List

Real world

This collection of STEM resources is based around real world topics.  Resources are listed in order of stage.

Tom learns to cook
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Tom learns to cook

Age
7 to 11
Challenge level
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If Tom wants to learn to cook his favourite supper, he needs to make a schedule so that everything is ready at the same time.
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Observing the Sun and the Moon

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.

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Bird watch

Do you know which birds are regular visitors where you live?

Chocolate cake
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Chocolate cake

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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If I don't have the size of cake tin specified in my recipe, will the size I do have be OK?
Toad in the Hole
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Toad in the hole

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Is it cheaper to cook a meal from scratch or to buy a ready meal? What difference does the number of people you're cooking for make?
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Terrariums

Build a mini eco-system, and collect and interpret data on how well the plants grow under different conditions.

Natural shapes
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Natural shapes

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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How does shape relate to function in the natural world?
Guessing the graph
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Guessing the graph

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Can you suggest a curve to fit some experimental data? Can you work out where the data might have come from?
Alternative Record Book
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Alternative record book

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
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In which Olympic event does a human travel fastest? Decide which events to include in your Alternative Record Book.

Solving the Genome Puzzle
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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.
How the Velodrome found its form
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How the Velodrome found its form

The Velodrome was one of the most striking buildings in the London 2012 Olympic Park. This article explores how mathematics helped design the iconic building and its track.

bio graphs
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Bio graphs

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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What biological growth processes can you fit to these graphs?