Resources
Symbols and Formulae
These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:
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Understand that a chemical formula provides information on the composition of a substance.
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Select an appropriate chemical formula for a given, simple, molecule.
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Symbols and Units: a Survival Guide *suitable for home teaching*
From Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), this guide explains the rules for using symbols and units which students will meet in their science courses and reminds of the importance of using them, and writing them, correctly.
The guide contains six sections:
1. SI base units
2. Derived units...
Symmetry
In these AMP resources, co-funded by the Clothworkers and Nuffield Foundation, students investigate making different symmetrical shapes, using one or more of three given shapes. Students will work logically, identifying and classifying patterns making general statements...
A basic primary mathematics series from the late 1960s.
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Symmetry
Symmetry: SMILE card 0880 is a booklet of activities starting with a number of photographs of objects that exhibit symmetry. In the first task students explore the line symmetry of different mathematical shapes by folding followed by an activity in which students make a symmetrical picture of their...
Symmetry
From the Nuffield Foundation, the purpose of this module is to develop understanding of line and rotational symmetry. Much of the work on line symmetry is based on paper folding activities and is quite practical.
The...
Symmetry - EAL
The activities in this resource are best used at the end of a unit looking at shapes and symmetry to revise the vocabulary pupils have encountered and to ensure they can apply the correct definitions to the visual representations of different types of shape and symmetry. Although the activities have been designed...
Symmetry and Circumference in Durham Cathedral
This video resource from Teachers TV is presented by Steve Humble. Filmed in Durham Cathedral, it investigates the mathematics used by master masons and the links with classical architecture. Steve identifies some hidden symmetry surrounding the columns of the cathedral before challenging students to calculate...