London Marathon - 27th April 2025
A collection of resources linked to the London Marathon that explore:-
- the forces involved in running and specifically air resistance
- the engineering involved in developing products such as advanced running shoes, or running blades for amputees and people born without legs, and sports wheelchairs.
- maths problems linked to running a race such as finding out the probability, and in what sequence, they would expect the runners to finish and predicting when runners would lap another runner based on their speed and postilion along the route
- designing a timer to record the time taken to run short distances
- accurately measuring distances
- designing an eye-catching costume to stand out in the crowd!
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Air resistance - INEOS 1:59 Challenge - Pacemaker formation challenge
This resource uses the context of long distance runner Eliud Kipchoge trying to be the first person to run a marathon under 2 hours, to look at air resistance. The video below is a good introduction to the challenge facing Eliud.
The presentation, which contains teacher notes, looks at the forces involved...
A series of resources from The Institution of Engineering and Technology designed to allow pupils to use the theme of the London Marathon to develop their knowledge and skills in Design & Technology.
Engineering enables
The development of running blades has greatly enhanced the running ability of amputees and people born without legs. In this activity students learn more about how the inventor of running blades applied the scientific concept of potential elastic energy and biomimicry to design a high performance prosthetic leg....
Creating a Timing Mechanism for Running Races
Produced by Becta, these case studies illustrate how information communication technology (ICT) can be used to enhance teaching and learning in science. This case study looks at how children in science designed a timing mechanism that could be used in Physical Education (PE).
Children used their timer to...
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| Subject(s) | Design and technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Science, Physics |
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| Age | 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2020 to date |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxhxzk |
