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Promoting the Active and Effective Use of Statistical Techniques within the Sciences

The STEM Knowledge Network based at King Edward’s Stourbridge has developed a range of materials to further the active use of statistics within the sciences.

These have been trialled in some subject areas and are...

Promoting the Study of Science through Links with Schools: City and Islington College

This Ofsted resource looks at teachers from City and Islington College who stimulate the interest of school students in science and other STEM-related subjects, work in schools with teachers and students and invite them to the college.

The college also hosts a careers convention where students meet working...

Promoting Vocational Science

Produced by the Learning Skills Improvement Service (LSIS), this case study looks at how Wirral Metropolitan College looked at progression through STEM. The idea for this project was connected with the college’s desire to raise aspirations towards careers within the science industry.

The focus of the...

Proof

This interactive workbook begins with a sheet which illustrate properties of odd, even and consecutive numbers. These properties are illustrated numerically and algebraically. The next two sheets deal with properties of the sum, difference and product of these numbers...

This book will interest all those who are concerned with the current state of geometry in school. The concept of proof is a vital part of what mathematics is all about. In this book, the author claims that 'seeing is believing' and using powerful images to provide convincing reasons for the truth of many theorems...

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 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 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.

Proofs of the Pythagorean theorem

This task is designed to assess how well students understand geometrical proofs.

The task presents three attempts to prove Pythagoras’ theorem. Students must look carefully at each attempt and determine which is the best ‘proof’. They must explain their reasoning as fully as possible.

This task is...