This series of Core Maths resources explore using linear programming to maximise profit in a number of different situations.

Maximising Profit: Linear Programming Examples
This package contains three different examples for students to explore, rocking horse manufacture, minibus travel...

This Nuffield Foundation publication was prepared to help students master the calculations involved in GCSE Science courses. The book is divided up into a series individual topics. Each topic is presented in three parts.

• A summary of the ideas students need to know, including any important formulas....

This Subtangent investigation looks at the total of the squares inside a stair shape.

Initially students investigate the relationship of the totals of a three step stair and its position on a 10 by 10 grid.

Different fuels are considered and how energy to move transport is released during combustion. This lesson also looks at the story of steam tube trains and our changing understanding of the effects of emissions from combustion on health.

Learning outcomes:

• Could represent combustion reactions...

The Mathematics Matters case studies have been written to address the issue that contemporary mathematics research affects the daily lives of a very large number of people worldwide, yet most remain in almost total ignorance of this fact. The case studies aim to give examples of contemporary research and describe...

In 2012, the Olympic and Paralympic games will be held in London. These resources look at a wide range of topics that can all be linked to the games. They cover science, technology, engineering and mathematics and can be used in individual lessons or as part of a cross-curricular Olympic and Paralympic theme.

Professional Development is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme.

SEP has collaborated with a number of other organisations in developing a range of publications concerned with the professional development of teachers at all stages of their careers. Two of these...

These resources from the last in the series of Science Year CD ROMs, AKA Science, focus on a range of science themes. The wide-ranging materials include: • Major resources - the main themed activities • Everywhere - science through cross-curricular and whole-school activities • Explore - a variety of games and...

These resources from the third in the series of Science Year CD ROMs, Can we; Should we?, focus on the themes of biology and the environment. The wide-ranging materials include: • Major resources - the main themed activities • Everywhere - science through cross-curricular and whole-school activities • Explore - a...

These resources from the Science Year CD-ROM Is There Life? have a space focus. The wide-ranging materials include: *Major resources - the main themed activities for Is There Life? • Everywhere - science through cross-curricular and whole-school activities • Explore - a variety of games and quizzes, including...

These resources from the Science Year CD-ROM Only Connect? focus on the theme of connections.

The wide-ranging materials include:

• Major resources - the main themed activities

• Everywhere - science through cross-curricular and whole-school activities

• Explore - a variety of games and...

In 2001 the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) funded Science Year in England and Wales. As part of this programme NESTA commissioned the Association for Science Education (ASE) to produce a series of inspiring electronic resources to support science teaching and learning. This rich set...

These resources from the first Science Year CD ROM, Who am I?, have a human biology focus. The wide-ranging materials include: * Major resources - the main themed activities for Who am I? * Everywhere - science through cross-curricular and whole-school activities * Explore - a variety of games and quizzes,...

ESERO-UK (the European Space Education Resource Office for the UK) is an education project from the European Space Agency (ESA).

ESERO-UK has been established at the National STEM Learning Centre through funding from ESA and the Department for Education. ESERO-UK promotes space in the UK and the use of space...