VTC - KS3 - Science

How things work

Skills

The Interdependence of Organisms

The Sustainable Earth

Lesson Materials

Science 1 - Biochemistry

A Flash based interactive resource for the learning and teaching of Biochemistry topics suitable from KS3 up to KS5.

BiochemistryBiologyChemistryProteinOrganic CompoundseChalkDCELLS

Science 2 - Describing motion

A Flash based interactive resource for the learning and teaching of Biochemistry topics suitable from KS3 up to KS5 (Authored by eChalk and commissioned by DCELLS)

MotionSpeedVelocityDistancetimedisplacementequationsaccelerationgraphs

Science 3 - Forces

An interactive set of resources to cover most aspects of Forces, Moments and Pressure at all levels of development and ability.

ForcesPressureMomentsNewtonFree body diagramvectorsarrowsmotionspacefrictionair resistancefree fallturningareapivotlever

It's up to us - Energy

Filmed on locations around Wales this extract from the film ‘It’s up to us’ features interviews with experts from leading Welsh organisations addressing the different choices we face in response to climate change (West Wales ECO Centre / Animality / Derek Webb)

ScienceGeographyTechnologyESDGCClimate ChangeRenewable Energy

Fibonacci Sequences in Nature

A series of developing thinking exercises investigating the Fibonacci sequence in nature (Richard Watkins)

InvestigationFibonaccinature. Sequencenautiloiddeveloping thinkingsciencemaths

Science in the News

Science in the News is a termly science magazine. Articles are selected specifically to engage and excite students about current issues being discussed in the media that are often not covered by the curriculum (Tinopolis)

AtmosphereHuman SatelliteGreen house GasesWind farmsDolphinsEcholocationTidal BarrageTerahertz TechnologyBlade RunnerParalympic Games

Seasonal Calendar

The calendar is a collection of tasks and activities related to seasonal changes in the weather and how this in turn affects plants, animals, birds, food and farming (NGfL Cymru)