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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.

Tomorrow's world: inspiring primary scientists

Teaching science at primary schools presents a specific set of challenges, including finding curriculum time, the level of priority given to science, the confidence of generalist primary teachers to teach science, and a relative lack of professional development around the subject. This report reviews existing...

Too Many Boys in the Family?

A question posed by this resource from CensusAtSchool, investigating whether probability relates to reality. Real data is contrasted with the theoretical probabilities of the number of boys in a family, using the assumption that the probability of having a boy is 0.5. Equally likely outcomes, combined events, tree...

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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.

Tool Holder Testing

This activity, from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), requires students to compete to make the strongest electromagnetic tool holder for a surgeon's robotic arm.

It is intended that students will be...

Toolbox

This resource from Boxford describes a toolbox project produced using CAD/CAM. Exemplar CAD files are included. The tool box is made from Corriflex and an explanation is given of its advantages and uses as a material. The toolbox is shown produced as a net using CD software. Different coloured lines show the...

Toolholder A1

This resource from Boxford describes the development of a holder for tools needed for an A1 and A1 M CNC router. Exemplar CAD files are provided for CAM output and production. The reasons for the project are described and the importance of keeping track of tools is explained. Materials, cutting tools and machine...

Toolholder A3

This resource from Boxford describes the development of a holder for tools needed for an A3 and A3M CNC router. Exemplar CAD files are provided for CAM output and production. The reasons for the project are described and the importance of keeping track of tools is explained. Materials, cutting tools and machine...

This aim of this resource is to help teachers to support students to acquire the skills required to analyse data and interpret trustworthy information from data. They are designed to be flexible and adaptable with the data providing the stimulation for interrogation and enquiry, and include examples and tasks.