Produced by The Centre for Industry Education Collaboration (CIEC), this resource looks at the testing of materials in the context of dentistry. Students first look at the properties of teeth and the nature of toothache before going on to test materials for a range of properties.

Experimental methods...

This activity supports children to work in pairs using a dental mirror and disclosing tablets to examine each other’s teeth. They then highlight the stained areas on a simple diagram and explain to their partner which areas require more thorough brushing. This activity has been provided by The Online Dentist.

The Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials produced in 2003 by the Department for Education was written to help subject leaders focus on the processes of monitoring and departmental evaluation, increase confidence in ways to prioritise developments and...

These resources link ideas from mathematics to applications in real world engineering. The resources cover the broad topic of deployable structures which are structures that open up (deploy) into something of use. An obvious example would be an umbrella. There are also case studies of two engineers involved with...

The Nuffield Foundation provides this activity which can be used to review students' knowledge of the derivatives of quadratic and cubic functions and their graphs. The slideshow provides an introduction by considering a quadratic example and a cubic example.

This video for a-level and GCSE high ability students looks at how we derive units.  It looks at why speed can be measured in m/s and then goes onto to look at the units for force using F=ma and also why we use Joules for energy.  It also discusses the seven main base units and how all units are derived from these...

Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics.

This activity explores an example of the Descent method. This method was popularised by the famous mathematician Pierre de Fermat...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Describe how forces always arise in pairs

• Label force arrows to describe the action of the force

• Represent the size and direction of a force with an...

This lesson develops the concept of naming and classifying quadrilaterals according to their properties. Students identify the minimal information required to define a quadrilateral. They sketch quadrilaterals with given conditions.

During the first part of the lesson students choose from the words ‘all’, ‘...

This lesson develops the concept of constructing triangles with given conditions. In particular students will:

• Recall and apply triangle properties
• Determine whether a set of given conditions for the measures of angle and/or sides of a triangle describe a unique triangle, more than one...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Identify an object that has a higher speed because it travels further in a given time
• Identify an object that has a higher speed than another when they travel different distances...

This resource is designed to help students understand:

• Different averages: the mean and the median.

• Measures of spread: the standard deviation and the interquartile range.

• Statistical diagrams: histograms and boxplots.

Self teaching notes and questions are contained on the work...

The generation of energy with solar power plants in the desert is a highly controversial issue. In this activity students consider the questions: Which arguments do the opponents and the proponents put forward? To what extent do solar power plants have the potential to contribute to meeting Europe’s energy needs?...

A collection of mini design challenges, themed around different material areas.