This collection of STEM resources is based around the topic of data handling. Resources are listed in order of stage.
project
Observing the Sun and the Moon
7 to 14
How does the time of dawn and dusk vary? What about the Moon, how does that change from night to night? Is the Sun always the same? Gather data to help you explore these questions.
project
Troublesome triangles
7 to 14
Many natural systems appear to be in equilibrium until suddenly a critical point is reached, setting up a mudslide or an avalanche or an earthquake. In this project, students will use a simple simulation game to investigate the properties of such systems.
project
Investigating epidemics
11 to 16
Simple models which help us to investigate how epidemics grow and die out.
project
Terrariums
11 to 14
Build a mini eco-system, and collect and interpret data on how well the plants grow under different conditions.
problem
Reaction timer
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
This problem offers you two ways to test reactions - use them to investigate your ideas about speeds of reaction.
problem
Counting dolphins
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
How would you go about estimating populations of dolphins?
article
Solving the genome puzzle
The human genome is represented by a string of around 3 billion letters. To deal with such large numbers, genome sequencing relies on clever algorithms. This article investigates.
problem
How do you react?
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
To investigate the relationship between the distance the ruler drops and the time taken, we need to do some mathematical modelling...