Mathematics

5-6

Classification: Parental Guidance

The Mayans were possibly the first civilisation to use 'zero' as a number and as a concept.

Mathematics

11-12

12+

Classification: Parental Guidance

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Struggling with Rubik's Cube since it came out in the '80s? Learn how to solve the puzzle from any one of the 43 quintrillion starting points with an algorithm and simple advice.

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

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Duncan Watts reveals how the game and urban myth of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon helped shape his Small World Project and network theory.

Mathematics

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

Astrophysicist Mario Livio demonstrates how the probability of a needle falling on a line, or between two lines, has an uncanny relationship to pi.

Mathematics

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

Astrophysicist Mario Livio demonstrates how the Fibonacci sequence is represented in nature, observing how the patterns in plants conform to the progression of numbers.

Mathematics

9-10

11-12

Classification: Parental Guidance

Marcus du Sautoy inspects Leonardo da Vinci's original Vitruvian Man and discusses its application to architecture and geometry.

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

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This quality control method helped Quest Diagnostics streamline and improve their system for processing and testing lab samples so they could meet their nightly deadlines.

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

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The US counts every resident every 10 years, or at least tries to. Statisticians use sampling from a population as an alternative to a complete count, as utilised at a potato chip factory.

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

Casinos are as well versed in probability as statisticians and probability models help them maintain the house advantage over gamblers.

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

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Twin studies track how similar identical and fraternal twins are on various characteristics, even if they don't grow up together. Correlation lets researchers put a number on it.

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

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Winter snowpack in the Colorado Rockies can predict spring water supply. Plotting annual measurements in a scatter plot lets resource managers draw a regression line that helps them forecast water availability.

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

The Challenger space shuttle disaster was blamed on faulty O-rings. How can probability calculations on random variables help predict the chances of this kind of failure?

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

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A brewer uses this technique to monitor quality differences in multiple batches of the same beer.

Mathematics

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

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This historical story describes how researchers untangled the relationship between smoking and lung cancer.

Science

Mathematics

Personal and social capability

Critical thinking

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

Did you know that being a jerk could earn you nearly $10,000? Data scientist Jake Porway reveals how to tap into the benefits of being a jerk without making a long list of enemies.

Science

Mathematics

Personal and social capability

Critical thinking

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

Did you know there's one thing that makes you more desirable? And a single accessory that can make you appear smarter? Learn the tools to physical and social desirability.

Science

Mathematics

Personal and social capability

Critical thinking

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

Whether you regularly knock on wood or occasionally wear a lucky hat, superstition may be influencing your life in more ways than you know.

Science

Mathematics

Personal and social capability

Critical thinking

7-8

9-10

Classification: Parental Guidance

National Treasure, The Da Vinci Code, Indiana Jones - what do these movies have in common? All require their heroes to solve intricate puzzles to find the treasure and save the day.