Resources by Northumbria University
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Medical imaging
This activity sheet is based on the Inventive Podcast. It introduces an engineer and links their work to electromagnets in medical imaging. The activity sheet also supports Careers Benchmark 4: Careers in the curriculum by introducing a career and role model. There are also links to short audio clips of the...
My city is not a problem
This resource is based on the Inventive podcast. The podcast mixes engineering fact with fiction. Each podcast features an interview with an engineer. In this activity, Data scientist and inventor Larissa Suzuki is the inspiration for Tim Maughan to write 'My city is not a problem'.
Short audio clips...
The Inventive podcast uses storytelling to encourage listeners to find out more about engineers and what they do. In each episode, Professor Trevor Cox interviews an engineer, and then a writer uses that interview as inspiration for a piece of fiction. The podcast brings...
The Inventive podcast uses storytelling to encourage listeners to find out more about engineers and what they do. In each episode, Professor Trevor Cox interviews an engineer, and then a writer uses that interview as inspiration for a piece of fiction. The podcast brings...
The Inventive podcast uses storytelling to encourage listeners to find out more about engineers and what they do. In each episode, Professor Trevor Cox interviews an engineer, and then a writer uses that interview as inspiration for a piece of fiction. The podcast brings...
These resources were created as part of the North East Collaborative Outreach Programme funded by HEFCE. The work sheets use companies based in the North East of England as a context for science questions. Each worksheet has the same structure of ‘know, apply, extend’ to support young people to apply and develop...
This collection contains resources provided from Northumbria University. Included in the collection are:
- The Future Me resources - work sheets using companies based in the North East of England as a context for science questions.
- Climate Change: It’s In Our Hands - a classroom-based board game...
Nuclear fuel
About one-fifth of the electricity generated in the UK comes from nuclear power plants, like the one operated by EDF Energy near Hartlepool. These plants use nuclear fuel - such as uranium - to boil water which is used to drive steam turbines.
This activity sheet checks students' knowledge of nuclear...
Photosynthesis and plant growth
The Earth's population is increasing, but at the same time the amount of suitable farmland is decreasing due to factors including climate change and the growth of cities. Producing sufficient food to feed everyone is a global challenge. This activity sheet builds on students' knowledge of photosynthesis and plant...
Pressure in a fluid
This activity sheet takes students through concepts and calculations linked to pressure in a fluid. It could be used as revision at the end of the topic. The worksheet also introduces a company called Tyne Subsea who use hyperbaric chambers to pressure-test products which will be used underwater.