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This unit covers acids and bases in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the ocean acidification crisis.

This unit covers atoms in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about 3D neutron-beam imaging.

This unit covers bio-accumulation in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the effect of plastic pollution in ocean food chains.

This unit covers biodiversity in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new way to help protect endangered species without breaking the bank.

This unit covers the digestive, circulatory and respiratory systems in the context of new findings into how boa constrictors actually kill their prey.

This unit covers cell division in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about how lizards regrow lost tails.

This unit covers chemical reactions in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about why sodium explodes in water.

This unit covers classification in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new theory about why zebras have stripes.

This unit covers comets in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the historic Rosetta comet landing.

This unit covers DNA in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about junk DNA.

This unit gives students an understanding of the interactions between Earth systems so that they are better equipped to deal with the issue of climate change. We provide additional information and resources to help you deal effectively with this potentially tricky topic.

This unit covers earthquakes in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about man-made earthquakes.

This unit covers eclipses in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the surprising impact of a solar eclipse in 2015.

This unit covers electrical circuits in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about knitting copper wiring into fabric.

This unit introduces students to elements, compounds and the periodic table, sparking their interest via a Cosmos Magazine article about the recent discovery of a vast helium reserve in the East African Rift.

This unit covers the endocrine system in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new finding into the benefits of sleeping in the dark.

This unit covers energy conservation in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a pioneering wave energy project.

This unit covers energy transformations in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new material that makes it possible to recycle heat from cars as electricity.

This unit covers energy transformations in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new pacemaker that never needs replacement batteries.

This unit covers evolution in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about bats jamming each others’s signals to gain an edge.

This unit covers food chains in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new clue as to why the woolly mammoths died out.

This unit introduces forces in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about using sound to levitate objects.

This unit follows on from Forces I and re-introduces forces in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about gecko-inspired wall-climbing pads.

This unit covers fossils in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a newly discovered flying dinosaur fossil.

This unit covers genetics in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a gene that increases the risk of breast and lung cancer.

This unit covers gravity in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the galaxy supercluster, Laniakea.

This unit covers healthy eating in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the diets of Palaeolithic humans.

This unit covers human evolution in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the discovery of an ancient human skull in a Georgian cave.

This unit covers the immune system in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the 2014 Ebola crisis.

This unit covers inclined planes in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new type of surgical screw made from silk.

This unit covers invasive species in the context of a Cosmos Magazine report about the Australian feral cat epidemic.

This unit covers the description of motion. Students use a simulation to investigate the relationship between speed, time and distance, and are then introduced to the vector quantities of displacement, velocity and acceleration.

This unit covers kingdoms in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about how ferns survive without much sunlight.

This unit covers lenses in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new lens that could turn smartphones into microscopes.

This unit covers levers and gears in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the recent discovery of an ancient Greek device used to predict astronomical events.

This unit covers light and colour in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about why the sky is blue.

This unit covers mass extinctions in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs

This unit covers metals in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a new anti-cancer drug.

This unit covers microbiomes in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the role that microbes in our intestines play in controlling disease.

This unit covers minerals in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the discovery of bridgmanite.

This unit covers mixtures in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about 3D printing bones for accident victims.

This unit covers the nervous system in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about new machines that may be better than dogs at sniffing out cancer.

In this unit, students learn about the three fundamental laws of motion and apply their understanding of forces to a range of real world contexts, in space and on Earth.

In this unit, students learn how to build electron configurations and use the periodic table to explain chemical bonds. The context is the recent detection of gravitational waves from a neutron star collision – such events are the origin of many heavy elements in the periodic table.

This unit covers physical and chemical change in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the secrets of chocolate.

This unit covers plant cells in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a perplexing Bornean pitcher plant.

This unit covers plate tectonics in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the history of tectonic theory.

This unit covers pressure in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about using the most powerful laser in the world to flatten a diamond.

This unit covers radiation in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about using superconducting materials to shield astronauts from cosmic radiation.

This unit looks at ways of classifying chemical reactions and factors that affect reaction rates, introduced by a Cosmos Magazine article about a new plastic that could heal damaged space suits by reacting with escaping oxygen.

This unit introduces the distinction between exothermic and endothermic reactions, explores the importance of combustion reactions as sources of useful energy and investigates the importance of photosynthesis and respiration for life on Earth. It’s introduced by a Cosmos Magazine story about a new “bionic leaf” that mimics photosynthesis to provide us with an alternative source of energy.

This unit covers reproduction in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the first species to have sex, the antiarch placoderm.

This unit covers resources in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the animal resources used by the ancient Mayans.

This unit covers the seasons in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about why Antarctica is getting colder despite global warming.

This unit covers separation techniques in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the search for sarin in Syria.

This unit covers simple inheritance in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about a gene that allows bees to collect pollen.

This unit covers the Solar System in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the New Horizons fly-by of Pluto.

This unit covers sound in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about waves in space.

This unit covers specialized cells in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about using 3D printing to print body parts.

This unit covers states of matter in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about Kepler’s search for extraterrestrial life.

This unit covers stem cells in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about using stem cells to grow new organs.

This unit covers symbiosis in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about why crows are happy to raise cuckoos.

This unit covers tides in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the new giant tide turbines in the Bay of Fundy.

This unit covers observation in astronomy, the formation and destruction of stars and how the Big Bang theory explains the expansion of the universe. It is introduced by a Cosmos Magazine article about the exciting recent discovery of gravitational waves.

This unit covers vaccination in the context of a Cosmos Magazine article about the ineffectiveness of science-based communication around vaccination.

This unit covers the water cycle in the context of the need for astronauts to convert urine into drinking water on a mission to Mars.