This book from the Schools Council addresses the topic of functions. The contents of the book are intended primarily for teachers, for whom, it was believed, it would provide a valuable background which would deepen their understanding of mathematics and give them insight into mathematical thinking. Teachers will...

Instant Maths Ideas are aimed at teachers of Key Stage Three but could also be appropriate for use with other age groups. The complete resource contains all 26 subject topics together with appropriate resource materials. Each topic has also been included as a separate resource for ease of use. Each topic contains a...

This resource contains two treasure hunts. Each treasure hunt contains twenty questions appropriate to the topic. Each page contains the answer to one of the other questions, the question to be answered and a box containing the card number. Students are required to answer the questions and record the order in which...

The first human in space was Yuri Gagarin. Since then, humans have 'walked' in space, set foot on the Moon and lived for long periods in orbit on craft like the International Space Station (ISS). This collection contains images, video and other resources that show how humans have explored space.

This chapter in the booklet Relevant and Engaging Statistics and Data Handling from the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE) looks at ways to visualise data. In particular how data can be displayed in tables and charts having been retrieved from an online database, particularly the...

This mini-course from the Nuffield Exploratory Data Skills Project: Making Sense of Data is an introduction to the graphical presentation of data.

It consists of five units:

Changing patterns of risk considers what makes an effective chart, and emphasises the point that the choice of...

This mini-course from the Nuffield Exploratory Data Skills Project: Making Sense of Data is about interpreting and analysing two-way tables. As a result of this mini-course students should learn to:

• look for effects in a two-way table

• look for effects in a simple display

• understand what...

These resources, produced by The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), have been designed to encourage distinctive ways of thinking and learning as part of the NCETM professional development package.

Analysing reasoning and...

Developed by the Secondary National Strategy, this project and materials started after a trial in 2007 under the name of the ‘Progressing to Level 6 and beyond in science’ project, commonly abbreviated to the Level 6+ project. It was intended to enable teachers to raise...

In this resource from CensusAtSchool. students compare data on month of birth from 45,000 South African students given in a table to the same data represented in a bar chart. Students are asked to consider reasons for month of birth and why it is appropriate to use percentages for large data sets.Students are then...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this booklet shows how to demonstrate star trails in a classroom environment using a ‘lazy susan’ spinning table and video editing software. Included is an online video showing the setup of the demonstration. Due to the tools involved this would only be suitable as a...

There are two versions of this house prices activity. Both involve large data sets of house prices showing how they have changed in different locations over long and short periods of time. In Version A, students draw and interpret statistical diagrams and calculate statistical measures by hand. In Version B,...

This Bowland assessment task requires students to plan when they should start preparing a meal in order to have it ready by a stated time. Students are given a number of job cards. Each card explains what needs to be done, how long the job will take and a condition as to when the job should be completed. Students...