In this lesson students will gain an understanding of timber seasoning (both naturally and artificially) to help reduce the moisture content. They will develop an understanding of the process of converting a log into lumber and timber conversion through video clips and diagrams. Exam style questions are included to...

Published in 2009 by LSIS, this report describes an action research project undertaken by Longley Park Sixth Form College. The research undertook a comparison of the different GCSE science specifications and an analysis of the January results for an AS chemistry unit to investigate the impact of GCSE qualifications...

In this lesson students will understand the life cycle of a product through studying a graph. Students will understand the five stages of the life cycle assessment graph and the role planned obsolesce has in relation to the benefit of the manufacturer and not necessarily the consumer. Through case studies and...

This Core Maths resource package involves students completing a financially-themed project. Students are given the task of promoting, manufacturing and delivering a new mobile phone for the best possible price. Students complete annual reports on monthly income and expenditure, explore interest rates, exchange...

This article discusses using mini battery powered computers to sense, and report back environmental data across a wide area in the Lake District. It talks about some of the ways in which this type of robotThis article discusses using...

This lesson focuses on the reliability of computer systems, and specifically how this applies in the case of self driving cars, and what some of the implications might be if this reliability is not demonstrated. Students begin by...

A series of 20 activities related to Data Representation in the GCSE Syllabus. Activities include worksheets on Binary (including addition, shifting and conversions), character encoding systems, various aspects of how audio files are created and stored, Huffman Tree encodings, Denary and Hexadecimal conversions,...

Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study tackles the theme of progression through STEM subjects. It looks at a mentoring scheme set up by St Francis Xavier College to support students in mathematics. In the scheme, A2 students were paired with AS students and given advice about...

A practical skills handbook to accompany the OCR Practical Endorsement for AS/A level physics (H556, H557), incorporating supporting material for teachers and students, covering

• practical skills requirements...

Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at how Preston College used a social networking site (Facebook) to engage students studying science and mathematics in more active revision strategies and thus improve success rates. It also aimed to offer support outside of class...

A resource which covers core theory for GCSE Design and Technology: understanding the different additives which are applied to polymers and how they improve them....

The collection of Nuffield Mathematics resources for teaching mathematics at L1, L2 and L3 can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/cxg2wb 

Many of the L2 and L3 resources could be used for the City and Guilds L3 Certificate in Using and Applying Mathematics....

The collection of Nuffield Mathematics resources for teaching mathematics at L1, L2 and L3 can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/cxg2wb 

Many of the L2 and L3 resources could be used for the Edexcel L3 Certificate in Mathematics in Context.

This excel...

The collection of Nuffield Mathematics resources for teaching mathematics at L1, L2 and L3 can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/cxg2wb 

Many of the L2 and L3 resources could be used for OCR L3 Certificate in Quantitative Problem Solving.

This excel...

The collection of Nuffield Mathematics resources for teaching mathematics at L1, L2 and L3 can be found here: https://www.stem.org.uk/cxg2wb 

Many of the L2 and L3 resources could be used for OCR L3 Certificate in Quantitative Reasoning.

This excel...