How magic can help inspire and put some fun, excitement and creativity into maths and science. Former space scientist turned mathmagician, Dr Mark Biddiss visits a north London school and demonstrates magic tricks and whacky science investigations to a group of thrilled pupils and teachers. Find out from Mark how to uses card tricks and simple experiments to help stimulate higher order thinking skills, problem solving and communication and reasoning skills. Teachers can use these as starter activities or as full maths and science investigations, and they cover curriculum topics including number pattern, space, shapes & measures.

Video Series: Inspirations
Release Date 2006