Resources
From the very large to the very small, the Kings College London scientist investigates why size is an important factor for both living and non-living matter.
Beginning his journey into the world of scale with a furry friend, Mark reveals why hamsters fare better than humans when jumping from the top of a...
Size of hand
The video shows a deck of cards being dealt between four people. The cards are handed out at a constant rate. The challenge is to graph the number of cards per person (‘size of hand’) against time.
Size of hand video
Sizing Up Species (Age 7 to 11)
Produced by ARKive, this series of activities is designed to teach children about measurement and the different sizes of animal and plant species. Children compare their estimates of a species’ length to its actual dimensions and compare it to their own heights. In the first session, children work individually or...
From the laws of physics on a skateboard to the effects of weather on a ball, this series explores the science behind these amazing sports. Explore core science concepts in an engaging, high-interest format, with step-by-step guides to teach readers how to perform key moved in each sport; as well as providing...
Skeletal and muscular
The effective use of the Gravity Jet Suit requires a high level of control, for the pilot, over their core, leg and arm muscles. This resource explains that biomechanics is the synergy between muscles and bones and shows some of the joints used in flying in the suit.
An introduction to the skeleton and muscle systems that help our bodies to move. The reader learns about what muscles are, what different muscles do and how bones and muscles work together.
With clearly labelled artwork and 'case notes' panels that give answers to popular questions about the body, this work explains how the body's systems function and how it stays fit and healthy.
The resources in this Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) collection look at the aerodynamic characteristics of objects. Students explore the requirements of aerodynamic design through testing simple shapes in a wind tunnel. The activities focus on students acquiring an understanding of aerodynamics...
With incredible computer-generated artworks, 'The skeleton book' shows how truly amazing our internal scaffold is from skull to toes.
...Skeleton tower
This resource features a task that involves generating a sequence from 3D models and then finding an nth term rule.
Students investigate a sequence of towers built from cubes. There is a central column that increases in a linear pattern, and then four arms that are modelled using a quadratic sequence.
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