Resources
Box problem
In this Core Maths task students investigate how to make a box of maximum volume from a given square of card. The ultimate objective is to model a method to work out a box of maximum volume for any size of rectangle.
The activity sheet outlines the task for students.
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This puzzle is idea for use when teaching nets. Six nets are presented and the challenge is to decide which can be folded into a cuboid. The nets are provided in a format that allows for cutting out to test answers. This resource is suitable for Key Stage 3.
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Box Variables
This unplugged activity, from the CS4FN team at Queen Mary University of London, helps learners to understand variable assignment and operations. They use the idea of variables as boxes as the basis of a group activity, developing their use of logical thinking to trace variables through programs.
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Students learn how to re-purpose unwanted boxes with this family friendly activity kit.
Boxes
This Study Plus unit from the National Strategies develops an understanding of volume and surface area of 3D objects through exploring nets.
There are opportunities for practical work in all of the lessons. The unit looks at perimeter, area and volume in context. In addition, there are opportunities to...
Boxes and Bottles
Boxes and bottles come in all shapes and sizes. These Cre8ate maths activities explore some of the mathematics behind packaging decisions taken by manufacturers, they provide a platform for students to make conjectures and find efficient ways of recording results to justify claims they have made. In Boxing stock...
Boxford has been supplying precision 3D machinery for schools, colleges, universities and toolmakers all over the world for more than 70 years. They have also created innovative and engaging projects for schools to help inspire Britain’s innovators and engineers of the future. The resources included in this...
Boyle's law - GCSE and A level physics
A pair of videos that investigates the Boyle’s law relationship. The first demonstrates how to undertake the experiment using a pressure sensor and syringe. The second explains how to interpret the data, plot the graph and determine if there is a relationship between the volume of a gas and the pressure.
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This apparatus is for determining experimentally the relationship between gas volume and pressure at constant temperature (Boyles law). The working cylinder is made of...
'Boys and girls learn differently!' offers valuable and much-needed tools to provide boys and girls with true equal educational opportunities. The new techniques Michael Gurian presents here will transform our...