Showing posts with label Homework. Show all posts
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5 Maths Gems #3

Well it's been an emotional twosome of weeks. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flat too GCSE results kept many of us upward at nighttime too nosotros experienced the commons feelings of joy, pride, relief too sometimes disappointment. But nevertheless nosotros hold to cook for the novel schoolhouse yr too shout back nearly what we'll exercise differently.

The hardest matter nearly writing these weekly posts is deciding which ideas to feature. I receive got an increasingly long listing of unused textile because fifty-fifty when Twitter's teachers are preoccupied amongst results, the incredible inventiveness too spirit of collaboration remains. In this postal service I'll showcase merely v of the really many ideas shared on Twitter this week.

1. Homework
Kathryn Forster (@DIRT_expert) shared a novel gear upward of homeworks that she has designed. Each homework consists of v sections: literacy, research, memory, skills too stretch. These homeworks would live followed upward past times starter activities such every bit spelling or retentiveness tests too discussions nearly enquiry findings. Kathryn has really helpfully shared iv of her homeworks for us to borrow:
These are actually goodness ideas.

If you're thinking nearly trying out to a greater extent than or less dissimilar approaches to homework I recommend reading Cav's (Homework too Retention and Take Away Homework.

 2. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Scavenger Hunt
Speaking of homework, the Mailbox (@TheMailbox) shared a 'scavenger hunt' which could live adapted every bit starting fourth dimension homework for Year seven or 8.  Alternatively you lot could convey a pile of newspapers too magazines into 1 of your starting fourth dimension Year seven lessons so your pupils tin exercise a poster inward degree using this idea.

3. Oh for a room to telephone yell upward my own...
There's nevertheless a lot of classroom display ideas going circular Twitter. One of my most retweeted retweets this calendar week was this 'Change your words' display:
It's of import to communicate these messages too a display similar this is a goodness agency of doing so. The sentiment originally came from Sarah Hagan's (@mathequalslove) post '2014-2015 Classroom Pics - My Most Colorful Room Yet!'. Sarah may good live 1 of the most enthusiastic maths teachers inward the world! Her weblog is really popular, too rightly so. Check out this lectern inward her room - yes, a lectern! Is this touchstone inward American classrooms? I must acquire one!

I saw lots of prissy display ideas inward Sarah's Homework too Retention and Take Away Homework.

 2. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Scavenger Hunt
Speaking of homework, the Mailbox (@TheMailbox) shared a 'scavenger hunt' which could live adapted every bit starting fourth dimension homework for Year seven or 8.  Alternatively you lot could convey a pile of newspapers too magazines into 1 of your starting fourth dimension Year seven lessons so your pupils tin exercise a poster inward degree using this idea.

3. Oh for a room to telephone yell upward my own...
There's nevertheless a lot of classroom display ideas going circular Twitter. One of my most retweeted retweets this calendar week was this 'Change your words' display:
It's of import to communicate these messages too a display similar this is a goodness agency of doing so. The sentiment originally came from Sarah Hagan's (@mathequalslove) post 'post - similar the figurer posters below - too it made me long for my ain classroom. Whilst inward the baby-making phase of my life I'm having a brief while every bit a part-timer. It's a mixed blessing. One disadvantage is that I don't receive got my ain classroom so I learn inward rooms all over the school. Between lessons I receive got to mash downward crowded corridors amongst my huge purse of books too equipment (this was a nightmare when I was heavily pregnant!). There are lots of other disadvantages to beingness part-time such every bit missing of import information from unminuted meetings too a total lack of career progression opportunities. Of class this is all outweighed past times the massive wages of getting to pass fourth dimension amongst my children, so I'm non complaining... (much).

Another display sentiment I've seen this calendar week is this classroom rules poster, shared by @TeachThought inward this post. I shout back pupils would appreciate these really clear too reasonable messages.

On the land of written report of demeanour management, I enjoyed David Didau's (@learningspy) post on schoolhouse routines.

If you lot desire to brand your ain classroom posters too so recitethis.com is nifty for creating pretty quotes too notices - thank you lot to @mathminds for sharing the link.

And if you're looking to provide your classroom, Stephen Harris (@Stephen_H) shared a twosome of awesome write-on tabular array designs: these ones are nifty for collaboration and tangram tables are perfect for a maths classroom.

