Introduction
Hands-on experiments, inspired by Darwin and free of charge to UK state secondary schools. Plus free online resources for all schools.
There are three kits in the series:
- I'm a Worm, Get Me Out of Here (exploring natural selection)
- Brine Date (looking at sexual selection)
- The X-Bacteria (investigating antibiotic resistance in bacteria)
Each kit contains everything teachers and students need to carry out the experiments in school. All the experiments are designed to help young people see for themselves how Darwin's ideas link to modern evolutionary principles and contemporary biomedicine.
Over 9,000 Survival Rivals kits have now been ordered in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. Have you got yours yet?
Since the kits became available in March, schools and colleges across the UK have been ordering them and putting them to good use. Here’s what some teachers are saying…
“As a recent recipient of your fantastic box of experiments I would like to thank
you for these resources which will truly enrich secondary teaching. We are in the
process of setting up the brine shrimp tank and look forward to involving all of
the key stages in the appropriate experiment. The resources are of an extremely
high quality, the instruction booklet is very comprehensive and the additional books
included are an added bonus.”
Helen Johnston, Coombe Girls School
“Just received our three boxes of Survival Rivals resources. These appear to be
excellent resources. We will incorporate them into our S1 Living Things course in
the next session.”
Susan Davis, Aberdeen Grammar School
“We ordered the X-Bacteria kit and it has proved to be a great success. I have just
completed the procedure with my two AS Biology groups; they have got good results
and I have found it to be a good alternative to more 'traditional' antibiotic microbiology
practicals.”
David Duke, Sussex Downs College (Lewes Sixth Form)
