geography and environmental science for pupils studying at Advanced Higher, ( AS-Level, and above), and early FE/HE levels. Of use for helping to achieve a basic understanding and application of the ‘spread of data’ in fieldwork, assignments and examination questions. It complements the Guide to Descriptive Statistics in Geosciences. This resource is for Self guided learning for learners and teachers to use in Geography, Biology, Data Science for Advanced Higher.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Guidance Booklet
This resource is a booklet with a collection of strategies for improving mental health and wellbeing, a list of youth support agencies and a section with templates to aid the completion of some strategies. The target audience for this resource is anyone aged 12+ This resource is for teachers, parents, carers, learners to use in Mental Health, PSE for Learners of Level 3 upwards.
Tackling Mental Health
Two workshops covering what mental health is and how to promote it – aimed at learners aged 11 to 14. Includes workshop plans with presentations. This resource is for teachers, parents, carers, learners to use in Mental Health, PSE for Learners of Level 3 upwards.
Design a passport for an alien!
This fun activity is aimed at children aged 9+. You will need a printer to print some template sheets. Would you like to help an alien by designing its passport so that it can complete intergalactic travels? This resource is for Learners to use in Sciences for Second (P5-P7).
Quadratic Equations (National 5 Maths)
This is a set of worksheets and resources about quadratic equations which will be suitable for pupils who are either currently doing National 5 maths, or who are about to begin Higher maths and want to revise the topic of quadratic equations.
Maths Outdoor Learning Trail: Leith Walk
This activity is suitable for learners and parents/carers who are based around the Leith Walk/Calton Hill area, and gives ideas for mathematical tasks thoughts you can do whilst out and about enjoying a (socially distanced!) walk. It is probably most suitable for learners in early secondary school.
Vectors Puzzle Worksheets
These two worksheets give learners the chance for learners to explore the topic of vectors which gets introduced during the National 5 Maths course. Learners will need to have experience of vectors to be able to attempt these tasks. This resource would be suitable for teachers, or potentially for learners who are already familiar with the topic to do self-study.