This resource from Inquiry Maths contains a simple prompt which leads to a rich task exploring the nature of linear equations.

Solving equations inquiry and the Lesson notes outline the prompt for students to explore and suggests a number of supplementary enquiries. The...

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

This presentation describes the concept of Tangles, which were the idea of John Conway. Students are given some rules from which they create the tangle representing 2/5, before creating their own tangle numbers for others to...

Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics. The Game of Life is a simulation of how a population might grow, if subject to a few simple rules. Initially students try the rules out for themselves on squared paper, before following a link to a computer program that shows the...

Being able to develop cost-effective solutions is an important aspect of engineering and one that students investigate in this challenge. This challenge looks at the maximum volume of a satellite communications frame made from a fixed length of tubing. There is some guidance given to students through a series of...

In this resource students are asked to play the role of a newly qualified engineering graduate that has taken a year out to work for an overseas aid agency in a developing country.

The civil engineering project you are working on aims to provide water to a number of rural villages where clean water for...

Understanding the key development methodologies is an important part of most A-level specifications. This is a great activity to engage the students at the start of the topic, as no prior knowledge is required. This resource needs to be cut out and laminated. Ideally, each waterfall step should be separated, along...

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

Wallpaper patterns all have one thing in common; they are all produced by repeating a single fundamental tile by translation, that one basic rule gives rise to a range of possible patterns, each with their distinctive...

This activity demonstrates how a Raspberry Pi running Python can interact with other devices in the browser. Using the web.py framework, web forms can be served to mobile phones, tablets etc, and accept input which is fed into the Python script. The project helps students to see how web servers work, and how...

In this activity children identify and name the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense. They explore their five senses before using them to evaluate their yoghurt dessert.

This is the fifth in a series of activities where children work towards an end goal...

In this activity children choose a name and logo for their pizza business. They then learn where a range of food that comes from and role play simple food chains. They then build their own food chains.

This is the first in a series of activities where children work towards an end goal of setting up a pizza...

This resources gives Year 5 pupils the opportunity to apply their mathematical skills in the context of a budget and solving multi step problems. This session should be completed after or during a teaching unit on written addition and subtraction methods. This lesson plan offers an engaging purpose for learning...

Produced by the Wellcome Trust, these resources include an interactive evolutionary tree and a video of the Tree of Life. These materials will help students to find out more about the work of Charles Darwin and evolution. The resources contain:

Tree of life video: The video is a short...

This comprehensive pack on handling data from the National strategies was designed to support the teaching in Year Eight. The mini pack contains a sample unit which has been developed through a flexible use of the sample medium-term plans for mathematics. The unit emphasises discussion and interpretation of data...