Forces make things change. Understanding forces helps us to predict and control physical change.

Organisms must stay in good health to survive and thrive; the health of an individual results from interactions between its body, behaviour, environment and other organisms.

Genetic information is passed from each generation to the next; this information and the environment affect the features, growth and development of organisms.

Objects are made of particles with mass. Understanding particles helps us to design our world.

All organisms, including humans, depend on, interact with and affect the environments in which they live and other organisms that live there.

All matter is made up of atoms. The behaviour and structural arrangement of atoms explains the properties of different materials.

Waves radiate information. Understanding waves helps us to communicate.

Materials are either made of a single chemical substance or a mixture of substances which each have distinctive properties.

Organisms are made of one or more cells, which need a supply of energy and molecules to carry out life processes.

Differences between organisms cause species to evolve by natural selection of better adapted individuals. The great diversity of organisms is the result of evolution.

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This book explores the ‘big ideas’ in maths to help trainee teachers confidently teach the curriculum in a way that engages children and focuses on understanding, rather than memory, for those '...

Big Ideas is a set of ideas, resources and questions to challenge and encourage your learners to understand some of the most important concepts in mathematics. The book and accompanying CD ROM are packed with sufficient content for an entire year and offer a perfect starting point for learners commencing their...

The Big Ideas: the future of engineering in schools report, supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering, reflects the views of leading engineering education experts and key stakeholders such as employers, parents and students. It proposes that students should be explicitly taught about engineering and the...

'Big numbers' is a brilliant and imaginative book for 10 to 12 year olds which paints a fascinating picture of the comparative scale of phenomena in our world, from the vast to the infinitesimal.

The reader is...

This journal is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Big Picture is a free and...