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This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

The Maths Matters series recognises the different approaches that can be taken to this subject, by presenting alternative ways of learning that suit any preferred method of handling mathematics.

Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10

Three instant maths ideas covering how digits move decimal places when numbers are multiplied or divided by powers of ten. Given a starting point and an answer, students are required to decide which power of ten the original number has been multiplied. The third task requires students to explore which cases do not...

Multiplying decimals

This resource, from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, illustrates the common mistakes students make when multiplying two decimal values. It suggests that the language used could be adjusted so that the term times is interchanged with of, thus one-tenth of one-tenth is...

This resource from the Royal Statistical Society Centre for Statistical Education (RSSCSE) consists of the level 3 units. For each unit below there are comprehensive teacher's notes giving an overview of the unit, the aims and objectives for that unit, prior learning or prerequisites and the equipment required....

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Focus on maths problem solving skills with advice on approaches, detailed worked examples and lots of questions to try. Help to access 4/5 mark questions testing Assessment Objectives AO2 and AO3 in...

The "At Home With Science" series aims to make science fun and accessible to children of primary school age. This is a fun fact-book about food and cooking, discussing such questions as: Why is food tasty? and What...

Murder of the jeweller

The mystery revolves round a detective story which the students gradually solve. A jeweller has been murdered: the suspects are his metal suppliers but the motive and the culprit are initially unknown.

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Using the character of Professor Fiendish, this book presents tricks, tips and short-cuts about angles, in a exciting and enjoyable format.