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Finding All the Solutions of Trigonometric Equations

The mathematical solution explains how to solve the equation: sin(x+150) = 1/sqrt2 for x between 0⁰ and 360⁰. To begin with, the principle values for (x+150) are found. The fact that a sine curve is periodic is used to find the solution set for (x+150) based upon these two initial values. Subtracting 150 from each...

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.

Finding areas of circles

This lesson develops the concept of area of a circle. In particular students will:

• Sketch and construct loci involving arcs of circles
• Calculate the area of a circle, given its radius
• Calculate the radius of a circle, given its area

The opening question is about a goat...

One of a series of books that shows the relevance of practical science to our everyday lives. Students learn through real-world examples, including industrial case studies.

Finding factors and multiples

This lesson develops the concept of ‘Greatest Common Factor’ (GCF) and ‘Least Common Multiple’ (LCM). The central theme is to separate out the two concepts.

There is an introductory ‘guess my numbers’ activity. The GCF and LCM of a pair of numbers is given and students must work out what the numbers are,...

Finding Food

Aimed at Key Stage Two, this resource provides investigations, practical activities, worksheets and puzzles on the topic areas of animals and habitats.

Investigations look at food preferences in birds, finding prey and finding food for offspring, and lead into many follow on investigations.

There are...

Finding g – helical spring

By using a helical spring and varying the mass on the end of it, students can time the period of oscillation to calculate the acceleration due to gravity.  This can be done by plotting the extension (e) by the time period squared (T²).  This would be good to use computer software to assist with this....

Finding g – water path in gravity

By using a constant head apparatus or similar you will investigate the shape of a water path projected through the gravitational field of the Earth to find the acceleration due to gravity. This would benefit from using slo-mo filming or photography, or even to introduce students to a travelling microscope.

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Finding g-linear air track

This investigation uses a linear air track that is tilted to a slope to calculate the acceleration of an object due to gravity.  SUVAT can be used to calculate this value, and datalogging, especially using light gates can be used. Students can also use a protractor to measure angles which can be varied.

This...