In this lesson, students will consider the differences in gravity between the Earth and the Moon and the meaning of mass, weight and gravity. They will then use stills from footage of the Apollo 17 Lunar lift off to calculate the speed during the initial ascent.

Curriculum links:

• Reading and...

Produced by the Wellcome Trust, this animation shows the complete life cycle of tiny parasitic worms as they move between human and mosquito hosts.

Lymphatic filariasis is a disabling disease found in low-income areas...

This collection features six resources on the topic of averages and spread.

The resources feature:

• Concept development lessons that focus on developing conceptual understanding of significant mathematical ideas.
• Problem solving lessons that focus on the...

This collection features eleven resources on the topic of probability.

The resources feature:

• Concept development lessons that focus on developing conceptual understanding of significant mathematical ideas.
• Problem solving lessons that focus on the...

This collection features eleven resources on the topic of representing data.

The resources feature:

• Concept development lessons that focus on developing conceptual understanding of significant mathematical ideas.
• Problem solving lessons that focus on...

This collection features five resources on the topic of properties of 2D shapes.

The resources feature:

• Concept development lessons that focus on developing conceptual understanding of significant mathematical ideas.
• Problem solving lessons that focus...

This collection features three resources on the topic of transformations.

The resources feature:

• Concept development lessons that focus on developing conceptual understanding of significant mathematical ideas.
• Tasks that provide mathematically rich...

This collection features two resources on the topic of trigonometry.

The resources feature:

• Concept development lessons that focus on developing conceptual understanding of significant mathematical ideas.
• Tasks that provide mathematically rich problems...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the first half of year 7. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels. Alongside the pupils...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 7. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the first half of year 8. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside the...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 8. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside...

These materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the first half of year 9. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside the...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 9. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside...

In this Study Plus unit from the National Strategies students investigate buying and using an MP3 player. They consider best buys and compare different MP3 players, using proportional reasoning.

The unit looks at scatter graphs, ratio and proportion, percentage changes, and simple functions arising from...