August OER of the Month – Supercytes

13th August 2018 Cecily Plascott

Supercytes is a card game and resource pack (with animated cartoons) about having fun with Biology and encouraging an early interest in science.

The Supercytes resource pack was created by medical research scientists working in the MRC Centre for Inflammation Research at the University of Edinburgh. The resource is designed for use in schools (or school science clubs).

Designed in different formats for students aged 9-18
Introduces younger learners to white blood cells and how our bodies fight infection
Supports older students learning basic immunology and inflammation biology
Integrates into the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence

Our OER of the month for August is Supercytes – a card game and resource pack, containing animated cartoons, that focuses on making Biology fun in order to encourage early interest in science.

The Supercytes resource pack was created by medical research scientists working in the MRC Centre for Inflammation Research at the University of Edinburgh. Designed primarily for use in schools, this resource pack is appropriate for students ranging between ages 9 and 18. Younger learners are introduced to white blood cells and learn about how our bodies fight infection, while Supercytes supports older students through learning basic immunology and inflammation biology.

These resources are all available as a free digital download under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. To register your interest and access the download, head to the Supercytes webpage. You will then be able to print your own copy.

Free resource packs are also available for schools and school science clubs in Edinburgh and Lothians, Scotland. These packs include:

6 x packs of “Supercytes: the immune cell standoff” card game
24 x reusable worksheets
1 x game instructions
1 x lesson plan
1 x USB memory stick of materials

To request a resource pack please complete the form on the Supercytes webpage. The team hope to expand this region of availability in due course (subject to funding).

If you would like to receive Supercytes, but are outside of Edinburgh and Lothians in Scotland, please register your interest in receiving a pack in the future and consider downloading the resources in the meantime.