Ideas Page:
Human Body & Forensics
Looking for ideas on how to use your new 'Human Body and Forensics' equipment? You're in the right place!
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STEM Learning:
Crime Science Investigation
From Teachers TV, this video series shows an innovative project to engage and excite children in science by constructing a mock crime scene investigation. The project, as part of a science week in the school, allows Year Six children to behave like real forensic scientists, discovering a crime scene, collecting evidence, and reaching a verdict.
Royal Institution
Christmas Lectures
Secrets of Forensic Science
The Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures in 2022 were entitled "Secrets of Forensic Science". This collection of resources can support themes addressed in the three-lecture series, which were presented by Professor Dame Sue Black.
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What human bones can reveal about the age, sex, diet, ancestry, and medical history of a person.
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Identifying a person from one fragment and identifying the individuals found in a mass grave from the bones recovered.
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The use of fingerprinting and SNA testing in court cases.
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How to identify living people from their veins, wrinkles, and memories.
Please note these resources are recommended for ages 11-17
Forensic Detectives
These forensic science activities from the BBC programme "Bang Goes the Theory" are designed for 11-16 year olds, but are equally suitable for upper primary.
Mission X
Mission X is an educational initiative by the European Space Agency aimed at engaging young learners in STEM and health activities. It encourages students to train like astronauts through a series of physical and scientific challenges.
Train like an astronaut!
Animals, including Humans
What affects your heart rate?
These activities are published by the Royal Society, featuring Professor Brian Cox as he investigates what affects your heart rate.
PSTT: Science & History
A set of cross-curricular resources linking science, history, and citizenship. These resources were created by the Centre for Science Education at Sheffield Hallam University in 2009, and are suitable for children age 9-12 years.
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The Egyptians: Body Parts
Children evaluate evidence from a recently discovered mummy to work out how it lived, how it died, and learn about the function of its preserved organs.
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Charles Darwin / Natural Selection - Testing the Theory
Children learn about Charles Darwin, his work on the Theory of Evolution by natural selection, and consider how changes to the environment over time might affect what humans look like in the future.
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The Romans / Balanced Diet - The Roman Banquet: Food Groups
Children learn about the benefits of different food groups, learn about the kinds of food eaten in the Roman period, and plan a diet for a Roman senator, a soldier, a laundry boy, and a child.
Teeth
These resources have been developed in association with teachers, educational authorities, and oral health professionals.​ From early years to upper primary, these resources are available for anybody to deliver oral health education in the classroom.​
These classroom resources are packed with easy-to-use activities and tools designed to help children in all key stages learn the importance of healthy gums and teeth.
A good selection of activities, videos, quizzes, and vocabulary tasks.
Muddy Faces
The Muddy Faces website has a wide selection of ideas for outdoor play and learning activities! Whether you are a Forest School leader, work in early years, or with primary age groups, you are sure to find something that sparks your imagination.
Where to find more ideas?
Explorify is a free digital resource designed for primary school teachers to enhance science education. It provides over 650 activities that are engaging and require minimal preparation, making it easy for teachers to speak curiosity and discussion among students. You can search for different topics and activitiy types for all key stages.
Ready-made resources for running extra-curricular clubs for children, with Children's University accreditation available. PSTT offers a range of ready-to-go club packs that will keep pupils engaged in practical investigations.
PSTT also shares lesson plans and ideas developed by teachers, for teachers, via their TAPS database. Refine your search to the Forces topic and select the appropriate age group to find what you need.
Explore wide-ranging ideas for creative science activities that tie in with common primary topics. Medium-term, cross-curricula planning tools can help you to embed science in lessons on space, the Romans, World War II and even the Stone Age. They also provide a variety of biology, chemistry, and physics links for you to choose from.