This SMILE resource contains three packs of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of place value and the number system, from identifying simple numbers to working with different number bases.

Place value and the number system pack one...

Published by BEAM, this collection provides a selection of resources for teachers of primary and lower secondary mathematics. Included are a number of challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities, and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical...

In this Shell Centre module students plan and undertake a class trip using costings, scheduling, surveys and everyday arithmetic.

In a card game simulation, groups undertake and record imaginary trips, encounter problems and errors of judgement, then seek to correct them by better planning. Groups share...

This resource, from the Association for Science Education (ASE), is a virtual model of our solar system. There are two main activities in this resource.

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In this activity developed by the Institute of Physics, students use iron and sand to model the composition of the Earth and estimate what fraction of the Earth is occupied by its iron core. After completing this activity, students should be able to: *Measure mass and volume. *Calculate density from mass and volume...

Planet Earth podcasts, from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and hosted by Planet Earth online, cover a variety of topics about the world around us. Each podcast reports on two to four different stories, describing research projects and studies, dangers to the environment and wildlife, and proposed...

The Science upd8 activity set in the context of the universe. Earlier missions failed to find life on other planets. Is it still worth looking? Can we justify the expense of the search for extra terrestrial intelligence? Students will be deciding just how likely intelligent life elsewhere in the galaxy is.

This extension activity for gifted and talented scientists with a good grasp of mathematics and well-developed literacy skills introduces them to some of the fascinating worlds outside our own solar system. Students use data from the Kepler space telescope to draw...

Do arm exercises with balls of different weights as if you are in different gravitational conditions. Use medicine balls to strengthen your arms and torso muscles and improve your co-ordination. See how your strength improves over time. ...

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Identify that we live on the surface of the Earth which is a sphere

• Describe how the Earth spins on its axis and explain what a day is

• Describe how...

Reference sheets from the Nuffield Foundation to help you plan use of the Designing at Key Stage Three resources. For example, map links between tasks, check time required for activities and their level of difficulty.

The planning sheets are:

*Capability task summary table:
Lists all the...

This resource provides a list of top tips from teachers across the UK and from The Science Museum, on how to plan a successful collapsed timetable day. An example plan for a collapsed timetable day on climate change is included.

These Key Stage Three...