This collection of STEM resources is based around the topic of graphs. Resources are listed in order of stage.
problem
Fill me up
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Can you sketch graphs to show how the height of water changes in different containers as they are filled?
problem
Pinhole camera
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Make your own pinhole camera for safe observation of the sun, and find out how it works.
problem
Temperature
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Is there a temperature at which Celsius and Fahrenheit readings are the same?
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...
problem
Electric kettle
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Explore the relationship between resistance and temperature
problem
Fill me up too
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
In Fill Me Up we invited you to sketch graphs as vessels are filled with water. Can you work out the equations of the graphs?
problem
What's that graph?
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
Can you work out which processes are represented by the graphs?
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
Bio graphs
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
What biological growth processes can you fit to these graphs?
problem
Back fitter
Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
10 graphs of experimental data are given. Can you use a spreadsheet to find algebraic graphs which match them closely, and thus discover the formulae most likely to govern the underlying processes?
problem
Guessing the graph
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
Can you suggest a curve to fit some experimental data? Can you work out where the data might have come from?