MEI
About Us
As a member of the Climate Change Educational Partnership (CCEP) MEI are delighted to support Green Careers Week and have the chance to demonstrate just one of the many ways that maths is used to benefit society -understanding the world around us and our impact on the planet.
MEI are a charity committed to improving lives through advances in maths education. We promote the importance, relevance and enjoyment of studying maths beyond GCSE to students in Key Stage 3 and 4 through the work of the Advanced Maths Support Programme. We believe that continuing to study maths widens the range of opportunities available to young people. It helps them to gain skills and confidence in applying the maths they may meet in higher education, and/or the workplace, and develops transferrable skills, such as problem solving and reasoning.
Curriculum linked Climate Resources
At MEI we have been thinking about the role of maths education in the teaching of climate issues. Through our work supporting schools we are creating freely available high-quality resources for teachers to use in the classroom that do just that.
Our latest Big Earth Data Project resources, funded by the UK Space Agency, will help students learn about satellite modelling and forecasting. They Focus on engaging contexts such as climate change, the effects of humans on Earth, and emergency disaster response.
Our Climate Education collection includes resources created with RMetS looking at Trees for Net Zero, Extreme Weather and Electric Vehicles as well as other activities looking at the effect of fast fashion on the climate and how we can use data visualisations to effectively communicate our message.
Our resources are free to use and suitable for ages 11-18.
Where maths meets… Green Careers.
Hear from three people in different Green Careers about the importance maths plays in their roles and the world around us.
Urban Planning
Susie
Climate Scientist
Sammie
Engineer
Ayantika
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