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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 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.
Understanding the human body (overview)
These Six for Six activities enhance KS2 pupils understanding of the human body through real-world examples of Siemens technology, engineering or manufacturing principles as a basis for learning. The teacher notes below offers an overview of the six modules offered by Siemens to enhance the KS2 Science curriculum...
Understanding the Laws of Arithmetic N5
In this resource from the DfE Standards Unit, students learn to interpret numerical expressions using words and area representations, recognise the order of operations and equivalent expressions and understand the distributive laws of multiplication and division
over addition (the expansion of brackets). Most...
Understanding the Laws of Arithmetic; Order of Operations
This session will be useful to learners in a range of vocational and subject areas. It will be of particular interest to engineers; some of the examples are set in an Engineering science setting but examples from other vocational areas can be used instead. Most learners will already have used the laws of arithmetic...
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.
Understanding the Motion of the Wheels
This resource, from Mathematics for Engineering Exemplars, shows the application of mathematics within the field of mechanical engineering and explores the design and construction of wheels, to be used to challenge a land speed record. These principles also apply in engines and gear-boxes, which are typically full...
Understanding the properties of manufactured boards
In this lesson students will gain an understanding of the properties of manufactured boards. They will learn the names of different manufactured boards and their applications. The pros and cons of manufactured will also be learnt with the environmental impact covered through case studies, videos and a classroom...
Understanding the UK Mathematics Curriculum Pre-Higher Education
This resource, provided by Mathematics in Education and Industry, offers an overview of pre-university qualifications and describes major developments in mathematics.
Since there are a considerable number of pre-higher education qualifications in mathematics available in the United Kingdom, it is not always...
Understanding the UK STEM technician workforce
The Gatsby Charitable Foundation has undertaken a number of previous studies in order to deliver a greater understanding of the UK’s technician workforce. Key has been the 2012 publication by Geoff Mason Science, Engineering and Technology Technicians in the UK Economy, which was crucial in exploring cross-sectoral...