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KS3/4 Science, 1, Big Screen Science: Stem Cell Controversy
produced by APT Films/DFG Films, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
Craig McMillan ended up in a wheelchair following a rugby accident at school. In this programme, he goes on a personal journey to discover if the use of stem cells is both practical and ethical and if it will ultimately have an impact on his own disability.
The film was made by a group of ten 14 and 15 year old...
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produced by APT Films/DFG Films, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
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Craig McMillan ended up in a wheelchair following a rugby accident at school. In this programme, he goes on a personal journey to discover if the use of stem cells is both practical and ethical and if it will ultimately have an impact on his own disability.
The film was made by a group of ten 14 and 15 year olds from his former school, Ballyclare High in Belfast, as a result of winning the Northern Ireland round of the Big Screen Science compe...
Craig McMillan ended up in a wheelchair following a rugby accident at school. In this programme, he goes on a personal journey to discover if the use of stem cells is both practical and ethical and if it will ultimately have an impact on his own disability.
The film was made by a group of ten 14 and 15 year olds from his former school, Ballyclare High in Belfast, as a result of winning the Northern Ireland round of the Big Screen Science competition which was run by young people's filmmaking initiative, First Light, and supported by the Wellcome Trust.
The students involved in making the film, with the help of a professional filmmaker and local scientist, had never met Craig but felt that his involvement in the film would give it greater impact and meaning.
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Education
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Instructional material
Contributor
APT Films/DFG Films
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Person Discussed
Craig McMillan
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Sciences, Secondary, Education
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KS3/4 Science, 1, Cancer and the Genome: The Issue
produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
"This programme looks at what cancer is, why it happens and the major issues surrounding it.
Dr Andy Futreal, co-founder of the Cancer Genome Project at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge explains. Cancer is when cells start to behave in inappropriate ways, including uncontrollable cell division. T...
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produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
Description
"This programme looks at what cancer is, why it happens and the major issues surrounding it.
Dr Andy Futreal, co-founder of the Cancer Genome Project at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge explains. Cancer is when cells start to behave in inappropriate ways, including uncontrollable cell division. The route cause of all cancers is mutations in DNA causing changes in cell behaviour.
Sarah Walsh is a young woman living with melanom...
"This programme looks at what cancer is, why it happens and the major issues surrounding it.
Dr Andy Futreal, co-founder of the Cancer Genome Project at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge explains. Cancer is when cells start to behave in inappropriate ways, including uncontrollable cell division. The route cause of all cancers is mutations in DNA causing changes in cell behaviour.
Sarah Walsh is a young woman living with melanoma. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer and studies show that one of the biggest risk factors for melanoma is overexposure to UV, either from the sun or tanning beds.
Researchers now know the underlying mechanism of melanoma in 70% of cases and there is hope that a new drug will be able to stop the cancer in its tracks. But any new treatment will probably come too late for Sarah. A recent hospital scan reveals the presence of secondary tumours in her internal organs and her outlook is not good."
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Glasshead Television and Web
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Health, Education
Copyright Message
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KS3/4 Science, 1, Demonstrating Physics: Forces
produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
Discover how to make marshmallows treble in size, hold an upturned glass of water over your head without getting wet and make a big box balance with most of it overhanging on a bench. In this programme, David Richardson from the Institute of Physics is invited to the Twilight Club at St. James' Catholic High Scho...
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produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
Description
Discover how to make marshmallows treble in size, hold an upturned glass of water over your head without getting wet and make a big box balance with most of it overhanging on a bench. In this programme, David Richardson from the Institute of Physics is invited to the Twilight Club at St. James' Catholic High School in London to demonstrate some of his experiments to science staff the majority of which are non-physics specialists.
Almost all of...
Discover how to make marshmallows treble in size, hold an upturned glass of water over your head without getting wet and make a big box balance with most of it overhanging on a bench. In this programme, David Richardson from the Institute of Physics is invited to the Twilight Club at St. James' Catholic High School in London to demonstrate some of his experiments to science staff the majority of which are non-physics specialists.
Almost all of the experiments are created using everyday objects, including lemonade bottles filled with water containing tomato ketchup sachets acting like Cartesian Divers, and marshmallows in a wine bottle expanding while the air is pumped out of the bottle to demonstrate the effect of air pressure.
Other experiments include surprising ways of showing turning moments, the effects of gravity, plus floating and sinking. Alongside these demonstrations, we see one teacher trying the experiments out with his Year 7 pupils.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Glasshead Television and Web
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Sciences, Secondary, Education
Copyright Message
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KS3/4 Science, 1, Fighting HIV: The Issue
produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
"This programme looks at the science behind HIV and AIDS and recent developments in prevention and medication.
Clint Walters learned he was HIV positive eight years ago, when he was only 17. The news shattered Clint and his family, but worse was to come. Clint's rapid progression to full-blown AIDS almost killed...
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produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
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"This programme looks at the science behind HIV and AIDS and recent developments in prevention and medication.
Clint Walters learned he was HIV positive eight years ago, when he was only 17. The news shattered Clint and his family, but worse was to come. Clint's rapid progression to full-blown AIDS almost killed him. Thankfully modern combination therapies have restored Clint to almost full health.
