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In this resource from ESA, students' mission is to design and build a vehicle that will protect their Eggnaut from the perils of re-entry from space. The objective is to have your Eggnaut survive the fall without a crack. The project can be adpated for either primary or secondary students. The resource was produced...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

This book introduces readers to the different food groups that make up a healthy diet. It then looks at eggs and dairy products in the context of a healthy diet. Egg and dairy recipes from around the world using a...

Nature is full of cycles! Through illustrated panels and straight forward text, this graphic format set depicts natures cycles, emphasizing the patterns and predictable steps involved.

This simple experiment explains how to test the protective effect of fluoride on teeth. Children are shown how to treat half of an egg with a fluoridated toothpaste before comparing the effect of immersion in vinegar on both halves. This activity has been provided by The Online Dentist.

In this resource linked to COP27 in Egypt, maths students apply pythagoras’ theorem to solving Egypt’s road building conundrum. The resource explores efficient road designs and the climate impacts of car travel then uses the context of reducing travel time for the most people, reducing the length of new roads and...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

This large collection of mathematics resources was produced by Eigen Publications during the period 1983 – 1987. It was almost exclusively written by Dave Kirkby and Des Wilson who set up Eigen Publications.

The...

This material from Eigen Publications consists of 12 booklets and two sides of a set of cards. These are:

*Flapjack – teachers’ notes and cards (Material for teaching early number)
*Maths Activity in the Early Years 1 Flap Jacks
*Maths Activity in the Early Years 2 Step on It
*Maths...

The Eigen Square, from Eigen Publications is a fun, tactile teaching tool which really engages Key Stage Two students. Unfortunately it needs to be made! It can be easily constructed from two squares of transparent sticky-backed plastic and 16 double sided digit cards. The views of the front and back of the Eigen...

These twenty A5 booklets from Eigen Publications provide ideas for classroom investigations mainly based on number. The booklets have been split into two sections, as indicated below. * Book 1 - One To Four * Book 2 - Consecutive Sums * Book 3 - Square Numbers 1 * Book 4 - Square Numbers 2 * Book 5 – Routes * Book...

These 22 A5 booklets from Eigen Publications contain a large number of games which almost exclusively focus on developing understanding of number and practicing number skills. In most cases the title gives a clear indication of the mathematical focus area and those that don’t cut across several aspects of number....

This material from Eigen Publications consists of seven booklets of which the first three relate to soccer. Many of the activities require students to obtain data from current newspapers or elsewhere. The data supplied in the booklets is significantly out of date but could be of historical interest – certainly...

These nine A5 booklets from Eigen Publications, each of about 12 pages, split into two groups. Four of the booklets provide activities that use arrow cards to support the understanding of place value and the other five booklets are independent and look at specific numerical activities. The authors state that the...