This practical activity from the Royal Institution provides students with an understanding of the different ways in which proportion can be expressed. Through a mixture of explanation and practical work, students explore how it is possible to give an accurate quantitative description of colours. Students mix...

This resource from Mathematics for Engineering Exemplars shows the application of mathematics in mechanical engineering and construction machinery. Here students encounter the formulae used to calculate the power of the engine which was used to power the JCB Dieselmax LSR car to a world land speed record of 350mph...

This resource from IET Faraday, supported by MEI and Tomorrow's Engineers, provides students with the opportunity to explore the angle and size of the overlap when...

This design and technology worksheet challenges students to calculate the density, mass and volume of various products. It provides worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is...

This worksheet explores Ohm’s law. It provides students with an overview of the relationship between pressure, force and area. It also provides a brief explanation of how to calculate a factor of safety.

The questions have worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is ...

This worksheet challenges students to calculate the area of various shapes, in a design and technology setting. It provides worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is...

This worksheet challenges students to calculate the cost of various products. It provides worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is useful for teaching maths content in design and technology, or as a maths activity sheet.

This worksheet challenges students to answer a series of questions themed around calculating the volume of products. It provides worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is useful for teaching maths content in design and technology, or as a maths activity sheet.

This resource, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, begins with a video that names and describes some the different layers of the atmosphere, with the aim of explaining where the ...

A selection of resources published by BEAM for teachers of Key Stage Three mathematics. It includes challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding. The activities and their mathematical content are: *Digits problem - looking...

Published by BEAM, this collection of calculation activities offers opportunities for early years students to practice their understanding of number and number recognition.

*Make 10 dots - making 10

*Counting spots - single digit addition and comparison

*Grapes - making 5

*Who has most...

A selection of resources published by BEAM for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles to help students practise and consolidate their mathematical understanding.

The activities, presented with their mathematical content, are:

*Words - recognising multiples of 5...

A selection of resources published by BEAM for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding. The activities, and their mathematical content, are: *How many squares - using...

A selection of resources published by BEAM for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding.

The activities and their mathematical content are:

*Ben's cakes -...

These games, published by BEAM for teachers of primary mathematics, can be used to practise and consolidate students' early mathematical understanding. The games, with their mathematical content, are:

• Three in a line - addition up to 12
• Add or subtract - addition and subtraction to 12
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