Clint meets with various top scientists to fi...
"This programme looks at the science behind HIV and AIDS and recent developments in prevention and medication.
Clint Walters learned he was HIV positive eight years ago, when he was only 17. The news shattered Clint and his family, but worse was to come. Clint's rapid progression to full-blown AIDS almost killed him. Thankfully modern combination therapies have restored Clint to almost full health.
Clint meets with various top scientists to find out about the science behind HIV and AIDS. Firstly he meets Dr Michael Brady, from Kings College London, who explains why controlling HIV is so difficult and talks about the difficulties of keeping to a drug regime that lasts for life. Dr. Anton Pozniak talks about vaccine trials, whilst Prof. Jonathan Weber talks about the most recent developments in HIV prevention and the microbicide programme, which is currently being tested in Africa and the UK."
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Education
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Glasshead Television and Web
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Health, Content Areas: Sciences, Secondary, Education
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KS3/4 Science, 1, Stem Cell Research: The Issue
produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
"This programme examines the issues surrounding stem cell research.
Despite being only 39, Stephen Cuff suffers from Parkinson's Disease. He can no longer look after his two children and basic day-to-day activities such as shaving, are near impossible. Conventional drugs have not been successful for Stephen, leav...
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produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
Description
"This programme examines the issues surrounding stem cell research.
Despite being only 39, Stephen Cuff suffers from Parkinson's Disease. He can no longer look after his two children and basic day-to-day activities such as shaving, are near impossible. Conventional drugs have not been successful for Stephen, leaving him no option but to undergo brain surgery. Stephen's operation is successful, but his disease isn't cured. One potential future cu...
"This programme examines the issues surrounding stem cell research.
Despite being only 39, Stephen Cuff suffers from Parkinson's Disease. He can no longer look after his two children and basic day-to-day activities such as shaving, are near impossible. Conventional drugs have not been successful for Stephen, leaving him no option but to undergo brain surgery. Stephen's operation is successful, but his disease isn't cured. One potential future cure is embryonic stem (ES) cell therapy. This is being pioneered by the likes of Professor Ian Wilmut of Dolly the Sheep fame.
Prof Wilmut introduces the concept of stem cells and the science behind them, whilst presenting his opinion for the technology. Alison Davies, the chair of No Less Human, herself a wheelchair user who would refuse ES cell therapy, offers a different ethical perspective as to why ES cells shouldn't be allowed.
There's also the differing opinions of leading cell biologists presented at a recent stem cell conference."
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Glasshead Television and Web
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Health, Education
Copyright Message
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KS3/4 Science, 1, Periodic Table: Ferocious Elements
produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2006), 14 mins
"There are over 100 elements in the universe, of which 81 are metals. In this Pupil Programme, Science teacher Subathra Subramaniam explores some of these, explains the usefulness of the Periodic Table and discovers why some elements are more reactive than others. At Portobello Market in London she learns why gold...
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produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2006), 14 mins
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"There are over 100 elements in the universe, of which 81 are metals. In this Pupil Programme, Science teacher Subathra Subramaniam explores some of these, explains the usefulness of the Periodic Table and discovers why some elements are more reactive than others. At Portobello Market in London she learns why gold, silver and copper are ideal for making jewellery and what properties they have in common.
Subathra then examines the alkali metals,...
"There are over 100 elements in the universe, of which 81 are metals. In this Pupil Programme, Science teacher Subathra Subramaniam explores some of these, explains the usefulness of the Periodic Table and discovers why some elements are more reactive than others. At Portobello Market in London she learns why gold, silver and copper are ideal for making jewellery and what properties they have in common.
Subathra then examines the alkali metals, which are the most reactive and are found in group 1 of the Periodic Table. She looks at their characteristics, reactions and uses. She also explores the halogens, a group of non-metals, found in group 7 of the Periodic Table, which display their own qualities and trends. Professor Holloway of Leicester University, an expert on fluorine, the most reactive of these non-metals, demonstrates just how nasty it can be. He shows how each of the halogens reacts with hydrogen, and we learn there's a surprising number of good uses for halogens."
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Glasshead Television and Web
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Sciences, Post Secondary, Education
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KS3/4 Science, 1, Teaching Evolution
produced by Maverick Television, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2008), 16 mins
Dress up as gorillas, use kitchen implements to pick up fruit and nuts to understand diversity among Galapagos finches, and debate the validity of intelligent design. All techniques used by a secondary science teacher to teach her KS4 class about Darwin and the theory of evolution.
This programme shows how Caroli...
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produced by Maverick Television, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2008), 16 mins
Description
Dress up as gorillas, use kitchen implements to pick up fruit and nuts to understand diversity among Galapagos finches, and debate the validity of intelligent design. All techniques used by a secondary science teacher to teach her KS4 class about Darwin and the theory of evolution.
This programme shows how Caroline Molyneux, Head of Science at Balshaw CofE High School, uses these innovative and lively techniques to help her with teaching what ca...
