These Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials from the Department for Education are designed to run a session with science teachers to help them: *identify commonly held misconceptions (alternative conceptions, alternative frameworks) *establish the importance of models and analogies *identify...

Two proof-readers are checking separate copies of the same manuscript. They each find a different number of errors. The number of errors found by both is given and the task is to calculate how...

In this DIY Faraday Challenge, students are asked to work in teams to design and construct the rocket which will transport supplies via Earth orbit to the astronauts on Mars. They are also required to build a system to transport the rocket to the...

Produced by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, in this activity students have to use their observational skills to identify and record the difference (phenotypic change) between two images, one wild type zebra fish and one mutant zebra fish.

To aid in their diagnosis of the phenotypic change, a glossary...

This resource from the IET Faraday programme, supported by MEI and Tomorrow's Engineers, invites students to model the journey of a toy boat crossing a river which has a current of 3m/s.

"Two friends are on opposite banks of a river which is 30m wide. One of them has a model boat...

In this activity from the Nuffield Foundation, students match descriptions of a variety of real scenarios involving motion with the corresponding velocity–time and displacement–time graphs. Several issues will be discussed while completing this task and students will also have to consider how realistic or...

This problem solving resource uses linear functions to model real world data about car skid marks. The work assumes students are familiar with substitution and drawing straight line graphs.

The problem is set in the context of investigating car accidents. When a car suddenly brakes to a stop, it can leave...

This resource from the Nuffield Foundation provides the opportunity for students to fit functions to linear and quadratic graphs. It is assumed that students will already have some knowledge of linear and quadratic functions and their graphs, which are used to compare models and comment on their suitability. A...

In this activity students design and model a 3D robot arm. Robot arms are an example of a programmable system. They are used in a wide variety of industrial applications, ranging from loading machines to assembling cars, welding parts together and spray painting products. They are also used in applications such as...

Students will review their analysis studies and pick one product and one disability which they model a solution for and test to see if the problem has been resolved. A detailed evaluation will follow using the provided question prompts reflecting ACCESS FMM. This resource works well when delivered with ...

This lesson develops the concept of modelling linear and exponential growth. In particular students will enhance their understanding of:

• Translating between descriptive, algebraic, tabular, and graphical representation of the functions.
• Recognizing how and why a quantity changes per unit...

This is a problem solving lesson, designed to help you assess how well students are able to:

• Interpret a situation and represent the variables mathematically.
• Select appropriate mathematical methods.
• Interpret and evaluate the data generated.

The problem is set in the...

This resource requires problem solving using skills in both applying geometrical concepts and modelling a situation using functions.

Students investigate rolling cups of different shapes and dimensions. They use ideas of similarity to link together the wider diameter with narrow diameter, slant length, and...

This is a problem solving lesson, designed to help you assess how well students are able to:

This lesson unit is intended to help you assess how well students are able to:

• Interpret a situation and represent the constraints and variables mathematically
• Select appropriate mathematical...

From the Integrating Mathematical Problem Solving project by Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI), this activity shows that derivatives can help to manage risk. The market in derivatives has grown enormously in recent years. On average, speculators break even. The mathematical ideas covered are:
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