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STEM - living world. Maths Supporting SET. Ratio and proportion. Mathematical modelling. Length/distance. Time. STEM - physical world. Estimating and approximating. Speed and acceleration. Physics.There are 30 results
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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...
Time to Evolve
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
How many generations would link an evolutionist to a very distant ancestor?
Speed-time Problems at the Olympics
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to race against Usain Bolt?
Choose Your Units
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Which units would you choose best to fit these situations?
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?
Approximately Certain
Age 14 to 18
Challenge Level
Estimate these curious quantities sufficiently accurately that you can rank them in order of size
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.
The Genes of Gilgamesh
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Can you work out the parentage of the ancient hero Gilgamesh?
Biology Measurement Challenge
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Analyse these beautiful biological images and attempt to rank them in size order.
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.
Does This Sound about Right?
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Examine these estimates. Do they sound about right?
Bigger or Smaller?
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
When you change the units, do the numbers get bigger or smaller?
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.
Maths Is Everywhere!
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
Maths is everywhere in the world! Take a look at these images. What mathematics can you see?
Investigating the Dilution Series
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
Which dilutions can you make using only 10ml pipettes?
Counting Dolphins
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
How would you go about estimating populations of dolphins?
Investigating Epidemics
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
Simple models which help us to investigate how epidemics grow and die out.
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. . . .
Terrariums
Age 11 to 14
Challenge Level
Build a mini eco-system, and collect and interpret data on how well the plants grow under different conditions.
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?
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.
Flower Power
Age 11 to 16
Challenge Level
Create a symmetrical fabric design based on a flower motif - and realise it in Logo.
Like Father Like Son
Age 14 to 16
Challenge Level
What is the chance I will have a son who looks like me?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.