Understanding the key development methodologies is an important part of most A-level specifications. This is a great activity to engage the students at the start of the topic, as no prior knowledge is required. This resource needs to be cut out and laminated. Ideally, each waterfall step should be separated, along...

This Mathematics Matters case study, from the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, looks at how mathematicians' understanding of knots can help unravel potentially fatal knots in DNA molecules. Understanding how to manipulate tangles of DNA could help us create new treatments for diseases, so...

Students test crystal (alum) deodorants using either a red cabbage indicator or a universal indicator. The universal indicator suggests that the deodorant reacts as an acid, whereas the red cabbage suggests that the deodorant reacts as a base. What is happening here?

This resource can be used with different...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this uses understanding of Kepler’s third law and the Doppler equation guide a lesson on plotting and interpreting a velocity vs radius graph for the Andromeda galaxy. A brief overview of the lesson is provided for the teacher as well as key questions to ask students...

Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the themes of knowledge and technology transfer and employer engagement. It involved a member of staff from the automotive department at City College, Birmingham undertaking a secondment to the Jaguar Land Rover production...

Whey is a waste product from the cheese industry. In this experiment students upgrade whey, by converting the lactose into glucose and galactose, or by growing the microorganism K.lactis on agar containing whey.

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In this resource students are provided with a table showing the efficiency of various factors in warming up or cooling down the neighbourhoods of three urban areas. Students are required to interpret the data,  manipulate the data and calculate averages. The data then has to be represented graphically. A number of...

The collection of Nuffield Mathematics resources for teaching mathematics at L1, L2 and L3 can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/cxg2wb 

Many of the L2 and L3 resources could be used for the City and Guilds L3 Certificate in Using and Applying Mathematics....

The collection of Nuffield Mathematics resources for teaching mathematics at L1, L2 and L3 can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/cxg2wb 

Many of the L2 and L3 resources could be used for the Edexcel L3 Certificate in Mathematics in Context.

This excel...

The collection of Nuffield Mathematics resources for teaching mathematics at L1, L2 and L3 can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/cxg2wb 

Many of the L2 and L3 resources could be used for OCR L3 Certificate in Quantitative Reasoning.

This excel...

The collection of Nuffield Mathematics resources for teaching mathematics at L1, L2 and L3 can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/cxg2wb 

Many of the L2 and L3 resources could be used for the WJWC EDUQAS L3 Certificate in Mathematics for Work and Life.

In this resource from the DfE Standards Unit, students calculate binomial probabilities and cumulative binomial probabilities. They develop their understanding of the context in which it is appropriate to use binomial probabilities, the symmetrical nature of the formula for a binomial probability and alternative...

This article discusses how chemical tests can reduce the numbers of animals used in the testing of new products.

The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2015, Volume 25, Issue 4.

Catalyst is a science magazine for students...

[b]Functions and their derivatives:[/b] the objective of this activity is to develop skills in working with functions, their derivatives and function notation. The suggested activity begins by asking students to explain what is meant by f'(3) and what is the difference between f(2) and f'(2). There follows a...