The enzyme lactase is widely used in the dairy industry to convert the naturally occurring disaccharide sugar lactose into glucose and galactose. In this practical students investigate the treatment of milk with lactase. Following treatment they test the glucose content of the converted milk, and compare products...

A Catalyst article looking at the use of gas and electric for cooking. The article focuses on the latest hobs which use radiant, halogen or induction electric heating, to see if they can compete with gas.

This article is from Catalyst: GCSE Science Review 2004, Volume 14, Issue 3.

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Comets are considered to be time capsules containing information about the conditions of the early Solar System. In order to understand what comets are, where they come from, and their influence on the evolution of Earth, it is necessary to find out what material they contain. This teacher demonstration and student...

A case study produced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which looks at an affordable cooking stove that generates electricity and could transform lives in the world’s poorest communities. It burns biomass such as wood or dung and converts the heat produced into electricity. Over two...

A Catalyst article about the work of a scientist from the British Antarctic Survey, gathering data about climate change by studying ice cores from Antarctica. One of the areas of research was to find out whether it is possible to learn how much sea ice there was around Antarctica in the past by measuring how much...

A Catalyst article explaining how scientists have found that the overturning circulation in the Atlantic Ocean, which maintains Europe’s moderate climate, was weaker in 2004 by 30% relative to earlier estimates. What does this mean and what impact could it have on our climate? Scientists' research and their climate...

Seven RISP activities covering a range of topics, each one having some activity which explores coordinate geometry.

Circle Property:...

This collection contains resources produced by the Core Maths Support Programme to support the implementation of Core Maths.

The collection covers six mathematical areas:

• Numbers and measures
• Financial maths
• Discrete maths
• Algebra and graphs
• Statistics
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This collection contains a wealth of information for universities about the suite of Core Maths qualifications.

The collection includes:

• Statements endorsing Core Maths from universities around the UK
• Case studies from schools and colleges already providing the qualification
• ...

Find out how the role of a Core Maths Lead (CML) supports developments in Core Maths.

CML Christine Thompson shares her experience of expanding her local school cluster, how she works with other schools and colleges, the challenges of her role and advice for others.

Read first-hand accounts from schools already experienced in teaching Core Maths in the Case Studies and view Core Maths Endorsements from Universities, Employers and the Core Maths Support Programme team below.

In this Core Maths resource students are asked to create a series of questions to promote informal, common sense reasoning and come up with sensible estimated solutions to these questions.

Core Maths in Pictures: Presentation

This presentation includes a number of different images and...

Revised in August 2018 following previous versions, the technical guidance describes the purpose of the Core Maths qualifications as, ‘Core Maths qualifications should consolidate and build on students’ mathematical understanding and develop further mathematical understanding and skills in the application of maths...