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Welcome to the April 2016 newsletter from Science and Plants for Schools.
This month, we're focusing on STEM Careers. How can you get your students thinking about careers, while covering the curriculum?
We've got an inspiring set of biology practicals that link science with careers profiles,free posters from the Royal Society of Biology, advice from current undergraduates about how to choose a degree, and an inspiring animation to get your students thinking.
Looking ahead
Coming up in future newsletters - we'll be sharing our new resources on Root Tip Mitosis for the A-level Set Practicals, and a suite of resources on plant diseases for GCSE.
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This 2 minute animation, from Where STEM Can Take You, gets students thinking about some of the careers they may never have associated with STEM - from preventing famine to designing trainers.
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SAPS Resources - Biology practicals and careers profiles (11-14, 14-16, post-16)
This collection of six resources bring together innovative practical investigations with profiles of scientists working in a related field.
These resources include full teachers' notes, foundation, higher, extension and plenary activities, a case study, a students' worksheet and technical notes for the practical.
For 11-14 students:
For 14-16 students:
For post-16 students:
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How to choose a biology degree - careers support for post-16 students
As part of our support for post-16 students on the IntoBiology website, we asked current biology undergraduates to share their advice on how to choose a biology degree.
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In the news: hunting anti-cancer drugs in China - and Norfolk
Since last year's Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to a Chinese researcher working on the anti-malarial drug artemesinin, sourced from artemesia plants, there's been a surge of interest in studying traditional Chinese medicine.
Now a Norwich-based team has discovered how a plant used in traditional Chinese remedies makes its valuable anti-cancer compounds. Plants are astonishingly good at synthesising complex molecules, and the biochemical pathway in Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis) is an excellent example of this. The Norwich team hope to be able to use this breakthrough to produce the compounds of interest in large quantities
Find out more
Your students can watch an interview with one of the Norwich team on our IntoBiology website.
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