Resources by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
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The resources in this Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) collection look at fuel poverty and the topical issue of the cost and efficient use of energy. There is an emphasis on the use of functional mathematics to analyse and interpret published facts and figures. The resources can be used individually...
Power House
This video looks at the challenges of reducing global warming and carbon emissions. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is a new boiler technology which has the potential to transform the way electricity is produced and distributed. This is currently used in industrial and commercial settings, but micro CHP could offer...
Power station event analysis
This resource from the IET Faraday programme, supported by MEI and Tomorrow's Engineers, provides students with the opportunity to explore the risk of failure of safety systems in a power station.
"A Power station experiences a loss of coolant to its reactor about once per year. To...
Practical probabilities
This resource focusses on probability, using the act of taking an item of fruit at random from a bag. In this activity learners will develop understanding of the possible outcomes of simple random events. They will also understand that there is a degree of uncertainty about the outcome of some events. The teacher...
Presenting fitness data
In this activity, students use the data gathered during the Wii Fitness investigation to contextualise cumulative frequency curves. Curriculum links include grouped data, cumulative frequency graphs. box plots, median, quartiles and distribution.
...Presenting Speedy Boats Results
This activity considers displaying data from a practical investigation looking at the effect of streamlining a boat's hull. It gives students the opportunity to consider how this information can be represented effectively and use this to form conclusions. The...
Producing a treadle pump
This resource looks into making a prototype of a treadle pump.
Suggested learning outcomes include:
- To be able to manufacture a working prototype of a treadle pump for people living in a remote village.
- To be able to select appropriate materials, tools and equipment for a manufacturing...
Product Analysis
This is one of a set of resources developed to support the teaching of the primary national curriculum. They are designed to support the delivery of key topics within science and design and technology. This resource focusses on analysing existing products.
Product analysis allows designers to understand how...
Product development engineer
This video presents Chris Bellamy who is a product engineer at Jaguar Land Rover. Chris describes the benefits of the company’s graduate scheme and his current role within a ‘body engineering’ team which designs all visible aspects in a vehicle. Chris talks about his early interests and why he decided to study...
Programming commands
This activity is designed to build on understanding of programming commands and what they are used to do in a program. It requires learners to show a detailed knowledge of each command and what it is used to do. It also requires them to apply programming skills in a real context. The resource contains an...