A collection of thirty two mathematical games. The aim of each is for students to decide whether there is a winning strategy. [b]The games are[/b]: take the pegs, Tetromino chase, Solitaire, remove the cube, make it twenty-four, total 87, hedge me in, grab the last cross, sticks game, strategic darts, square chase...

The Nuffield Mathematics Project Weaving Guides are single-concept books which give detailed instructions or information about a particular subject.

The first two guides are concerned with the advent of calculators and computers and how they might be used to develop mathematical concepts.

The use...

A set of weighting scales is shown with a stack of cups on the scale. The cups are removed one by one in a fluid movement. The task is to graph the weight on the scales against time. 

Weight of cups video

A stack of cups is shown. Cups are added to the stack. Part way through a different style of cups is added, before the cups revert to the original style. The challenge is to graph the weight of the stack of cups against time.

Weight of stack 1 video

A stack of cups is shown. Cups are added to the stack. There is a variation in the rate at which cups are added. The challenge is to graph the weight of the stack of cups against time.

Weight of stack 2 video

This short activity introduces students to the ideas of the footprint and resolution of an image, asking them to choose and use appropriate methods to calculate how these quantities would change as they moved a camera to a series of vantage points above the surface of the Earth

Using real data from CensusAtSchool 2000/2001, this resource explores issues around the disposal or recycling of the empty aluminium cans in schools. Students discuss the issue, calculate statistics, draw graphs and look further into what happens to empty cans in their own school. 

The Nuffield Foundation provide this resource which can be used to introduce the idea of representing objects using plans and elevations. Students will have the opportunity to identify everyday objects photographed from plan and elevation views, draw 3D sketches of solids from their plan and elevation views, as...

This in-service kit published by the Mathematics Centre at the University of Chichester was compiled from experiences of the writers, gained when working at, reflecting on and discussing mathematics. It is presented here in draft form to be used by teachers working...

This self-study booklet from the National Strategies is on the topic of fractions, ratio and proportion. It was originally written to support and develop the subject knowledge of teachers in Key Stages Two and Three. The 2000 National Curriculum gave greater emphasis to this topic, particularly ratio and proportion...

This full lesson plan, plus dataset and worksheet, from CensusAtSchool is designed to help students understand the different types of average, how to calculate and compare them and which average it is appropriate to use for a particular data set.

This activity can be used to explore the relationship between shape and hydrodynamics (resistance).

Curriculum links include aerodynamics, resistance, forces, buoyancy and thrust. There are a number of useful links to...

The work that engineers do affects billions of people. It is creative and hands-on. It is about solving problems, designing things and improving things. As an engineer, you could tackle some of the world’s most pressing problems - from dealing with cyber security and maintaining clean water and energy supplies to...

This Cre8ate maths activity motivates the use of averages, ranges, percentages, bar charts, pie charts, and tables to make comparisons, interpretations and conclusions. The students can perform the "What is in your bowl?" activities to investigate serving amounts and what is eaten for breakfast. The data collection...

In this lesson plan from stats4schools, students are asked to interrogate a dataset of first names. Students will order information chronologically, investigate the meaning of words in the context of names, use primary and secondary data and use research effectively to support an answer or argument.

Lesson...