This series of interactive excel sheets look the forces within strings.

The first sheet shows an adjustable mass hanging on an inextensible string, and demonstrates the fact that the tension is equal to the weight....

This resource, from Mathematics for Engineering Exemplars, shows the application of mathematics within the mechanical and electrical engineering power industry. Here students learn how statistical models are used to set alarms which detect changes in vibration above normal values. The alarms highlight that...

In this activity students use their STEM skills to transform a room in their house or garden. They  will be measuring, drawing to scale and choosing items to remodel. Thinking carefully about dimensions, materials and how to present their new design, students will be practicing measuring and drawing to scale...

This resource is a teacher booklet that discusses how symmetry is possibly the most significant and elegant connection that transcends the boundaries between art, science and mathematics. It surrounds us in the natural and artistic world, particularly in Islamic art, and in formations made with polygons and the...

This resource, from Mathematics for Engineering Exemplars, shows the application of mathematics within Formula One racing. Here students learn about the models which are used to develop race strategy, since every F1 team must decide how much fuel their cars will start each race with, and the laps on which they will...

This interactive online game from Siemens sets students a series of challenges to design a roller coaster which needs to reach the end of the ride and at a safe speed. Students use problem solving and mathematical reasoning skills to change some of the track features and see how this affects the speed of the...

This MEP resource from CIMT is taken from text book 8B which covers the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 8.

Formulae covers: substitution into simple formulae, substituting positive and negative numbers into more complex formulae using BODMAS, solving simple linear equations, solving...

This excel file contains a series of sheets which give practice in rearranging formulae and substituting values. Clicking on the subject of the formula reveals the rearranged form. The answers to the calculations are also available.

This instant maths ideas resource contains ten suggestions for activities covering collecting terms, simplifying expressions, expanding brackets, factorising, balancing equations and rearranging formulas. The resource sheets include students’ material to accompany the alphabet code activity, a page of pictures of...

This resource from Nelson Thornes was for students following the Foundation tier in mathematics and part of a series of books which delivered the three tier structure of GCSE. Each chapter begins with learning outcomes and contains reference boxes which explain techniques or concepts to be mastered, as well as...

This resource from Nelson Thornes is the Teachers' Book which accompanies the Foundation 1 Students Book and is part of a series of books which were developed to deliver the three tier GCSE in Mathematics. The chapter outline provided in the Teacher's Book begins with a list of the main learning outcomes for each...

This resource from Nelson Thornes was for students following the Foundation tier in mathematics and part of a series of books which delivered the three tier structure of GCSE. Each chapter begins with learning outcomes and contains reference boxes which explain techniques or concepts to be mastered, as well as...

From founding communications, such as the fire beacon, to being able to communicate with space, there is no denying that developments in communication have advanced at a rapid speed. This topic, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), presents students with communications of the past, present and...

A diagram is shown with a circle, centred on a rectangle with given dimensions.  Semi-circular arcs are drawn with the sides of the rectangle as diameters. The areas between the semi-circles and the circles form crescents. The task is to calculate the area of the crescents.

When working on the numerical...

Four paths are shown connecting opposite corners of a square. Tasks are to work out which is the longest path and which is the shortest path. This resource is suitable for Key Stages 2.

• Four paths...