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Engineering. Mathematical modelling. Investigations. STEM - physical world. Biology. Chemistry. Maths Supporting SET. Vectors. Physics. Standard index form/Scientific notation.There are 21 results
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Approximately Certain
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
Estimate these curious quantities sufficiently accurately that you can rank them in order of size
A Question of Scale
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Use your skill and knowledge to place various scientific lengths in order of size. Can you judge the length of objects with sizes ranging from 1 Angstrom to 1 million km with no wrong attempts?
Choose Your Units
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Which units would you choose best to fit these situations?
Bigger or Smaller?
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?
Bionrich
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
bioNRICH is the area of the stemNRICH site devoted to the mathematics underlying the study of the biological sciences, designed to help develop the mathematics required to get the most from your. . . .
Core Scientific Mathematics
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
This is the area of the advanced stemNRICH site devoted to the core applied mathematics underlying the sciences.
Chemnrich
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
chemNRICH is the area of the stemNRICH site devoted to the mathematics underlying the study of chemistry, designed to help develop the mathematics required to get the most from your study. . . .
Investigating the Dilution Series
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Which dilutions can you make using only 10ml pipettes?
Ratios and Dilutions
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Scientists often require solutions which are diluted to a particular concentration. In this problem, you can explore the mathematics of simple dilutions
Alternative Record Book
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
In which Olympic event does a human travel fastest? Decide which events to include in your Alternative Record Book.
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?
The Genes of Gilgamesh
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you work out the parentage of the ancient hero Gilgamesh?
Mixed up Mixture
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you fill in the mixed up numbers in this dilution calculation?
Packing 3D Shapes
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
What 3D shapes occur in nature. How efficiently can you pack these shapes together?
Exact Dilutions
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Which exact dilution ratios can you make using only 2 dilutions?
Dilution Series Calculator
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Which dilutions can you make using 10ml pipettes and 100ml measuring cylinders?
Conversion Sorter
Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can you break down this conversion process into logical steps?
Epidemic Modelling
Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:
Use the computer to model an epidemic. Try out public health policies to control the spread of the epidemic, to minimise the number of sick days and deaths.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.