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A speeded up video shows a car boot being loaded with...

This resource consists of five lessons in which students research the effect of climate change on glaciers. The overall learning objectives for the lessons are: * To understand the definition of a glacier * To understand what glacier mass balance means (what inputs mass and what are the outputs) * To understand how...

This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to provide opportunities for experimental work, to involve students with people in the world of work, to offer a choice of activities and to be open-ended.

Guidance for...

This task is designed to assess how well students understand finding the volume of a sphere, cylinder and cone.

The task involves finding the volume of liquid that three different glasses can hold. There is also work in finding the height of a cone given its slant height and base radius.

This task is...

Word search containing key words linked to the UN Global Goals.

The Global  Goals (also known as the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) were put together by the United Nations in September 2015. These 17 goals aim to end world poverty  by 2030. Practical Action have produced a range of different materials...

This topic, from the Association for Science Education, allows classes in schools across the world to explore and exchange information about the applications of photovoltaic devices. The version of the topic that can be downloaded here is a trial version and is provided only in English. This resource was edited by...

This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), introduces students to how to create a video pitch to sell a remote surgery system.

It is intended that students will be able to:
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Scientists say that the average global temperature has increased by around 0.5^oC over the last century. Is this evidence of global warming, initiated by the excessive production of greenhouse gases? Students will look at real monthly maximum and minimum temperature and rainfall data taken in Southampton...

Global warming is the focus of this resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching. Students are provided with data relating to average temperature rises over a 110 year period which are used to prompt class discussion and mathematical thinking.

Graphical representation is a key element of...

This resource explores the impact of globalisation on the manufacturing market. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of global product manufacture, looking at topics such as transport, sustainability, delivery, consumer rights, legislation. The presentation and worksheets combine to create a learning mat...

This book, aimed at primary level, provides 40 games designed to practise and develop key mathematical skills in the areas of number and shape and space. Each activity includes a photocopiable game board or score sheet, a set of rules for the game, teacher’s notes about the mathematical content and objectives, the...

The third book in the Investigations series from Spectrum Maths was aimed at students in the upper stages of primary schools who were working at levels three to six. Each of the forty investigations has a teachers’ page followed by the student sheet. The information for the teacher includes the National Curriculum...

This book by Dave Kirkby from Spectrum Maths is aimed at students in Years Five, Six and Seven. It contains forty student activities in the form of photocopy masters. There are also detailed teacher’s notes accompanying each activity and special papers in the form of photocopy masters to help students record their...

Sports podcasts are the best place for post-match analysis, sharing opinions and interviews. They are a great opportunity to reflect on the sporting event and provide some new insights. In this activity created by the IET, pupils create their own podcast for a sporting event....