This resource describes how to make a brooch which uses a magnetic switch to holds it in place on the garment to turn on the LED. The magnetic switch is stitched into one side of the circuit. When the magnet is attached to the switch this joins the circuit making the LED switch on. When the magnet is taken away...

This activity sheet uses a healthcare-related context and company called Polyphotonix to explore the electromagnetic spectrum.

This resource contains seven instant maths ideas for students to use LOGO to explore the properties of regular shapes, polygons and circles. Students write repeating procedures to explore the nature of tessellation when creating wallpaper designs and using problem solving skills to produce a simple animation. The...

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) was created to support and improve achievement in the Further Education and Skills sector in England.

This collection contains a range of materials called 'Mathematical Moments' aimed at supporting teaching and learning in mathematics. The resources...

A podcast from the Planet Earth Online collection and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). British Geological Survey scientists have completed the first full geological survey of Lake Windermere in the English Lake District since the Royal Navy surveyed it in the 1930s.

Among other things, the...

This IET...

This resource designed by the IET, challenges students to apply their skills in new and exciting ways as they find out about the carbon cycle and what Land Rover BAR are doing to be as sustainable as possible. The activity can be used as an introduction to the topic of life cycle assessment.

Using the real...

Students explore the issues surrounding our common but precious resources – land, water and bees. They will start by investigating their own ecological footprint via the food they eat.

Then grow plants hydroponically and discuss the pros and cons of this method of agriculture. They will look at local and...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this booklet uses the context of the Rosetta mission to develop students understanding of weight, mass and gravity. Included is an online video that introduces the Rosetta mission and discusses its significance. Questions and answers are included that test a student’s...

This mathematics book from the Shell Centre, The Language of Functions and Graphs, is now regarded as a classic book on the teaching and assessment of graph interpretation skills.

The Language of Functions and Graphs...

Colourful stylised poster of mountain to sea, showing Scotland's land-based and aquaculture industries. The poster would be suitable for younger secondary school students as an introduction to the variety of careers in land management, agriculture and fisheries.

These datasets from stats4schools are compiled from the responses given by over 1,500 people to a survey. They are intended to be used flexibly but some ideas are given to guide students in their interrogations. There are three sheets in each set

1. Decoded data
2. An explanation of the questions...

A four by four grid is shown. The challenge is to find polygons with an area of exactly two square units. As additional challenges finding different types of triangles is posed as a problem, followed by pentagons and hexagons. The problem can be approached by counting squares, though some knowledge of how to find...