This video demonstrates how standing waves on a string can be produced by using a signal generator and vibration generator (Melde’s apparatus).

Both nodes (zero displacement) and anti-nodes (maximum displacement) are created at different frequencies.  The distance between nodes is given as ¹/_...

This Catalyst article focuses on Katherine Johnson, who was one of a number of black American women whose work as 'computers' made NASA's early work possible.

This article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2017, Volume 27, Issue 3.

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Go on a real-life maths journey to practise the core topics of number, geometry, statistics, ratio & proportion, algebra and measurement. Through data visualisation methods, including colourful diagrams, pictograms, illustrations, photographs and infographics, Go Figure! brings maths into the real world in an...

This task is designed to assess how well students understand proportional reasoning.

The task is centred around burgers costing $3.50 and $1 000 000. Students must calculate various quantities related to the two initial figures. As an example, one question asks;

‘How many years does it take to earn...

This article looks at the ways scientists have detected dark matter.

In this set of activities, students learn about the important role Arctic sea ice plays in the Earth’s climate system. The activities are set in the context of the Northwest Passage.

Students are asked to collect 50 pieces of information and produce a portrait of the life, career and contributions to science of Carl Linnaeus...

This resource was designed by The Economist Educational Foundation to support PA’s Raspberry Pi competition 2020. However, it can also be used by schools that are...

This is a very comprehensive introduction to functional programming concepts using Python 2 from Mary Rose Cook’s blog. Students can work through the activities, using a language of their choice, to learn a wide range of techniques including using...

In this activity students make a simple plant propagator and grow plants from seeds.

• A propagator for small plants or seedlings

This lesson explains how the nervous system is vital for balance. Students learn about the pathway signals take between sense organs, the central nervous system and muscles in order to coordinate balancing.

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This report,  published in 2015, looks at how Independent Research Projects in Science (IRPs) are considered to be scientific projects that are about more than a pedagogical approach of ‘enquiry’.  They are open-ended research investigations led by the student, often with the support of a teacher and/or an...

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 ‘Risky business’ students use official data about accidents to calculate relative frequencies and probabilities of...

In this activity children are challenged to design and make a robotic arm to grab things from a distance. The challenge is based on robotic arms on the International Space Station used to move heavy equipment or perform delicate tasks. Children will:

• discover relationships between the length of a...

This resource, aimed at upper primary, links to work on rocks and soils, solids, liquids and gases, and separating materials. The activities cover many aspects of working scientifically are set in the context of natural gas, and how it is prepared for commercial and domestic markets. Children are provided with...