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Olympic medal ranking
This Core Maths task looks at how countries are ranked at the 2012 Olympic Games. Students use Excel to order the data and are asked to comment on whether the ranking is fair. This activity is designed to then lead to a discussion of weighted rankings.
The teachers' notes give...
Olympic Quests
This resource consists of a set of tasks from the Science Assessment Tasks for More Able Students collection, produced by the Centre for Science Education. The tasks have an Olympic-inspired theme and are split into three 'quests'.
Each quest is flexible in use and freestanding in that it can be used either...
Olympics: Are Women Improving Faster than Men?
Since women have been competing in the Olympics, there have been many cases where the women, at least for a while, have been improving faster than men. In this activity students explore whether this trend is likely to continue until women are out-performing men.
Students use relevant data to help model the...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest...
1140 anecdotes, aphorisms and passages by famous mathematicians, scientists and writers.
On Route - CIHT STEM Ambassador resource - ages 7 to 11
This set of activities is designed for a STEM Ambassador to use when introducing their work in the highways and transport industry to pupils aged 7 to 11. They can also be used by teachers to introduce transportation related activities and careers...
On Route - CIHT STEM Ambassador resource for ages 11 to 14
This set of activities is designed for a STEM Ambassador to use when introducing their work in the highways and transport industry to pupils aged 5 to 7. They can also be used by teachers to introduce transportation related activities and careers.
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