5 x 20-minute programmes SCIENCE IN FOCUS: BIG QUESTIONS DVD It’s a slow, painstaking business unlocking the secrets of the Universe. But occasionally an inspired individual makes sense out of confusion and comes up with a theory or invention that changes the world and our understanding of how it works. Five programmes, enthusiastically presented by Adam Hart-Davis, focus on the lives, work and struggles of scientists who have made those great intellectual leaps. How did they do it? What did they owe to their contemporaries? Why were their ideas so often resisted? What do their stories tell us about the nature of science and scientific enquiry? 1. Faraday’s Famous Inventions 2. Darwin’s Evolution 3. Mendel and the Gene Splicers 4. Mendeleev’s Dream 5. Hubble’s Expanding Universe Included FREE with this DVD is a support package filled with over 30 pages of resources. Also available are FREE online programme notes can be accessed by clicking here.  Curriculum Connections • Scientific Enquiry – Ideas and Evidence in Science • How scientific ideas are presented, evaluated and disseminated • Different ways of interpreting empirical evidence • Ways in which scientific work may be affected by the contexts in which it takes place • Considering the power and limitations of science in addressing questions and the ethical issues involved Features • DVDs offer greater flexibility and control • Can be used via computer or DVD player and ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard • Fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need • PC and Mac compatible • Subtitles (with on/off controls)

27 x 15-minute programmes STAGE TWO SCIENCE DVD Stage 2 Science covers the full range of sciences taught to pupils aged 7 to 11. The series introduces ideas and concepts within everyday contexts. The audiovisual material on this DVD is ideal for presenting challenging concepts such as the configuration of the planets in their solar orbit, states of matter and forces, as well as featuring engaging footage of animals, plants and their habitats. Disk 1 - Life Processes & Living Things • Animals and Plants • Habitats • Miniworlds • Key Questions Disk 2 - Materials and their Properties and Physical Processes • The Earth and Beyond • Energy from Nature • Action Forces • Materials Included FREE on this DVD are embedded support materials (averaging 20 worksheets for almost every programme) to help with classroom discussions and activities. Visit our FREE 'Essentials' website for 7 -11 yrs to discover a colourful and entertaining set of free educational websites for primary science, geogrpahy and history. CLICK HERE to access the FREE website now. Curriculum Connections • Animal and plant variation and classification • Basic life and living processes common to all animals and plants • Plants’ and animals’ adaptation to a habitat, and their feeding relationships within it • Micro organisms • the Solar System • Forces in action • Properties of materials • Physical processes Features • DVDs offer greater flexibility and control • Can be used via computer or DVD player and ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard • Fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need • PC and Mac compatible • Subtitles (with on/off controls)

Life Stories 5 x 15 min programmes/ Creation Stories 5 x 15 min programmes Quest: Life Stories and Creation Stories DVD This compilation of 10 programmes consists of two series, the first looking at the age-old question of 'How did the World Begin'? - from the religious and secular perspectives. The second series, considers personal responses to major human and religious issues. Curriculum coverage: Other World Faiths Hinduism Islam Buddhism Christianity DVD Contents: Life Stories Beginnings Me and You It's Not Fair What's the Difference? Endings Creation Stories Christianity Hinduism Islam Buddhism As Science Sees It