Primary science and maths skills

This collection of resources support the development of mathematical skills in science, providing opportunities for children to use and apply mathematics in a real world context. Provided by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), resources are:

The colours of flowers: identify and name wild flowers, whilst investigating the frequency of different flower colours, collecting data and presenting it as a graph.

Primary numbers in plants: grow an Amaryllis plant provides opportunities for measuring, drawing graphs, considering symmetry, and looking for patterns.

How to find the height of a tree: provides six activities to find the height of a tree, linked to the topics of measurement, geometry and ratio it provides an opportunity for estimating, measuring and calculating.

How tall are you in leaves?: Children take measurements of their height using leaves, then compare this with their actual height to find out the importance of using standard measurements.

How fast does a root grow?: Measure root growth over a number of days, then calculate growth rate and represent this data in the form of a graph.

Food miles: children think about seasonal produce and the long distances travelled by foods so that we can have a full choice of fruit and vegetables all year round.