This collection of STEM resources is based around the topic estimation. Resources are listed in order of stage.
problem
Big and small numbers in the living world
Age
11 to 16
Challenge level
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calculate various quantities in biological contexts.
problem
Favourite
Place your orders
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Can you rank these sets of quantities in order, from smallest to largest? Can you provide convincing evidence for your rankings?
problem
Approximately certain
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
Estimate these curious quantities sufficiently accurately that you can rank them in order of size
problem
Carbon footprints
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Is it really greener to go on the bus, or to buy local?
problem
Big and small numbers in the physical world
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calculate various quantities in physical contexts.
problem
Counting dolphins
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
How would you go about estimating populations of dolphins?
problem
Does this sound about right?
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Examine these estimates. Do they sound about right?
problem
Robot camera
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Could nanotechnology be used to see if an artery is blocked? Or is this just science fiction?
problem
Big and small numbers in biology
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Work with numbers big and small to estimate and calulate various quantities in biological contexts.
problem
More or less?
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Are these estimates of physical quantities accurate?
problem
Bigger or smaller?
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?
problem
Time to evolve
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
How many generations would link an evolutionist to a very distant
ancestor?
problem
Choose your units
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Which units would you choose best to fit these situations?
problem
Global warming
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
How much energy has gone into warming the planet?
problem
Big and small numbers in physics
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Work out the numerical values for these physical quantities.