International cricket is the focus of this resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching. Data relating to 2006 is used to demonstrate how the ICC Test Championship Table is constructed and students are guided through a series of activities that have been designed to prompt discussion and develop...

This resource provides a stand-alone lesson to support World Oceans Day in schools. The short activities include:

Ocean acidification in a cup which demonstrates the basic process of ocean acidification

Dissolving shell in vinegar investigates how the decreasing pH of...

This Cre8ate maths topic gives opportunities to explore real data. Women's marathon involves constructing a statistical chart whilst ratio and percentage are used in Record differences. Logical thinking is needed in World record match.

Act 1

A video shows a square filled with balloons. A dog...

Taking apart gadgets such as a travel alarm clock, disposable camera, headphones, propelling pencil or a TV remote control is a great way of exploring beneath the surface of objects. It encourages students to question and find out how something works, and how it was made.

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This engineering activity, suitable for children in computing lessons, looks at the basics of flowchart construction. Simple examples, such as the decisions made by a dog chasing a stick, are used to make flowchart representation of algorithms accessible to younger children. A simple design activity requires...

This resource from the Institute of Physics (IOP), describes how X-rays can be used to image the body. The X-rays video, taken from an IOP Schools and Colleges lecture, describes how Roentgen discovered how to image using X-rays, in his lab. The lecture also describes how barium and iodine can be used to to image...

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Starters for science provides easy to run science activities suitable for children from 6-8 years of age.  ...

Starters for science provides easy to run science activities suitable for children from  7-9 years of age.  ...

Starters for science provides easy to run science activities suitable for children from 8-10 years of age.  ...

Starters for science provides easy to run science activities suitable for children from 9-11 years of age.  ...

Starters for science provides easy to run science activities suitable for children from 10-12 years of age.  ...

This resource from Hamilton Trust contains two weekly plans, teaching sequences and classroom resources. They cover place value, ordering and perimeter and area. The detailed teaching sequences include differentiated activity ideas, suggested resources and notes on progression and misconceptions in the specific...

This resource from Hamilton Trust contains two weekly plans, teaching sequences and classroom resources. They cover place value of decimals, ordering and rounding of decimals, measuring and handling data. The detailed teaching sequences include differentiated activity ideas, suggested resources and notes on...