Microplastics

Microplastics are now everywhere - they're even been found in Antarctic snow. Scientists are investigating possible risks to human health. In this activity, students come up with ideas to stop microplastics from getting into our oceans. It's designed to fit into an 11-14 unit on substances and particles.

Microplastics can be done in 1-2 lessons, to practice higher-order thinking and prepare students for the demands of 'AO3' at GCSE.

Blueprint curriculum links

Concepts: Mixtures
Skill: Choose a method
Learning stage: Analyse

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Microplastics is a resource developed for the CONNECT project, funded by the European Commission.

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Mistake corrected

The missing data has now been replaced - thanks J Eyre for the spot!

Engaging

Quality resources, good graphics and very relevant and up to date. There was missing data for size of bacteria on students worksheets slide 5 which made it hard to answer a question comparing the size of microplastics to viruses and cells etc. This was easy to provide for the students.

Awareness

It encourages creative thinking and have both literacy and numeracy skills embedded.

Eco-aware

I think the Microplastics activity is well-constructed and emphasizes the dangers inherent in microplastics both for us and the environment. It fits nicely into our Chemistry syllabus and will pep up our coverage of filtration as well as encouraging creative thinking. Not sure we could devote the suggested time to it though.

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Students first explore how scientists can use DNA fingerprinting to answer this question. Then they play ‘Call My Bluff’, or sort true\/false cards to deepen their understanding of inheritance. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearning objective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents summarise how researchers use DNA fingerprinting and check their knowledge of genes by playing true or false games\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprint curriculum link\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit: Genetics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcept: Genes: \u003cspan\u003eThe genetic material in the nucleus of a cell is composed of DNA contained in structures called chromosomes. A gene is a small section of DNA; each one codes for a particular sequence of amino acids, to make a specific protein\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkill: Literacy: Write: Summarise material with supporting ideas and facts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning stage: Analyse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eActivity contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeachers guide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePDF file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe activity is delivered as a zip file. After you checkout, you will be sent an email with the link to download it.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

One Father Christmas

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Short description This seasonal activity asks about Santa's ancestors: are all the modern ones descended from one ancient ‘Father’ Christmas? Students first...

{"id":6657249050695,"title":"Starter: Our Black Hole","handle":"starter-our-black-hole","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eScientists have long theorised that there is a black hole in the centre of our galaxy but proof in the form of an image was only released recently, and it got \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/x_UgLCrXWXg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eastrophysicists pretty excited!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e This starter activity engages your students with this topical news story as well as provides an opportunity for them to apply their knowledge of gravitational force. 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You will also receive an email with the link to download it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-61412463\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003eRead the full news story\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/think-pair-share\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more about \u003cspan color=\"#00aaff\"\u003et\u003c\/span\u003ehink, pair, shar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/think-pair-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/think-pair-share\/\"\u003ee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2320810-astronomers-question-if-the-first-picture-of-a-black-hole-is-accurate\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLatest news: astronomers question if the bright ring is real\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-05-19T22:21:32+01:00","created_at":"2022-05-19T11:14:29+01:00","vendor":"Mastery Science","type":"Activity","tags":["New"],"price":0,"price_min":0,"price_max":0,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39668925169735,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Starter: Our Black Hole","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":0,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-74,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholewebsiteimage.png?v=1652973709","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholeimage1.png?v=1652973709","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholeimage2.png?v=1652973705"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholewebsiteimage.png?v=1652973709","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21039656009799,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.71,"height":1020,"width":724,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholewebsiteimage.png?v=1652973709"},"aspect_ratio":0.71,"height":1020,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholewebsiteimage.png?v=1652973709","width":724},{"alt":null,"id":21039576678471,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.778,"height":693,"width":1232,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholeimage1.png?v=1652973709"},"aspect_ratio":1.778,"height":693,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholeimage1.png?v=1652973709","width":1232},{"alt":null,"id":21039576711239,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.792,"height":687,"width":1231,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholeimage2.png?v=1652973705"},"aspect_ratio":1.792,"height":687,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/blackholeimage2.png?v=1652973705","width":1231}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eScientists have long theorised that there is a black hole in the centre of our galaxy but proof in the form of an image was only released recently, and it got \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/x_UgLCrXWXg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eastrophysicists pretty excited!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e This starter activity engages your students with this topical news story as well as provides an opportunity for them to apply their knowledge of gravitational force. Also provided are teacher instructions on how to use the discussion technique: think, pair share.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearning objective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply understanding of gravitational force\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprint curriculum links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear 8: Gravity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eActivity contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerPoint file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe activity is delivered as a PowerPoint file. After you checkout, you will see a download link on the confirmation page. You will also receive an email with the link to download it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-61412463\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cu\u003eRead the full news story\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/think-pair-share\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more about \u003cspan color=\"#00aaff\"\u003et\u003c\/span\u003ehink, pair, shar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/think-pair-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofpedagogy.com\/think-pair-share\/\"\u003ee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2320810-astronomers-question-if-the-first-picture-of-a-black-hole-is-accurate\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLatest news: astronomers question if the bright ring is real\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Starter: Our Black Hole

