- a collection of resources covering controversies surrounding science 

 - designed for pupils in Years 9 and 10

 - activities can be differentiated to suit other ability levels

 - can be used in lessons or as a cross-curricular event

 - provides 3 - 4 hours of activities per topic

 - materials can be used online or downloaded and printed from Files 

 - devised by teachers and scientists to ensure that the content is up-to-date, relevant, accurate and balanced

And it's FREE!

Each SciberBrain topic provides 5 activities to address science with controversial aspects. Use during normal lessons or as a workshop style event 

1. Select a topic from the home page
2. Browse the activities to see which ones you would like to use
3. Print out any supporting documents you need from 'Files'
4. For further guidance and extension activities, print the teacher’s guide from Resources
5. You are now ready to run your own SciberBrain event or lesson
6. Feedback your experiences to claim your FREE SciberBrain mug

To see how SciberBrain activities fit in with the some of the main GCSE specifications of the UK, view the links below:

Stem cells

Vaccinations

Genetic engineering (coming soon)

We would be grateful if you would share your experiences of using SciberBrain resources and Dialogue in Science CPD to help us improve our services to teachers and students. If you can send us a picture of your class in action, you will earn yourself a super free SciberBrain mug!

To comment on any resources, experiences or if you have any ideas to help us make this resource more useful, please tell us here

The Biochemical Society is a UK Learned Society for the advancement of Biochemistry. The major charitable objective of the Society is to promote biochemistry and the cellular and molecular life sciences in a variety of educational contexts. The Society fulfils its charitable mission through scientific conferences, publications, grant schemes and careers events, many of which are resourced by its own membership.

Our work with schools seeks to excite young people and inspire the next generation of young bioscientists. We also hope to promote a better understanding of the key biological challenges faced by citizens of the future.

Other online resources brought to you by the Biochemical Society include:

• www.SciberMonkey.org - For Key Stage 3 science (and coming soon to Key Stages 1 + 2)
• www.SciberDiver.edu.sg - For Singapore's school science
• www.biochem4schools.org – Biochemistry resources for GCSE, A Level and beyond.

For more information about the Society’s activities for schools, please see http://www.biochemistry.org/education/

We are keen for teachers to take ownership of SciberBrain by contributing to the resource bank. If you would like to customize any of our resources, we would be delighted if you would post them on the site for others to share. We would also be glad to hear of any other materials or links which you feel would be of use to teachers for any of the SciberBrain topics. Feel free to send us web links, blogs or something you have made yourself.

From the 'Files' page main menu, select the topic you want to add to and then click on the link ‘Share a resource'. Complete the feilds and click 'submit' to upload it. Please note that the resource you upload must be your own (do not upload any material for which you do not hold the copyright).

The resources you've uploaded should be available to view within a few days of uploading from the 'Contributed resources' page.

Head of Education
email: gemma.garrett@biochemistry.org

SciberBrain Project Manager
Jane Thomson
email: jane.thomson@biochemistry.org

Technical Support Helpdesk:
email: support@biochemistry.org

The Biochemical Society
Charles Darwin House
12 Roger Street
London, WC1N 2JU
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7685 2452
www.biochemistry.org/education

Support and funding
The Biochemical Society
email: education@biochemistry.org
website: http://www.biochemistry.org/

Sponsor
SciberBrain is sponsored by the Monsanto Fund
http://www.monsantofund.org/asp/welcome.asp

Web Development

brian.boyington@biochemistry.org

Graphic Design

Tom Browning
email: tombrowningdesign@gmail.com

Melissa Gates and Dominik Binegger
email: info@welikenicethings.com

Paul Ormandy
email: info@indianred.co.uk

Angie Moyes
email: angie.moyes@fuz.co.uk

Film
CareersINFO (vaccinations)
mark.pirrie@careersinfo.co.uk 

Islington Youth Theatre (genetic engineering)