This Core Maths task involves estimation and performing simple calculations based on volume, proportion and converting units (i.e. gallons and litres).

The short presentation introduces the task, which is to provide a...

This resource from the IET Faraday programme, supported by MEI and Tomorrow's Engineers, asks students to read and interpret repeating wave pattern graphs.

"Engineers sometimes have to analyse data which shows a repeating pattern. Plotting a graph of the data is often helpful as it...

This report, from 2013, contains the findings of an expert panel commissioned by the Department for Education to report on Core Mathematics. The panel aimed to provide clear guidelines to inform the development of new Level 3 mathematics qualifications to be used by the Department for Education in deciding which...

The purpose of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Mapping Review, published by the Department for Education in 2004, was broadly to:

• investigate whether STEM initiatives currently being taken forward address the concerns raised about the decline in demand of university places in...

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) funds and produces research in areas of post-16 education and training in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). These resources are some of the reports, research and guidance that have been published. They include the areas of:
* Progression into...

In this resource from the DfE Standards Unit, students interpret 2D representations of 3D shapes, analyse 3D shapes using plans, elevations, and isometric drawings and develop their reasoning ability in spatial contexts. Many students may have met these ideas before, but they may still experience difficulties in...

This lesson develops the concept of visualising two-dimensional cross-sections of representations of 3-dimensional objects.

The lesson begins by considering two cylindrical containers placed so that they make a right angle. Water flows from one cylinder to the other. Students consider the top view of the...

Produced by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), these resources are aimed at mathematics practitioners. Sessions in this resource look at:

• Data collection and handling (using technology creatively and appropriately)

• Key features of charts graphs and diagrams (building on knowledge...

This lesson develops the concept of combining transformations. In particular students will:

• Recognise and visualise transformations of 2D shapes
• Translate, reflect and rotate shapes, and combine these transformations
• Discuss some common misconceptions about transformations
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This is a concept development lesson that is designed to assess how well students understand:

• Conditional probability
• Representing events as a subset of a sample space using tables and tree diagrams

A game has been devised where three white balls and three black balls are placed...

This is a concept development lesson that is designed to assess how well students understand:

• When conditional probabilities are equal for particular situations
• Representing events as a subset of a sample space using tables and tree diagrams
• Modelling using algebra

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This is a concept development lesson on interpreting data using frequency graph and box plots.

Eight frequency graphs are presented that show scores in tests. The frequency graphs must be matched with box plots.

There are pre-lesson and post-lesson formative assessment tasks. Detailed teacher notes...

This is a concept development lesson, designed to enhance how well students:

• Are able to use frequency graphs to identify a range of measures and make sense of data in a real-world context
• Understand that a large number of data points allows a frequency graph to be approximated by a continuous...

This is a problem solving lesson where students develop their understanding of how to interpret frequency graphs that use grouped data, together with their associated box plots. Particular attention is paid to minimum and maximum values, medians and quartiles.

The lesson begins with students interpreting...

This resource features a task that involves interpreting functions that arise in practical situations.

Students are given the task of matching together worded descriptions, functions, and graphs. An example of a worded situations is a movie subscription where you get two movies free, but then you get charged...