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Short description Scientists have long theorised that there is a black hole in the centre of our galaxy but proof...

{"id":6654501683271,"title":"Starter: Life from Space","handle":"starter-life-from-space","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOne of the most fundamental and thought-provoking scientific questions is: How did life on Earth begin? In this starter activity, which is based on a topical news story, students get to consider how brand new evidence may change our ideas and provides an opportunity for students to review and apply their knowledge about DNA structure. The resource includes a series of questions that you can pose to the class using cold-calling, one of the most useful questioning techniques you can use in the classroom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"www.sciencenews.org\/article\/all-of-the-bases-in-dna-and-rna-have-now-been-found-in-meteorites\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead the full news story\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2p9ekkz7\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRead more about cold calling\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearning objective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply understanding of DNA structure\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprint curriculum links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear 9: Genes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eActivity contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerPoint file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe activity is delivered as a PowerPoint file. After you checkout, you will see a download link on the confirmation page. You will also receive an email with the link to download it.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-05-11T15:09:22+01:00","created_at":"2022-05-09T09:41:37+01:00","vendor":"Mastery Science","type":"Activity","tags":["New"],"price":0,"price_min":0,"price_max":0,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39661154009159,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Starter: Life from Space","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":0,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-95,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewebsiteimage.png?v=1652088055","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewesbiteimage3.png?v=1652089523","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewesbiteimage2.png?v=1652089523"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewebsiteimage.png?v=1652088055","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21024699973703,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.707,"height":1024,"width":724,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewebsiteimage.png?v=1652088055"},"aspect_ratio":0.707,"height":1024,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewebsiteimage.png?v=1652088055","width":724},{"alt":null,"id":21024731529287,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.787,"height":712,"width":1272,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewesbiteimage3.png?v=1652089523"},"aspect_ratio":1.787,"height":712,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewesbiteimage3.png?v=1652089523","width":1272},{"alt":null,"id":21024731562055,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.758,"height":718,"width":1262,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewesbiteimage2.png?v=1652089523"},"aspect_ratio":1.758,"height":718,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/products\/spacewesbiteimage2.png?v=1652089523","width":1262}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOne of the most fundamental and thought-provoking scientific questions is: How did life on Earth begin? 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The resource includes a series of questions that you can pose to the class using cold-calling, one of the most useful questioning techniques you can use in the classroom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"www.sciencenews.org\/article\/all-of-the-bases-in-dna-and-rna-have-now-been-found-in-meteorites\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead the full news story\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2p9ekkz7\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRead more about cold calling\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearning objective\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApply understanding of DNA structure\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlueprint curriculum links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear 9: Genes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eActivity contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerPoint file\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe activity is delivered as a PowerPoint file. After you checkout, you will see a download link on the confirmation page. You will also receive an email with the link to download it.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Starter: Life from Space

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Short description One of the most fundamental and thought-provoking scientific questions is: How did life on Earth begin? In this...

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