This publication, from the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP), is about the Shadow Air Muscle. This is a new kind of device for producing movement and is commercially available from the Shadow Robot Company. This book covers some activities that can be carried out using the 'muscle', to design devices such as...

This is one of a set of resources developed to support the teaching of the primary national curriculum. They are designed to support the delivery of key topics within design and technology and science. This resource focusses on making shadow puppets and developing supporting knowledge about the relationship between...

This four-lesson sequence teaches students to create multimedia for a given purpose. Using digital cameras and special desktop publishing software, students create a comic-book representation of the life of William Shakespeare. They are required to plan and execute the project from the beginning and to evaluate...

This SMILE resource contains two packs of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of shape, from making shapes from rectangles to exploring weaving patterns.

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A selection of resources, published by BEAM, for teachers of mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding. The activities, with their mathematical content, are: *...

A selection of resources, published by BEAM, for teachers of early years mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and resources to practise and consolidate students' mathematical understanding....

A selection of resources, published by BEAM, for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and games to develop and consolidate students' understanding of shape and space. *Cat toys - recognising and matching spatial...

A selection of activities, published by BEAM, for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and resources to practise and consolidate students' understanding of shape and space. The activities, with their mathematical...

A selection of resources, published by BEAM, for teachers of primary mathematics. They include challenging problems and puzzles, open-ended investigations, cross-curricular activities and resources to practise and consolidate students' understanding of shape and space. The activities, with their mathematical...

These Eigen publications booklets focus on the construction of three-dimensional shapes and dissection problems involving two-dimensional shapes.

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These Eigen publications booklets contain interesting problems based on drawing polygons on seven and nine pin grids, a range of problems using pentominoes and further dissection and tangram puzzles.

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Published by BEAM, these games provide opportunities for students to practise and consolidate their knowledge and understanding of shape and space. The three games, with their mathematical content, are: *Angles - identifying right, acute and obtuse angles in shapes *Coordinates grid game - generating co-ordinates...

This game, aimed at primary level involves recognising and matching 2D shapes. The game consists of a track with a 'shopping list' of shapes for each player. Players start in the bottom left-hand corner and move a single counter around the board. The idea is that children take it in turns to roll a dice and move...

This game based on the game of 'Taboo' helps children to learn shape vocabulary. Suitable for primary level, children work in twos, with a reader describing a word without using any of the 'Taboo words on their card. The guesser then has to identify the correct vocabulary word on the card from their partner’s...

From the Nuffield Foundation, this resource contains a series of teacher support sheets and student record sheets that provide nine hours work, based on the theme of the future of the motor car. Three possible challenges are presented:

* Develop a presentation to parents to inform them of the impact of the...