Edinburgh’s OERs


Graph Theory: Puzzles and Games

Worksheets of games & puzzles based on simple concepts in graph theory. Includes: the seven bridges of Konigsberg, the Shannon Switching game, & graph vertex colouring.

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Plants: What they need to grow and why we need them

Seedling image

Easy to carry out, practical lessons on plant growth and decomposition and using microorganisms.

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Food Production and Insects

This resource is a set of 5 lesson plans with slides, an experiment (with worksheets for analysing the results) and assessment items. The target audience for this resource is for learners aged between 14 and 16 years.

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Exploring Escher – Mathematics Printmaking Workshop

Workshop about Escher’s printmaking, exploring the artist, his process and the mathematics underlying his work.

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OER and Open Science

Hand holding a small green plant seedling

A collection of resources on OER and Open Science developed by the Open.Ed service. Crossing the Field Boundaries: Open Science, […]

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To Bee or not to Bee

Three lessons on the contribution that bees make to our planet on the topics of pollination, bee diversity, and hexagons in the bee hive (STEM activity).Aimed at Level 1 and 2.

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The Story of the Woolly Mammoth

Three lessons covering, adaptation, survival characteristics and the extinction of the woolly mammoth with comparison to living elephants. Includes presentation slides and student worksheet with solutions. Aimed at Level 2.

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Edinburgh DataShare

Edinburgh DataShare is a digital repository of research data produced at the University of Edinburgh. Edinburgh University researchers who have […]

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Peter Higgs – Orkney 2017

Peter Higgs seated opposite Dennis Canavan

Video footage of Peter Higgs in conversation with Dennis Canavan at the Orkney International Science Festival 2017. Peter Higgs discusses […]

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