And hold upward on display ideas, Mr Allan (@mrallanmaths) shared his RAG123 display, Chris Smith (@aap03102) shared a motion-picture exhibit of his 'Mathematician of the month' board, too Mr Taylor (@taylorda01) adapted Spiked Math's Mathagasm comic so it's suitable for display. I'm going to pocket all iii ideas - if I e'er acquire my ain classroom.

4. Teaching ideas from #mathschat
Weekly maths chats receive got identify on Twitter every Midweek at 8pm, organised by @BetterMaths. This calendar week nosotros discussed our favourite topics, tasks, resources too investigations, so the goodness ideas were coming thick too fast! I've got a long listing to form through.

There were lots of ideas nearly getting out of the classroom. Jon Treby (@JonTrebyAAN) suggested education loci exterior using buildings too string. He likewise puts record on the flooring of the schoolhouse hall when he teaches angles inward parallel lines. Dawn (@mrsdenyer) has a schoolhouse treasure hunt for 3D trigonometry too Martin Noon (@letsgetmathing) suggests using a clinometer to mensurate the meridian of schoolhouse buildings too trees.

There was likewise a lot of beak nearly popcorn! Dawn (@mrsdenyer) gets her students to pattern a popcorn cone - an activity that involves sectors too arcs, Pythagoras too volume. If students tin function out the volume of their cone, they tin fill upward it amongst popcorn! Miss Ren (@ReynoldsBSGD) shared Dan Meyer's popcorn picker chore - 'all you lot demand is A4 paper. I merely stand upward dorsum too scout the kids acquire stuck in!'.

5. Mistakes too feedback
I've written a lot nearly learning from mistakes lately so this tweet was really relevant:

And here's a nifty sentiment for marker from @ChrisHildrew.

So in that place you lot acquire - a minor pick of ideas from a calendar week on Twitter. I promise that's helpful. If you lot missed the previous 2 Maths Gems posts, you lot tin detect them here. I'll exit you lot amongst a prissy interrogation for your students from Big Ideas Math.



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5 Maths Gems #4

Well the summertime holidays are good as well as really over. Many teachers, especially those who are relatively novel to teaching, volition pass this weekend making lists, planning lessons as well as experiencing that unsettling feeling of nervous excitement. If y'all create got fourth dimension to read this week's laid of maths gems, I promise they supply a petty calorie-free relief.

1. Maths lessons for maths teachers
I devote a lot of fourth dimension to thinking almost how to railroad train my teaching but pass far less fourth dimension edifice on my ain mathematical skills as well as knowledge. Whatever our background as well as nonetheless 'good' nosotros are at maths, there's ever to a greater extent than to learn. For example, I’ve never studied whatever mechanics inwards my life (I did Pure Maths Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 flat as well as a statistics degree) but SUVAT is on the novel GCSE syllabus as well as then I'd ameliorate uncovering out what it is.

I experience that my cognition of secondary schoolhouse core mathematics is pretty audio but this calendar week Ed Southall (@edsouthall) inadvertently pointed me inwards the administration of James Tanton's website (@jamestanton) and inside minutes I was learning novel things! Here's a few examples.

If asked to sketch the graph of y = x2 + 4x + 5, I'd realise that it can't live factorised as well as then I'd cheque the discriminant to confirm that this constituent has no existent roots. My side past times side pace would live to consummate the foursquare to create upwards one's heed the vertex. I don't similar completing the square. I've never thought to uncovering the vertex using this post written past times a pupil I flora out that inwards Republic of Lithuania 1st September is a 'celebration of cognition day'. Also, inwards the Lithuanian equivalent of our Year 13, they create got a '100 twenty-four lx minutes catamenia celebration' inwards which they create got a prom to commemorate that they create got solely 100 days left of school. The residuum of the post is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non almost clothing shopping for Lithuanian teenagers, as well as then non quite as well as then interesting... I'd similar to uncovering out to a greater extent than almost traditions inwards teaching around the world.

3. Plenaries, extensions, puzzles as well as loyalty cards
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This brilliant 'Finished? Try 1 of these...' display got me thinking almost the materials I ready for my early on finishers. The creator of this display, Kerry Tait (@misstait_85), wrote a blog post describing the review tasks contained within, which are intended to encourage students to reverberate on their learning. This is a actually squeamish idea. Kerry is a scientific discipline instructor but this would operate as good inwards maths.

