Resources

Diving Deep

This Catalyst article explores how many mammal species' bodies are adapted to cope with the great pressures involved as they dive to great depths.

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2011, Volume 22, Issue 2.

Catalyst...

Division

This SMILE resource contains two packs of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of division, from simple division problems to converting between fractions and decimals.

Division pack one contains thirteen work cards with activities...

Division

Short division – Six examples of dividing numbers using the short, or what is sometimes called the bus stop method. The examples progress in difficulty with the first two examples not requiring any remainders, the next two examples having remainders within the calculation and the last two examples having...

Division

The first interactive sheet shows fractions where the numerator is 1. The fraction is converted into a decimal by long division and illustrated as the fraction of a circle. The denominator can be altered to be between 1 and 9. The next two sheets also show long division...

Division

This task is designed to assess how well students understand working with recurring decimals in practical situations.

The task gives students the information that when you calculate 100 ÷ 6 using a calculator, the result is 16. 666666667

They use this information to arrive at answers to a series of...

This book is part of the Explorer series of books which provides puzzles that are engaging and are designed to improve maths understanding and help with overall problem solving ability. 

Division, Volume and Other Topics

This Teachers TV classroom resource for Key Stage Two mathematics presents eight dramatised situations highlighting a problem to be solved. The clips are intended to be used as starters for primary lessons on fractions, decimals and percentages, or numbers and algebra.

Bring maths lessons...

DIY 3D geodesic dome project

This is one of a set of resources developed to support the teaching of the primary national curriculum. They are designed to support the delivery of key topics within design and technology, maths and science (in this case mainly design and technology). This resource focusses on developing understanding of...

DIY Dendrometer

There are two parts to the DIY Dendrometer resources: 

Part A focusses on how trees grow and their role within both the carbon cycle and the water cycle. Learners are encouraged to take part in a citizen science project which involves creating and installing a DIY...

DIY Faraday Challenge: Smart Cycle

The IET DIY Faraday Challenge Day ‘Smart Cycle’ is a DIY STEM activity day but it could be adapted to be run as a suite of lessons. The aim of this challenge is to introduce students to cutting edge technology which engineers are, and will be using in the future and this challenge will work best if you have access...