A resource containing six instant maths ideas which explore different kinds of rounding, to whole numbers, to a number of decimal places and to a number of significant figures. There are a number of resource sheets containing examples of decimals to be used with the tasks, a resource for exploring fractions,...

Students' misconceptions when rounding to the nearest 1000 is the focus of this resource from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching. It illustrates how, when asked to round a value to the nearest 1000, some students mistakenly round to the nearest 10, then the nearest 100 and finally to the nearest 1000...

Roving with Rosalind is...

This collection contains a selection of activities, suitable for STEM projects. Themes include a mission to Mars, drones, engineering at the movies and deployable structures.

These resources from the Royal Meteorological Society focus on topics related to climate change, and offer a selection of activities suitable for different age groups. 

This set of resources, from The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Life Support Team, is aimed at science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teachers at Key Stage Two to Four. The resources use the essential work of the RNLI to provide a real-life context for students to explore key STEM topics and...

The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World. These resources, designed for students aged from seven years up to post-16, contain astronomy based practical activities linked to the curriculum at each key stage.

• Key stage 2 activities include...

From the British Science Association, these resources give useful guidance and tips for running a public engagement in science event. This could be as part of the Association's annual National Science & Engineering Week (NSEW). Two guides are included in these materials.

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These Cre8ate maths activities draw on the mathematics of combinatorial thinking and involve a set of functional maths activities.

The ‘presentation’ section of the Fixpert's resource focuses on documenting the Fixpert's project in the form of a film, presentation, folder, blog or any other medium students choose. It encourages students to be reflective and critical of their practice, along with developing presentation and story-telling skills...

These resources are designed to support students and their teachers to engage with the SAMHE (Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education) project. SAMHE (pronounced Sammy) sent air quality monitors to over 1,300 schools across the UK and with the help of students and teachers, designed a Web App where...

This collection of reports was published by SCORE (Science Community Representing Education). The reports consider the importance of practical work in science education starting at Key Stage One and going all the way through to Post-16 levels. The reports include research into the issues faced by teachers and...

This is a collection of supplementary materials to accompany the SMILE work cards. The contents are

• A wealth of worksheets
• SMILE cards answers
• Test books and answers
• The SMILE mathematics networks
• The SMILE Activity List: Cards 0001-2403 and commercial references...

The mathematics in SMILE is presented in the form of practical activities, games and investigations. They encourage an independent approach and are suitable for students from Key Stage 2 to 4

The Activity List identifies the card number and title, the attainment target, an abbreviation of the topic and the...

SMILE (Secondary Mathematics Individualised Learning Experiment) was initially developed as a series of practical activities for secondary school students by practising teachers in the 1970s. It became a complete individualised scheme based around a network of activity cards and assessments. The cards were...