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This book is presented in cartoon format and uses bigfoot to explain the science of adaptation.
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Bike ride task
This short task considers a distance time graph for a bike ride. Students must answer a series of six questions on interpreting the graph, including calculating speed.
The resource comes with both scored and unscored student work. This is useful for peer assessment and ironing out misconceptions. A...
Bilingualism
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Bin Packing
The purpose of bin packing is to pack a collection of objects into containers called bins. The bins are all the same size and the objects to be packed are different sizes. The aim is to pack the objects into the bins using the fewest possible bins. In this example students are asked to save computer files onto a CD...
Bin packing
This package of Core Maths resources explore how to solve bin packing problems using the first fit decreasing algorithm.
Bin Packing: Teacher guide
The teacher guide presentation contains an introduction to the topic through the plumber’s dilemma before working through the best possible...
Bin Packing - Theatre booking
In this resource students are asked to play the role of a local theatre manager, tasked with finding the best way to organise the audience to minimise the amount of space they take up. To solve the problem students must apply a series of first fit algorithms.
The resource includes a teacher presentation,...
Bin-bag capacitor
This video shows how two metal foil sheets and a bin-bag can be used to show how a capacitor works. The metal foil acts as the plates and the bin-bag as the dielectric. The model capacitor can be charged and discharged as well as demonstrating what happens if a capacitor's working voltage is exceeded.
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