Act 1

Two ships set off from different ports at the same...

This Core Maths task asks students to analyse data surrounding the design and promotion of a new breakfast cereal, ‘Shockwheat’, and the collectable toys contained in each pack.

Shockwheat: Teacher guide
A lesson by lesson outline, containing notes and suggestions on how best to...

A monkey is sitting in a tree and the aim is to shoot the monkey with a tranquilizer so that it can receive urgent medical attention. The monkey is very astute and will let go of the branch he...

These cre8ate maths materials have been designed to support the teaching of mathematics at Key Stage Three, but can be used at Key Stage Two and Key Stage Four, in the context of a beauty salon.

This resource is part of a collection of Nuffield Maths resources explores Data Handling. The demand is roughly equivalent to that in Higher Level GCSE and Level 2 Functional Mathematics.

In the resource ‘Shorter by helicopter’ students plot graphs of real data to compare the straight-line distances between...

In this resource students are asked to plot graphs of real data to compare the straight-line distances between towns with the distance by road.

The resource is part of the Nuffield Maths Level 1 Foundation resource collection.

Act 1

A video is shown of a person running a bath, and a...

These resources from Shropshire Centre for Mathematics Education were developed from 1990 to enhance students' mathematical experience at Key Stage One and Key Stage Two. They look at strategies which can be implemented to encourage students to use and apply their mathematical knowledge in a manner which suits...

Carom Maths provides this resource for teachers and students of A Level mathematics.

A motif, seen on the floor of a cafe, prompts an investigation into whether or not it is possible to use the kite shapes to form an exact polygon and leads to some interesting discoveries.

The resource is designed to...

This resource features a task that involves finding an nth term rule for a quadratic sequence.

Students investigate a sequence of pavement patterns. The patterns are constructed with blocks arranged in a square at the centre, blocks arranged in smaller squares at each corner, and then a different colour of...

This resource features a task that involves finding an nth term rule for a quadratic sequence.

Students investigate a sequence of blocks arranged in square patterns. The sequence gives rise to a quadratic sequence. The task is to investigate the sequence and arrive at an nth term rule.  

The task can...

Siemens’ vision is to transform the everyday and inspire the next generation.  Siemens digital equipment and software, renewable energy, network infrastructure and healthcare solutions show young people the possibilities and great things that can be achieved in the world through engineering. As an employer, Siemens...

Siemens have created a number of high-quality engaging online interactive games and activities for pupils of all ages covering many aspects of the STEM curriculum.  Topics range from cybersecurity to carbon emissions; programming to dressing a site worker in appropriate personal protective clothing. Many of the...

This resource, from the Royal Institution, provides students with the opportunity to explore patterns in mathematics. The activity begins by considering observed patterns in number sequences and progresses to the concept of fractals, which is introduced to students through playing 'the chaos game'. Students...