Resources

Establishing CAD/CAM

From Teachers TV, this programme looks at the use of CAD/CAM in textiles. At the time of filming, interest in CAD/CAM was being boosted as the British textile industry staged a revival, fuelled by increasing demand for digitally printed fabrics.

Ann Crawshaw, who has a national role in the teaching of CAD...

Establishing Trust

In this video from Osiris Educational Bill Rodgers discusses the essential skills that enable teachers to be a confident classroom leader with behaviourally challenging young people in order to establish trust.

Esters and Perfumes *suitable for home teaching*

This film, from Twig World, looks at esters which occur in nature and have been harnessed by the perfume industry. It explores what esters are and how they are made and used.

The key points in the film are:

•Esters give many fruits their scents, including bananas, lavender and pineapples.

•...

Estimate the radius of a circle of light

This resource from the IET Faraday programme, supported by MEI and Tomorrow's Engineers, shines a light on the area of a circle, Pythagoras' Theorem and enlargement by asking students to consider what they can see when a torch is shone on a wall.

"A circle of light appears when you...

Estimates from Limited Data

This activity can be used to provide a simple introduction to the technique of Fermi estimation. The three files contain an overview, teacher notes and a student handout.

...

Estimating

This series of ten interactive excel sheets explore estimating. Answers can be checked each time and new questions generated at the click of a button.

The first sheet shows a number line from 0 to 20, 50 or 100....

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.

Estimating biomass

This set of resources are based on Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BiFoR) work. The activities provide an innovative way to introduce the issues surrounding the estimation of biomass. For pupils aged between 11 and 14 there are engaging activities to introduce the concept of biomass and pyramids of biomass...

Estimating environmental damage in freshwater

Students compare the water quality at different points in a stream or river using the standard procedure for finding the Trent Biotic Index score for samples of freshwater invertebrates.  The test was developed by the Trent River authority to detect water pollution. It allows comparisons of water quality to be made...

Estimating length using scientific notation

This lesson develops the concepts of estimating the lengths of everyday objects, and converting between decimal and scientific notation.

An introductory activity looks at converting between decimal and scientific notation.

The main activity involves a collaborative exercise centred around picture...