This worksheet explores Ohm’s law. It provides students with an overview of the relationship between pressure, force and area. It also provides a brief explanation of how to calculate a factor of safety.

The questions have worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is ...

Produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), this investigation enables students to investigate the process of mitosis in a growing root tip. The mitotic index is the fraction of cells in a microscope field which contain condensed chromosomes.

In this activity students prepare and stain root tips....

This worksheet challenges students to calculate the area of various shapes, in a design and technology setting. It provides worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is...

This worksheet challenges students to calculate the cost of various products. It provides worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is useful for teaching maths content in design and technology, or as a maths activity sheet.

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this booklet covers the age and energy output of the Sun. Included is an online video that discusses how the age of the Sun can be calculated. Questions and answers are included that test a student’s understanding of the physical and mathematical concepts.  It would be...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this booklet places Newton’s law of gravitation and Kepler’s third law in the context of calculating the mass of the Sun. Included is an online video that discusses how the age of the Sun can be calculated. Equations and physical terms are introduced and discussed....

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this booklet covers black holes and the Schwarzschild radius. Included is an online video that discusses what is inside a black hole. Equations and physical terms are introduced and discussed. Questions and answers are included that test a student’s understanding of the...

This worksheet challenges students to answer a series of questions themed around calculating the volume of products. It provides worked examples, examiners top tips and answers to each question. The resource is useful for teaching maths content in design and technology, or as a maths activity sheet.

This lesson develops the concept of calculating the volume of compound objects. In particular, students enhance their understanding of:

• Computing measurements using formulas.
• Decomposing compound shapes into simpler ones.
• Using right triangles and their properties to solve real-world...

This resource, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, begins with a video that names and describes some the different layers of the atmosphere, with the aim of explaining where the ...

A selection of resources published by BEAM for teachers of Key Stage Three mathematics. It includes challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding. The activities and their mathematical content are: *Digits problem - looking...

Published by BEAM, this collection of calculation activities offers opportunities for early years students to practice their understanding of number and number recognition.

*Make 10 dots - making 10

*Counting spots - single digit addition and comparison

*Grapes - making 5

*Who has most...

A selection of resources published by BEAM for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles to help students practise and consolidate their mathematical understanding.

The activities, presented with their mathematical content, are:

*Words - recognising multiples of 5...

A selection of resources published by BEAM for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding. The activities, and their mathematical content, are: *How many squares - using...