Teaching resources
At-Bristol offers a variety of free teacher resources, including:
Exploring controversial issues - a teachers' guide
A resource for teachers and visit leaders on how to get the most from facilitated classroom discussion, with tips, tricks and debate format ideas.
Download Exploring controversial issues - a teachers' guide
Discover Debate Decide: Exploring ethical issues – Who should get IVF?
A teacher and visit leader resource designed to engage young people in thinking about, expressing and critically evaluating the controversial science and social issues surrounding IVF.
Download Exploring ethical issues
Make the most of your visit to At-Bristol with one of our activity trails:
Activity sheets are available to help focus and structure educational visits to Explore. These resources are closely linked to the National Curriculum.
Key Stage 1
Pushes and Pulls:
Pushes and pulls make things move! Use this trail to take a trip around At-Bristol and discuss some pushes and pulls with your group.
Pushes and Pulls-Accompanying teacher info
Key Stage 2
Energy:
Energy comes in a lot of different forms. Use this trail to take a trip around At-Bristol, find out about the different types of energy, how they change and how much energy you have!
Energy-Accompanying teacher info
Forces:
Forces make things move! Discover the fantastic physical forces around At-Bristol, find out how they work and see some real forces in action.
Forces-Accompanying teacher info
Magnetism and Electricity:
Magnets and electricity have an important relationship. Use this trail and take a trip around At-Bristol to find out how it works and where it can be used.
Magnetism & Electricity-Accompanying teacher info
Key stages 3 and 4
Create-a-trail:
Why not create-a-trail for your friends? Using the exhibits around At-Bristol, design and create your very own trail, based around a topic of your choice.
Create-a-trail-Accompanying teacher info
Visit At-Bristol’s supporting websites
These websites, developed by At-Bristol, are packed full of student, visit leader and teacher resources, games, and information on a range of curriculum subjects.
Websites include insidedna.org where you can keep up to date on the latest developments in the fast-moving world of human genomics and youramazingbrain.org.uk where you can explore the human brain, play games and test yourself.
Have fun in the classroom with our online games and activities
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