Pick your resource by topic:

- [[Topics/Algebra|Algebra]]
- [[Topics/Area|Area]]
- [[Topics/Astronomy|Astronomy]]
- [[Topics/Geology|Geology]]
- [[Topics/Solar system|Solar system]]
- [[Topics/History|History]]
- [[Topics/Astronomy|Astronomy]]
- [[Topics/Blogs|Blogs]]
- [[Topics/Blogs|Blogs]]
- [[Topics/E-skills|E-skills]]
- [[Topics/Copyright|Copyright]]
- [[Topics/Consecutive Sums|Consecutive Sums]]
- [[Topics/E-skills|E-skills]]
- [[Topics/E-safety|E-safety]]
- [[Topics/Sharing practice|Sharing practice]]
- [[Topics/Curriculum development|Curriculum development]]
- [[Topics/Virtual Learning Environment|Virtual Learning Environment]]
- [[Topics/E-skills|E-skills]]
- [[Topics/Wikis|Wikis]]
- [[Topics/ICT|ICT]]
- [[Topics/Multimedia|Multimedia]]
- [[Topics/Games|Games]]
- [[Topics/ICT|ICT]]
- [[Topics/Investigation|Investigation]]
- [[Topics/Multimedia|Multimedia]]
- [[Topics/Probability|Probability]]
- [[Topics/Scientific literacy|Scientific literacy]]
- [[Topics/Science citizenship|Science citizenship]]
- [[Topics/Reading skills|Reading skills]]
- [[Topics/Study skills|Study skills]]
- [[Topics/Sampling|Sampling]]
- [[Topics/Simultaneous Equations|Simultaneous Equations]]
- [[Topics/Standard Index Form|Standard Index Form]]
- [[Topics/Statistics|Statistics]]
- [[Topics/Wikis|Wikis]]
- [[Topics/Wikis|Wikis]]

