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Using data: testing a new product

This is a problem solving lesson where students develop their understanding of the following areas:

Choosing a systematic way to collect and organise data including;

• constructing tables
• two-way tables
• frequency charts

and interpreting findings clearly and...

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.

Using Directed Numbers in Context N8

This resource provides a lesson in which children understand and use negative numbers in the context of
temperatures. Looking at the temperatures of different cities, they find missing temperatures and temperature differences. Temperature scales are provided which could help children who need a visual...

Using Dynamic Geometry

This video resource from Teachers TV demonstrates how using dynamic geometry software can transform the teaching of mathematical concepts by encouraging discussion and mathematical thinking. In the first session, a class of Year Eight students explore how and why regular hexagons tessellate before investigating...

The revised editions of "Science at Work" have been prepared following changes to the National Curriculum at 14-16 and to the GCSE Science syllabuses. The materials continue to match both the SEG and ULEAC Modular Science syllabuses.

The students' books are clearly set out so that it is immediately obvious...

Providing a solution for teaching infant science, "New Star Science 2" books are aimed at the second primary school year. This "Pupil's Book" provides practical tasks and activities, with work throughout the topic...

Teacher's Notes provide background topic information, photocopiable task sheets, a means of gauging pupil progress and guidance for using ICT.

Designed to provide the ideal solution for teaching infant science, "New Star Science 2" books are aimed at the second year level at primary school. This "Big Book" gives a context for scientific concepts and provides an introduction to practical tasks. The focus of the book is "using electricity".

Using Electronic Notebooks in the classroom to improve learner engagement

Publishedin 2009 by LSIS, this report describes an action research project carried out by Hopwood Hall College. The project involved trialling the use of several DVDs on a range of engineering topics, then linking them in an electronic workbook using notebook software. Outcomes on teaching and learning as well as...