Resources
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Dyeing with red cabbage
Many natural products, such as red cabbage and turmeric, can be used as a natural source of colour to dye fibres. Watch the dyeing demonstration in this clip to see how. Discover the chemistry of natural dyes, including the bonding properties of different pigments and how acid-base reactions can alter the colour of pH-sensitive dyes.
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Exploring atoms: atom structure
See how scientists such as Ernest Rutherford have investigated the structure of atoms. Explore possible models. Fire charged particles at atoms and find which model best fits the results.
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Individual Pathway Planning
Explore, identify and evaluate the learning and work pathways available.
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Is bamboo clothing really eco-friendly?
Bamboo is an increasingly popular choice as a clothing fabric, but is it really as eco-friendly as they say? Discover raw bamboo's natural characteristics and properties and find out why it's admired as a processed fibre. Then see what research reveals about the way it's processed.
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Jane Eyre: Fairytale and realism
Do you detect a hint of the supernatural in Jane Eyre? Professor John Bowen, Professor of Nineteeth-century Literature at the University of York, says, 'It is a novel with a lot of haunting in it.' Listen as Professor Bowen discusses the fairytale and gothic elements in Charlotte Bronte's classic novel. This clip from The British Library is one in a series of four.
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Jane Eyre: tapping into childhood
How was childhood depicted in English literature in the mid-nineteenth century? In this clip from The British Library, two experts in the works of the Bronte sisters discuss the manner in which children were regarded in the 1800s and consider the significance of Charlotte Bronte's accounts of childhood in Jane Eyre
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Jane Eyre: the role of women
What does Jane Eyre tell us about the role of women in 19th century England? Charlotte Bronte's best-known character is, according to Professor John Bowen, an 'assertive heroine ... who speaks the truth'. How does this distinguish her from other women of her time, especially those who serve as governesses? This clip from The British Library is one in a series of four.
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Jane Eyre: who is Bertha Mason?
What do Jane Eyre and Bertha Mason have in common? In what ways are they different? How do you react to Bertha's character? Listen carefully as Professor John Bowen shares his thoughts about the significance of Bertha in Charlotte Bronte's classic novel. This clip is one in a series of four.
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Lifting the lid on Gothic literature
What comes to mind when you think of 'Gothic fiction'? What are some of the characteristics of the genre? In this clip from the British Library, Professor John Bowen from the University of York suggests the Gothic tradition emerged in literature with the publication of Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto in 1764 and continued in such works as Frankenstein (1818), The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) and Dracula (1897).
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Make a curve with straight lines
Watch this "mathemagical" illusion that makes straight lines look like a curved line! These line designs are created by connecting points on lines or curves with straight line segments. Do you know what it's called when this is carried out with sewing needle and thread?
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Measurement and Geometry - Enlargement transformations
Read the information about enlargement transformations and answer the questions.
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Measurement and Geometry - Similar triangles
Read the information about similar triangles and answer the questions.
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Measurement and Geometry - Similarity of right-angled triangles
Read the information about the similarity of right-angled triangles and answer the questions.
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Measurement and Geometry - Solving problems with trigonometry
Read the information about solving problems with trigonometry and answer the questions.
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Measurement and Geometry - Surface area of prisms and cylinders
Read the information about surface area of prisms and cylinders and answer the questions.
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Measurement and Geometry - Three basic trigonometric ratios
Read the information about the three basic trigonometric ratios and answer the questions.
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Measurement and Geometry - Volume of prisms and cylinders
Read the information about the volume of prisms and cylinders and answer the questions.
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Number and Algebra- Distance between two points
Read the information about simple interest and answer the questions.