Designed to be accessible for key stage two children, this activity guides you and your pupils through a range of fun and engaging maths challenges, using either real cupcakes or printable paper cakes. This could be carried out as part of a design and technology or maths lesson, and is simple to follow, making it...

Tin cans come in a variety of shapes and sizes. In this activity students consider the net of a tin can, the formula for the total surface area and the formula for the volume of the can. The first problem requires students to express the total surface area as a function of r by eliminating h. The second problem...

This mystery explores solubility, ionic ...

A question posed by this resource from CensusAtSchool, investigating whether probability relates to reality. Real data is contrasted with the theoretical probabilities of the number of boys in a family, using the assumption that the probability of having a boy is 0.5. Equally likely outcomes, combined events, tree...

This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), requires students to compete to make the strongest electromagnetic tool holder for a surgeon's robotic arm.

It is intended that students will be...

This resource requires students to identify and name different parts of teeth. The resource has been provided by The Online Dentist.

A colouring sheet which shows bacteria and food in the mouth and how, over time, the acid leads to tooth decay. There are two versions, one with words and one with spaces for children to fill in the missing words. This activity has...

This resource consists of a number activities related to tooth decay. Students learn the causes of tooth decay and what kinds of food contribute towards it. There are colouring and activity sheets for students to complete. The resource has been provided by the Online Dentist.

This activity encourages children to think about how the diets of different animals influences the teeth that they have. It also helps them to understand the importance of teeth for helping animals, including humans, to get the energy...

This resource includes activity sheets on different types of teeth: it requires children to identify and draw relevant teeth.  The resource has been provided by The Online Dentist.

The activities in this resource explain the importance of tooth brushing and the consequences of poor oral hygiene. This resource has been provided by the Online Dentist.

This challenge links together the topics area and perimeter. The challenge is to find the smallest area that can be enclosed using 12 toothpicks. The mathematical topics required are areas of rectangles and triangles. This resource is suitable for Key Stages 2 and 3.

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A video shows a jar of toothpicks being emptied....

This resource, provided by the Association for Science Education (ASE) and part of the SYCD Who am I? collection, uses a familiar card game format to illustrate cell, tissue and organ associations. It also highlights all the adaptations and functions of specialised cells required at Key Stage Three. The resource...

In this puzzle students are asked to identify all of the states in a topological map of the United States of America. The resource contains a few hints to help orientate the map, but students will have to be familiar with the original map to complete the task.

The map was produced by Sian Zelbo and Mark Saul...