Steve analyses the flow of air over racing cars. He studied aero-mechanical engineering at university and following a two week summer placement, at Lola cars, he was offered a position in the company.

This maths activity gives pupils the opportunity to learn about aerodynamics and apply this knowledge to designing and making a paper plane. Pupils will apply their maths skills of data collection and measurement to record the test flights and reflect on the most successful plane. Opportunities for extension are...

In this activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), students explore the basic principles of aerodynamics by looking at familiar products that have been designed with speed in mind and identifying features common to these products....

This More Maths Grads resource, from the Maths Careers website, investigates the maths used in transport and is based on the travelling salesman problem.

Students are given a table containing information on the cost of air travel between nine different cities and asked to plan a route that visits each...

This engineering resource, produced by Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI) for the Royal Academy of Engineering, asks the question: how can a camera, mounted on a helicopter, be used to track the location of a ground-based object? A number of discussion ideas are considered before using 2D and 3D...

The video shows air being pumped into an American football using a hand pump. The person using the pump pauses part way through to press the ball in order to check the pressure. They then continue until a final check is made and the ball is seen to be at the correct pressure. The challenge is to graph air pressure...

This is one of a series of resources from the IET designed around the theme of the future of flight with the purpose of developing pupils knowledge and skills in engineering and mathematics. This activity focuses on developing the...

The Connect 4 activity requires students to choose a question and use their skill of expanding brackets and simplifying expressions to answer the question. Player one answers their question then finds, and shades in with one colour, the answer on the answer grid. Player two then takes their turn, shading their...

Mathcentre provide these resources which cover a wide range of algebraic topics, many of which are used in the field of engineering. They include, solving linear equations, quadratic equations, partial fractions, rearranging formulas, factorials and the laws of indices.

Comprehensive notes, with clear...

Mathcentre provide these resources which cover a wide range of algebraic topics. They include solving linear equations, quadratic equations, rearranging formulas, the laws of indices, expanding brackets, inequalities and solving simultaneous equations.

Comprehensive notes, with clear descriptions, for each...

Mathcentre provide these resources which cover a wide range of algebraic topics, many of which are suitable for students studying mathematics at Higher Level GCSE, or A Level, as well as those students for whom mathematics is an integral part of their course. Some of the topics covered include completing the square...

This resource contains four problems which require students to be able to manipulate algebraic expressions, complete the square, state whether statements are true sometimes, always or never and develop questions which have specific answers.

Designed to improve confidence in mathematics, these resources from the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, focus on algebra and were developed particularly for primary teachers and those non-specialists who teach mathematics in the lower secondary years.

Each section offers an overview of a...