Companies and businesses that use science

Local businesses

Yorkshire Science is the name for the Science and Innovation Council for Yorkshire and the Humber.  Its ezine is useful for finding companies that are innovative through science in the region.  Use these links to find out more: Issue 1, Issue 2, Issue 3, Issue 4, Issue 5.

Yell.com lists business details.  Click on the link to find a search result for science businesses that are close to RCS.  Some business will have their own website, others may just have a brief summary of their business.

Touch local will give you details of company’s names and locations to get you started.

More information about careers in science

You can get some ideas about the different types of business that use science from the Connexions jobs4u careers site.  Use the links on the right side of the page to find more details about specific careers including; what the job entails, different employers, training and qualifications, salary and working conditions.  There are also links to organisations and companies for further information that may be helpful.

You could also use some of the science job/recruitment sites to get ideas about the vast range of companies that use science.  Try Science Careers from the journal Science.  Look at the huge number of disciplines outlined in the advanced search to see the different areas that use science. 
Or you could have a look at the New Scientist’s jobs page.  The New Scientist include jobs for local, national and international companies.

Countries

 

Looking for information on different countries?  Try these sites.

BBC – Country profiles
Heavy on facts and information with few pictures, but a good overview of each country, it’s government and leaders, history and media. 

CIA world factbook
Lots of in-depth information.  Make sure to copy and paste the relevant information that you need into Word before printing. 

Economist country profiles
Profiles on 60 countries which include basic facts about each country and the political and economic structure.  There are useful links to recent articles about each country too. 

Infoplease – Countries of the world
Each country profile provides information on: geography, maps, flag, history, current ruler, area, population, capital city, largest cities, languages, ethnicity/race, religion, literacy rate, economy, government.  There is also world information on population, governments, climate, economics and religion. 

Cultural profiles project
Website set up by the Canadian immigration authorities.  Includes general and specific information about food and drink, customs, holidays, work patterns, religion, health and education systems etc…  Useful pictures are included too.

Caves

Ms Allen’s class are looking at how caves form.  Here are some websites she wants you to look at.

Cave boasts UK’s biggest chamber -  article from the BBC website about a cave in Derbyshire.

The virtual cave - lots of information about caves, including an excellent animation that shows the different shape formation of caves.

Satellites

Mrs Rogers’ class are looking at satelittes.  We have lots of books that will help you with your research in the library.  Look out for books with a Dewey number of 520.  You can find the Dewey number on the spine of each book. 

Here are some websites that may help too.

BBC Bitesize has information on the Moon and artificial satellites.

How satellites work - this webpage from How stuff works outlines what satellites are, how they are launched and explains about orbits. 

Is this a satellite?  This powerpoint presentation from Squashed Frogs show some uses of artificial satellites.  Be patient, it may take a short time to load.

 

Global futures - history

Looking for information about the Rawmarsh area?
This webpage from Wikipedia outlines the history of Rawmarsh and its industry and transport.

Rawmarsh Welfare Football Club
Rawmarsh Welfare - this webpage from the Football Club History Database shows Rawmarsh Welfare’s results from 1953-1982

Gordon Banks - Rawmarsh Welfare’s most famous player

Rawmarsh Welfare was part of the Yorkshire Football League.  You can find out more about the League in this Wikipedia article.

Warren Vale mining disaster 1851
Warren Vale colliery disaster - this article from Rotherham Web explains how the disaster was reported in the Times newspaper.

Abraham Thompson was one of the men who died in the colliery disaster.  You can find out more about him in this webpage.

Rawmarsh School history
Hilary Jackson came to Rawmarsh School in the 1950s when it was known as Rawmarsh Secondary Modern School.  Scroll down this webpage to find out what school was like then, and some of her teachers.

Climate change

Some UK cities held events to support World Environment Day on Thursday 5th June. Other towns and cities are also looking at how they can be more sustainable and combat climate change.  Click on the cities to find out more.

Birmingham  -  Cambridge  -  Leicester  -  London  -  Sheffield

Space - planets

Getting started
If you need some definitions of space terms these sites may be useful:
Astronomy and space online dictionary and glossary
Dictionary.com - you can also use the link at the top of this page to explore an online encyclopedia
Solar space station glossary

Here is a BBC revision bite which will give you an overview of the key concepts you need to cover.  For more in depth information use the websites listed below…

Planets and the solar system
You can find lots of information about the planets from these websites:
BBC Science - Space - has lots of information about the solar system, the planets, the sun, moon and comets..
Nine planets - scroll down the page to find a contents list for information on the solar system and individual planets
Our solar system - provides information links for each of the planets.  You could also check out the Solar system facts
Solar space station - provides information about inner and outer planets, dwarf planets and exploration.  Scroll down the page to find links to information for individual planets.
The solar system - this website from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich has lots of information about the solar system, eclipses, planets and orbits.  There’s also a page on galaxies.

Prejudice and discrimination

Y10 are researching different forms of prejudice and discrimination.

Discrimination can happen in many forms.  This article from Wikipedia lists information on the different forms of discrimination including race, age, gender, employment, language, disability and reverse discrimination.

Prejudice  - not giving a fair go - although this website is aimed at younger children, it has some useful information about prejudice, including racial, gender and religious prejudice.

Here are some websites of organisations who work to combat prejudice and discrimination.

Age Concern  - Age Concern believe that ageism is unacceptable and that alll people have the right to make decisions about their lives.

Disability Action - Disability Action works to ensure that people with disabilities attain their full rights as citizens, by supporting inclusion, influencing Government policy and changing attitudes in partnership with disabled people.

Discrimination - This consumer guide from the BBC explains why care needs to be taken in the workplace to avoid discrimination.

Equality and Human Rights Commission - The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

Left n Write - the online shop for left handers.

Refugee Council - The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. They give direct help and support, and also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

Short Person’s Support - the mission of this group is to sSupport and provide reference material to persons of short stature, raise awareness of the social and economic issues facing short people and provide inspiration to short people to help better their lives and attitudes.

 

Food packaging

Mr Green’s Y10 class are researching the benefits and problems associated with using plastics in food packaging.

There are lots of books in the library that will help you with your factsheet.  Look out for books with a Dewey number of 338.  You’ll find the Dewey number on the spine of each book.  These books will have lots of information about waste and recycling.  Books with Dewey numbers of 330.9 will have information about sustainability which will be useful too.

Here are some websites that will help you with your factsheet.

Food packaging and labelling - although this BBC Bitesize is part of the GCSE Technology webpages, it’s worth a look to get ideas about the overuse and design of packaging.

Food packaging waste a concern - this article from Scientist Live highlights other countries views on food packaging.

Food packaging - why the waste? - these webpages from BBC Food explain some of the problems associated with the food packaging and ways in which the waste can be reduced.

Packaging - Frequently Asked Questions - this webpage from the Institute of Food Science and Technology answers questions concerning the need to package food, problems with waste and possible solutions including recycling and re-filling packaging.

Packaging recycling information sheet - this webpage from Waste Online is an excellent source of information including the different forms of packing, the recycling of packaging and what the law requires.

Re-using packaging - this webpage from the Food Standards Agency highlights some of the problems with people re-using plastic food packaging. 

Scientists link plastic food containers with breast cancer - this 2005 article from the Guardian newspaper suggests a link between plastic food containers and breast cancer.

 

Newspaper investigation

Mrs Boulton’s class are looking at newspaper articles in lots of different papers.  Are your chosen articles also available online?  Use these websites to find out.

BBC News

The Daily Express

The Daily Mirror

First News

Newsround

The Sun