Relevant resources

Area	Circles, frustums and cylinders revision
	Measure the volumes of objects This resource offer students the opportunity to engage in active learning^(ta) - measuring and calculating using large size cylinders and frustums. This lesson brings great opportunity for small group "dialogic teaching^(ta)". Open-ended and closed questioning^(ta) of students can be used to draw on their existing knowledge and extend their understanding. The teacher provides a practical commentary below.
Astronomy	Celestial Wanderers
	Why would we fly to another planet to study its rocks? Drawing on a rich range of sources, this presentation allows the teacher to introduce planetary geology^(topic), something not normally studied until degree level. It uses the narrative^(ta) of the Voyager Probes journey to illustrate the vastness of the solar system^(topic) and also the challenges of designing a spacecraft to travel that far. It ends with a discussion of the history^(topic) of Mars, and how the differences between it and the Earth resulted in Mars loosing its water and atmosphere whereas we have kept ours.
Astronomy	Astronomy Master Class
	An overview of of six astronomy-related lessons resources (SC019 to SC0024) The Astronomy Master Class was developed to inspire the next generation of scientists and in particular physicists. Although this course of 6 lessons is framed mostly around the science of astronomy, it draws on many themes from physics and aims to show how they all can link together. Additionally, it is structured so that it deliberately does not cut across material in most standard GCSE science courses and does not aim to answer every question. A deliberate part of the design was to visit each topic area only briefly and leave students hungry for more.
Astronomy	Alien Life
	Are we alone? This last of six presentations to recruit students for A level physics, is more light-hearted and simpler than the two previous resources. It considers the arguments around whether or not humanity is alone and includes an initial look at the bizarre nature of many of the claims of alien encounters - including a fictional one for good measure - before moving onto the more serious side of alien hunting. It concludes with a probabilistic argument based on the Fermi paradox.
Blogs	Getting a buzz out of blogging
	Starting with the basic principles of blogs^(tool) and blogging, this primary course looks at their use within education and how they can be used to improve teaching and learning. The focus is particularly on blogs as an ICT⁽ⁱ⁾ tool for collaboration^(ta) which encourages the effective use of reasoning^(ta) and language^(ta). The unit also discusses practical elements such as e-skills^(topic) and copyright^(topic) issues you might encounter in blogging.
Consecutive Sums	Using Prime and Square Numbers - How Old Am I?
	Last year I was square, but this year I am in my prime. How old am I? This short activity offers opportunity for pupils to engage in mathematical thinking^(ta) and higher order^(ta) problem solving/reasoning^(ta). They should be able to make links between different areas of mathematics and explore their ideas in whole class^(ta) discussion^(ta) and questioning^(ta).
Games	Introduction to games
	This courses provides an introduction to games^(tool) in the classroom. The course will focus on freely available online games, which can provide a starting point for exploring their use in the classroom without investment in hardware and software. At the conclusion of this course you will have engaged in lesson planning^(ta), ready for implementation in your classroom.
ICT	Data Logging and Control
	A compendium with numerous ideas for using sensors to teach science. This book provides a set of resources and lesson ideas with ICT⁽ⁱ⁾ as a key focus for use in inquiry^(ta) based learning and the scientific method^(ta). It offers opportunities for use of group work^(ta) and collaboration^(ta) as well as whole class^(ta) questioning^(ta).
Investigation	Consecutive Sums
	Can all numbers be made in this way? For example 9=2+3+4, 11=5+6, 12=3+4+5, 20=2+3+4+5+6 By definition, a problem is something that you do not immediately know how to solve, so learning how to solve something unfamiliar is not straightforward. Tackling an extended problem is difficult. This lesson gives pupils an opportunity to engage in mathematical thinking^(ta) and develop their higher order^(ta) thinking skills on a problem that is accessible but which has interest. For example, the problem is presented in diagrammatic and numerical ways. The plan suggests several visualisation^(ta) methods to present the same underlying task. It should be useful for teachers to compare these different presentations and either to select the one that they feel will be most useful for their pupils or explore ways for the pupils to see the links between the different methods. The assessment^(ta) ideas, using other pupils' solutions from the NRICH website are widely applicable to other problems too.
Multimedia	Working with multimedia
	In this unit, learners develop an understanding of contemporary digital media and how it applies to communication and entertainment ICT⁽ⁱ⁾s. This secondary course will show teachers how to use the e-skills^(topic) teaching and learning resources for this course to deliver the module in 60 teaching hours.
Probability	Playing with Probability - Efron's Dice
	I have some dice that are coloured green, yellow, red and purple... Efron's dice provide a discussion^(ta) topic for joint reasoning^(ta) - whole class^(ta) or in group work^(ta). Pupils can explore aspects of mathematical thinking^(ta) particularly with relation to probability.
Reading skills	Reading and discussing popular science articles
	Read. Get the world's view and see how science works for real The resource relates to the importance of: Scientific literacy^(topic). Science citizenship^(topic) - understanding science in its context. Literacy - understanding the role of different media in dissemination. Scientific understanding of particular concepts chosen. scientific language^(ta). scientific method^(ta). It can be delivered through a combination of homework^(ta) (perhaps to find an interesting article), group work^(ta) to explore various articles (perhaps in a carousel), and/or use of ICT⁽ⁱ⁾ including PowerPoint files to encourage students to present an area they are interested in.
Sampling	Sampling techniques to assess population size
	This lesson offers students an opportunity to use their existing knowledge to analyse a ‘real scientific publication’ and its language^(ta) and link this to scientific method^(ta). They use study skills^(topic) to skim read, make sense of complex language, and use visualisation^(ta) to select relevant information They engage in collaborative^(tool) group work^(ta) using reasoning^(ta) and skills in peer assessment^(ta) They engage in dialogue^(ta) and questioning^(ta) to explore ideas together They also think about how to present information using ICT⁽ⁱ⁾ tools)
Simultaneous Equations	Love Food, Hate Waste - Simultaneous Equations
	Using real world data to explore simultaneous equations Using a source that was not intended by its creators as a mathematical resource, pupils are introduced to informal ways of solving simultaneous equations. The lesson starts with an intriguing ‘hook’, pupils are able to use reasoning^(ta) skills to find an answer to the problem and can then, later, formalise this in an algebraic context, using their informal work to support the transition to mathematical thinking^(ta). whole class^(ta) work supports this inquiry^(ta) into the data provided. Using a resource not targeted at mathematics specifically encourages pupils to think about maths outside of the classroom.
Standard Index Form	An Introduction to the Standard Index Form
	Working out the rules according to which a calculator displays large numbers The Standard Index Form is a key idea for mathematicians and scientists. The notion that we choose to write numbers in this way requires some explanation. So in this activity, pupils take part in an investigation^(ta) on how standard index form works. This is a higher order^(ta) problem solving context where students are encouraged to engage in mathematical thinking^(ta). They may be involved in whole class^(ta) or small group work^(ta) discussion^(ta), so they have a good opportunity to practice using mathematical language^(ta) and questioning^(ta). This means that students do not need to be able to explain their ideas in full: they can use the calculator's feedback to discover whether their ideas are correct or not. This is also an exciting way for pupils to realise an initial idea that fits the data may need to be extended when new data arises. This resource therefore aims to develop investigative skills, as well as introduce pupils to standard index form in a memorable way. The pupils can later use their knowledge of indices in discussion^(ta) and group talk^(ta) as they explain what is happening.
Statistics	Cubic Equations and Their Roots
	To interactiviley explore and understand complex mathematics with GeoGebra This lesson features a ‘real life’ example for students to explore using visualisation^(ta) via GeoGebra. The focus on ‘real life’ increases student motivation. The activity engages pupils in group talk^(ta), mathematical thinking^(ta) and vocabulary^(ta). This open ended^(ta) task encourages higher order^(ta) thinking, and encourages whole class^(ta) discussion^(ta)/questioning^(ta) and inquiry^(ta) projects.