Resources
The aim of this book is make the graphic designer more aware if diagrams, their use and design. The book has three parts, each covering different aspects of the subject: statistical diagrams, explanatory and statistical maps, explanatory diagrams.
This book is a collection of 15 papers that explore if, when, and how science, mathematics, and technology should be taught to preschool children. The papers were commissioned by AAAS for the February 1998 Forum on Early Childhood Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education in Washington, D.C., where, at the...
Diameter of the Moon
In this activity, students use similar triangles to estimate the diameter of the moon.
Diamond smuggling
This Core Maths activity investigates diamond smuggling.
The presentation gives details of how diamonds were smuggled out of Namibia in cans of pilchards. Students need to use the information given to calculate an estimate of the value of the smuggled diamonds. They need to use estimation and the formula for...
Diamond's Brilliant Light
A Catalyst article about a brilliant new light source under construction in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside - the Diamond Light Source. Diamond will be a source of synchrotron light. Many of the everyday commodities people take for granted, from chocolate to cosmetics, from revolutionary drugs to surgical...
Diamond: more than just a gemstone
This Catalyst article looks at diamond and graphite which are allotropes of carbon. Their properties which depend on the bonding between the carbon atoms are also examined.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2016, Volume 27, Issue 2.
...Diamond: The Game
This game helps children develop an awareness of some of the different roles that scientists do. They find out about different jobs in science and some of the investigations that scientists are involved in, which help to solve problems in the Real World. It may be used to...
Diamonds
A Catalyst article about diamonds. The element carbon exists in a number of allotropic forms, but diamonds have always held a special allure, whether it be for their hardness or for their transparency. The article examines how they can be made artificially and looks at some of their uses.
This article is...
Diamonds, x-rays and all that
This Catalyst article looks at diamonds and shows how they have extraordinary properties: optical, thermal and when exposed to X-rays.
This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2016, Volume 27, Issue 2.
Catalyst is a science...