Mastering mathematics

This series provide structured support and extra practice with differentiated questions that focus on reasoning and problem-solving, building the exam skills needed to succeed in the new GCSE specifications; developed by a team of expert authors with examining experience.- Develops confidence and supports...

Water for the World

Water for the World was developed jointly by Engineers Without Borders UK (EWB) and Arup, a global firm of engineering consultants and specialists. There are three resources, investigating issues of water scarcity, sourcing and supply and showing how engineers can help to solve problems. Although initially designed as...

Badger Secondary Maths Samples

These maths samples from Badger include lesson starters and main activities in the form of problem solving. The lesson starters have clear objectives linked to the Framework for Teaching Mathematics, a list of key words and questions. The starters can be used either to introduce an idea which then goes on to be that...

GAIM Activities: Investigations

GAIM Activities are open-ended tasks where achievements in using and applying mathematics can be assessed alongside content. In the investigations students explore pure mathematics.GAIM provides teachers with 80 Activities (40 Investigations and 40 Practical Problems) as a resource for teaching and assessment. These...

Spreadsheets Make Sense

This resource from SMILE contains 21 activities for using spreadsheets to solve mathematical problems. Teachers' notes give advice on appropriate ways of using the activity and identifying particular support students may need when using a spreadsheet.The activities are:Favourite colours - carry out a survey and...

Conservation

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...

Bowland Maths case studies

This collection offers students, and their teachers, a set of interesting, exciting problems. Each problem is designed to develop thinking, reasoning and problem solving skills. In completing the activities students will be required to represent a situation in mathematical terms, analyse models, interpret, evaluate...

Value for money

This sub-collection of materials of the dy/dan collection contains three resources that bring mathematical storytelling to the classroom in the context of ‘value for money’. Resources comprise:Act One: a video or photograph to provide a ‘hook’ to the problemAct Two: further relevant information for solving the...

Ratio

This sub-collection of materials from the dy/dan collection contains five resources that bring mathematical storytelling to the classroom in the context of ‘ratio’. Resources comprise:Act One: a video or photograph to provide a ‘hook’ to the problemAct Two: further relevant information for solving the problemAct Three...