The safe selection and operation of laser engraving and cutting machines in education

As laser engraving and cutting machines continue to increase in popularity, particularly in education, HPC Laser take a look at some of the fundamental safety issues surrounding machine selection and operation.

Normal distribution

This Core Maths activity gives students the opportunity to practise using the Normal Distribution to solve problems in a variety of situations. Students calculate and interpret mean and standard deviation and draw diagrams such as a box plot.They need a good understanding of how to...

Where's the impact?

This resource looks at life-cycle analysis and how it is used to work out the environmental impact of different products.

Six R's

This resource from Practical Action helps students look at the 6Rs, their definitions and products which illustrate the 6Rs in action. These are: rethink, reuse, recycle, repair, reduce and refuse. Students look at the definitions carefully again and rank each of the Rs in terms of which contributes most and which...

African Drumming Workshops - Maths & Music

Using maths to identify patterns is not easy to understand for children and adults alike.  I have discovered the perfect way to teach pattern recognition.  I work with the well-known and internationally recognised team of Ghanaian drummers (www.one-drum.org) who run national school workshops to teach...

Making stars: fusion

”When you tell people you make stars for a living, their heads turn and their mouths open.” The video features Dr Kim Cave-Ayland who is a control engineer at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE). 

Core Maths qualifications: technical guidance

Revised in August 2018 following previous versions, the technical guidance describes the purpose of the Core Maths qualifications as, ‘Core Maths qualifications should consolidate and build on students’ mathematical understanding and develop further mathematical understanding and skills in the application of...

Get Girls into STEM, Tips for Careers Leaders

A few months back, we took to the keyboard to write a blog post on tips and resources for schools to help encourage girls into the world of science, technology, engineering and maths. The blog post kind of hit it off online, so in the interest of the people we have written a bigger, bolder and better version of it....

Investigating flower structure and function in primulas

This resource is designed to meet the specifications for the A-level practical endorsement in England (CPAC). However, given its focus on adaptation and evolution, it will make a valuable resource for those following a variety of different specifications, such as the Advanced Higher Biology Organisms and Evolution...

Find Online Home Tutor

Find a local or online home tutor with Tutor Choice. Tutor choice is one of the UK leading tutoring website. It is basically a place for professionals tutor to advertise their expertise and for potential students to find a tutor. Similarly, parents and tutees can create their account to describe their learning needs...