Tunnelworks: Key Stage Five Mathematics

Tunnelworks is a series of teaching and learning resources linking mathematics and science to the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, a major new sewer that will help protect the River Thames from increasing pollution. Background to the project is given in the introductory video.

AS Maths: In this lesson students generate and transform trigonometric graphs. Students are expected to use translations and stretches to develop a simplified tidal chart for London Bridge before applying their understanding to modify their chart for a Thames Tideway Tunnel construction site that will be built in the foreshore of the River Thames. The student worksheets and teacher notes are to be used in conjunction with the slides in this link.

A2 Maths: Students apply translations and stretches to graphs of complex functions, to model real-life situations. Using data about the duration and intensity of rainfall, students modify a function to model the flow of water through a sewer and past a particular flow threshold. The student worksheets and teacher notes are to be used in conjunction with the slides in this link.