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Durham Shared Maths Project: evaluation report and executive summary - July 2015
Published in July 2015, this report details the findings of the Durham University Shared Maths intervention project on pupils from 82 primary schools across four local authorities. The intervention was a cross-age peer tutoring...
Dust to dust? The importance of soil
This Catalyst article looks at soil composition and the reasons behind protecting soil from turning into dust. The UN Year of Soils highlighted the many ways in which humans rely on soil for much more than growing crops.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary...
Dwarf Planets as a New Way of Thinking about an Old Solar System
From NASA, this resource looks at how bodies in the solar system are classified. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) defined the terms "planet" and "dwarf planet". The IAU's decision created an opportunity for students to understand the solar system better by considering the definitions of planet,...
These materials are based around the idea of mathematical story-telling, something that the resources’ author describes as ‘The Three Acts of a Mathematical Story’.
Act One
This is where the story is introduced, using as few words as possible, and in a way that will...
Dye-sensitized Solar Energy
The activity, from the Biomimicry 3.8 Institute, provides an illustration of biomimetic technology. Students explore how to produce electricity by constructing a dye-sensitised solar cell at ambient temperatures, using a few simple materials. In the manufacturing of most solar cells, silica must be heated to...
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Dyes: Industrial scale up
This is a worksheet which looks at various factors which effect the scaling up of laboratory processes to industrial scale in the commercial manufacture of dyes. Students look at
- costs of the raw materials for each dye
- the percentage yield
- size of reaction vessels
- energy...
This report summarises the outcomes of the Nuffield Foundation funded 2014–17...
Dynamic digital technologies for dynamic mathematics: final report
This report summarises the outcomes of the Nuffield Foundation funded 2014–17 project ‘Developing teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching and classroom use of technology through engagement with key mathematical concepts using dynamic digital technology’. The project took place between January 2014 and...
This report summarises the outcomes of the Nuffield Foundation funded 2014–17...