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This book provides numerous ideas for practical projects (which are demanded in a number of syllabuses) as well as conceptual problems. There is a strong emphasis on the real world. This book looks at statistics.
Exploring Statistics
This resource, produced by the Centre for Teaching Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, is designed to provide a series of short problems to stimulate discussion of statistics amongst students and between students and teachers; and to provide some longer investigations which search more deeply into the...
Exploring Technology is the second of a three-part series of publications for use in the study of technology in the middle school. This text explores modern technological systems. In all three texts, a historic perspective is developed to contribute to the complete understanding of modern systems, including...
Exploring the circular economy
The following lesson plans provide a good introduction to the circular economy, and can be taught in sequence or as stand-alone lessons.
The lessons plans include:
- Challenging common conceptions
- Exploring the circular economy
- Understanding the challenge of ‘finite’...
This edited collection is concerned with the teaching of design and...
Exploring the Deep Ocean
This Catalyst article describes discovering hydrothermal vents at ocean sea-beds. Hydrothermal vents form along mid-ocean ridges. A mid-ocean ridge is where the Earth’s tectonic plates are moving apart, usually at a rate of about 6 to 18 centimetres a year. The presence of hydrothermal vents had been predicted by...
Exploring the Development of Effective Provision for Able Learners in Science
This booklet from the National Strategies is an abridged version of the science-specific quality standards with the addition of extracts from a teacher e-module. It is designed to give an introduction and overview of the structure and use of the Classroom Quality Standards (CQS) in science. It is based on the...
There are 70 sextillion stars in the universe. Discover other mind-expanding facts about the stars, planets, moons and space travel in these exciting guides. This text explores the Moon.
There are 70 sextillion stars in the universe. Discover other mind-expanding facts about the stars, planets, moons and space travel in these exciting guides. This text explores the Moon.