Dress up as gorillas, use kitchen implements to pick up fruit and nuts to understand diversity among Galapagos finches, and debate the validity of intelligent design. All techniques used by a secondary science teacher to teach her KS4 class about Darwin and the theory of evolution.
This programme shows how Caroline Molyneux, Head of Science at Balshaw CofE High School, uses these innovative and lively techniques to help her with teaching what can sometimes be a tricky subject.
Her controversial approach of encouraging a student debate about creationism versus evolution involves the school chaplain, who provides guidance to the pupils on creationist views.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Maverick Television
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Teaching Methods, Content Areas: Sciences, Secondary, Education
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KS3/4 Science, 1, Demonstrating Chemistry: Fireworks in the Classroom
produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2010), 19 mins
Matthew Tosh is a regular demonstrator on the firework circuit with the appropriate professional qualifications. He visits Chew Magna School near Bristol to demonstrate his skills and relates the experiments to the KS3/4 science curriculum. Some of his demonstrations include combustion basics, oxidation and oxidis...
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produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 1 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2010), 19 mins
Description
Matthew Tosh is a regular demonstrator on the firework circuit with the appropriate professional qualifications. He visits Chew Magna School near Bristol to demonstrate his skills and relates the experiments to the KS3/4 science curriculum. Some of his demonstrations include combustion basics, oxidation and oxidising agents, creating a flash, displacement reactions, making your own delay fuse, sparklers, flame colours, and generating thrust. Matt...
Matthew Tosh is a regular demonstrator on the firework circuit with the appropriate professional qualifications. He visits Chew Magna School near Bristol to demonstrate his skills and relates the experiments to the KS3/4 science curriculum. Some of his demonstrations include combustion basics, oxidation and oxidising agents, creating a flash, displacement reactions, making your own delay fuse, sparklers, flame colours, and generating thrust. Matthew shows teachers how to carry out the experiments safely with advice from CLEAPSS.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Glasshead Television and Web
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Content Areas: Sciences, Teaching Methods, Secondary, Education
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KS3/4 Science, 2, Big Screen Science: The Perry Pigger Show
produced by APT Films/DFG Films, in KS3/4 Science, 2 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
Could an animated film based on a popular chat show format and featuring a pig as the host, convey the complex subject of xenotransplantation to a group of secondary school students? The Perry Pigger show manages to do exactly that, and the film is even more remarkable when you discover that it was developed and m...
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produced by APT Films/DFG Films, in KS3/4 Science, 2 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
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Could an animated film based on a popular chat show format and featuring a pig as the host, convey the complex subject of xenotransplantation to a group of secondary school students? The Perry Pigger show manages to do exactly that, and the film is even more remarkable when you discover that it was developed and made by ten Year 9 girls from Manchester's Abraham Moss School, with the help of a professional animator and a scientist.
The girls...
Could an animated film based on a popular chat show format and featuring a pig as the host, convey the complex subject of xenotransplantation to a group of secondary school students? The Perry Pigger show manages to do exactly that, and the film is even more remarkable when you discover that it was developed and made by ten Year 9 girls from Manchester's Abraham Moss School, with the help of a professional animator and a scientist.
The girls were one of six groups of students around the UK who won the opportunity to turn their idea into reality when they entered and won the North West round of the Big Screen Science competition run by the young people's filmmaking initiative, First Light, and supported by the Wellcome Trust. The resulting film proves just how successful the collaboration between science and filmmaking can be.
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
APT Films/DFG Films
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Teaching Methods, Content Areas: Sciences, Content Areas: Visual and Performing Arts, Secondary, Education
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KS3/4 Science, 2, Cancer and the Genome: The Lesson
produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 2 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
"Science teacher Lucy Hutt leads a specially extended lesson that covers DNA and proteins, cancer and its underlying causes before the pupils view the film 'Cancer and The Genome'.
The students perform a bacterial transformation experiment that involves putting a 'glow' gene from jellyfish into a bacterium calle...
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produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in KS3/4 Science, 2 (Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2005), 14 mins
Description
"Science teacher Lucy Hutt leads a specially extended lesson that covers DNA and proteins, cancer and its underlying causes before the pupils view the film 'Cancer and The Genome'.
The students perform a bacterial transformation experiment that involves putting a 'glow' gene from jellyfish into a bacterium called E. coli.
The practical demonstration rounds off a very successful session.
The pupils demonstrate an amazing knowledge of DNA and...
"Science teacher Lucy Hutt leads a specially extended lesson that covers DNA and proteins, cancer and its underlying causes before the pupils view the film 'Cancer and The Genome'.
The students perform a bacterial transformation experiment that involves putting a 'glow' gene from jellyfish into a bacterium called E. coli.
The practical demonstration rounds off a very successful session.
The pupils demonstrate an amazing knowledge of DNA and make some very insightful comments about the problems of diseases like skin cancer."
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Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Documentary, Instructional material
Contributor
Glasshead Television and Web
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education
Series
KS3/4 Science
Topic / Theme
Curriculum, Content Areas: Sciences, Health, Secondary, Education
Copyright Message
© Crown Copyright 2011
Series
KS3/4 Science
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