The revision of Stage III of Revised Nuffield Chemistry put more emphasis on applied, social and historical aspects of chemistry. This was in response to feedback from teachers that the original version of Stage III included too many academic options that overlapped...

This course was developed in response to research which revealed that many young adults are not equipped with efficient learning techniques. It appeared that these people were unable to explain how they learnt, why they succeeded or failed, or to devise or employ strategies appropriate for specified learning tasks...

This problem solving resource uses linear functions to model real world data about car skid marks. The work assumes students are familiar with substitution and drawing straight line graphs.

The problem is set in the context of investigating car accidents. When a car suddenly brakes to a stop, it can leave...

This task is designed to assess how well students understand tessellation, area, and patterns.

A square table top is to be tiled using three types of tile:

• Square
• Half a square (cut along the diagonal)
• Quarter of a square (half of a ‘half’ tile)

A design is shown...

Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at the theme of harnessing technology. It describes how Sussex Downs College set out to show students how to use more innovative features of technology to support collaborative and active learning. To begin with, this involved...

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...

Produced by the new economics foundation (nef), this resource contains activities that help students to discuss and understand climate change and global warming. The materials contain teacher guidance, student information and a range of activities that promote discussion and debate.

Students consider the...

Computing concepts do not always have to be taught with a computer, and this booklet offers a variety of ‘unplugged’ activities, designed to be completed without a digital device.

It consists of seven activities, including;

• Networks in the local area, including CCTV, Wi-fi and 4G/5G
• ...

In this resource pupils will learn about geological time, different geological periods and how old the earth is. They will also learn about dinosaurs, their various characteristics, and how they are both similar to, and different from, reptiles we see today. They will discover there are three main different types...

In this resource from the DfE Standards Unit, students learn to express a part or whole diagram in fractions or percentages, convert a fraction to a percentage (using a calculator), calculate areas of rectangles, triangles, circles and parts of circles and add, subtract and multiply fractions. This session builds...

Produced by the Institute of Physics, this learning episode includes discussions, demonstrations and questions which introduce students to thermodynamics. These include compressing and expanding gases, adiabatic and isothermal changes.

A detailed presentation from Ben Houghton, data scientist at Barclays PLC. It is good introduction to Big Data and the three Vs (volume, variety and velocity). Other topics covered are machine learning and its use in fraud detection, legal and data privacy challenges and technology bottle necks caused by...

In this lesson, students will consider the differences in gravity between the Earth and the Moon and the meaning of mass, weight and gravity. They will then use stills from footage of the Apollo 17 Lunar lift off to calculate the speed during the initial ascent.

Curriculum links:

• Reading and...