At the destination of my lessons I tend to become for extension activities rather than reflection tasks. In every lesson I give extension operate to the appropriate pupils at the appropriate time. My students know that I'm actually impressed if they create got a become at the extension cloth but at the same fourth dimension I emphasise that maths isn't a race. There's value inwards occasionally planning a relatively curt master copy exercise as well as an 'extension' that is accessible to all, non simply the brightest or the quickest. Most people relish beingness stretched. I desire all of my students to come upwards out of maths lessons feeling similar champions.

My extension operate is usually a challenging inquiry relating to the lesson theme but sometimes I purpose puzzles instead. For event at the destination of a Key Stage iii lesson on the monastic tell of operations I give students the classic four fours puzzle. For fifty-fifty an greater challenge there's this sixes puzzle shared by Chris Smith (@aap03102) (I recall my 6th formers would relish this one), or perchance fifty-fifty something on Friedman numbers.
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Here's a few to a greater extent than puzzles as well as extensions I've come upwards across this week. My schoolhouse has a lunchtime puzzle guild for Year 7s as well as then these volition come upwards inwards handy at that topographic point too, as well as I may prepare a weekly puzzle board as suggested past times Mr Duffy (@MrDuffyMaths).

For the 'Finished? Try 1 of these...' display, the creator says that she mightiness blueprint a checklist as well as prize organisation to encourage students to purpose the total attain of reflective tools. This proposition reminded me of a dyad of other ideas I saw on Twitter this week. In @CorbettMaths' post almost how to purpose his 5-a-day questions, he suggests that students set their completed questions inwards a ballot box as well as a fortnightly prize depict takes place. He also shared @MissKMcD's loyalty carte du jour ideas which she's explained inwards this weblog post 'Learning amongst Loyalty Cards'.
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4. Everyday lessons
My weblog is almost sharing creative ideas as well as engaging resources. But my lessons aren't all-singing all-dancing. If y'all were to uncovering most of my lessons you'd run across a pretty measure format of: starter, explanation, discussion, practice, extension. I create create opportunities for students to create investigations as well as exciting activities but non inwards every unmarried lesson. As y'all tin tell past times the championship of my blog, it's actually of import to me that I pick engaging resources. Sometimes that simply agency a good designed worksheet. Harry Webb's (@websofsubstance) post almost maths lessons as well as priorities is good worth a read, especially for NQTs who volition presently live drowning inwards lesson plans. In my NQT twelvemonth each lesson took me a dyad of hours to plan. Four years on, my lessons accept around xxx - 45 minutes to plan, which is soundless totally unsustainable as well as inefficient but I acquire a flake quicker every year. Being able to acquire skilful resources from my weblog should increase my planning speed as I won't create got to create as well as then much hunting for resources.

Harry's post also gave me a novel idea. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 box on the board for students to write downward the homework questions they flora difficult - such a uncomplicated thought but much ameliorate than how I create it at the moment, which unremarkably involves lots of students talking at me at once!

5. Bits as well as pieces
Here's a modest option of the other ideas I saw on Twitter this week:
  • I dearest this 'things to create when you're stuck' poster from The Maths Magpie (@TheMathsMagpie).
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I flora out this calendar week that my term 'maths gems' is totally unoriginal - here's a squeamish 'assortment of mathematical marvels' which are also called maths gems. Speaking of nicely designed websites, create accept a hold off at Mathigon, shared this calendar week past times Chris Watts (@watchri01) - stunning, isn't it?

So that's it for this week. My theme resources posts volition render presently as well as I'll also operate on a this post written past times a pupil I flora out that inwards Republic of Lithuania 1st September is a 'celebration of cognition day'. Also, inwards the Lithuanian equivalent of our Year 13, they create got a '100 twenty-four lx minutes catamenia celebration' inwards which they create got a prom to commemorate that they create got solely 100 days left of school. The residuum of the post is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non almost clothing shopping for Lithuanian teenagers, as well as then non quite as well as then interesting... I'd similar to uncovering out to a greater extent than almost traditions inwards teaching around the world.

3. Plenaries, extensions, puzzles as well as loyalty cards
misstait.wordpress.com
This brilliant 'Finished? Try 1 of these...' display got me thinking almost the materials I ready for my early on finishers. The creator of this display, Kerry Tait (@misstait_85), wrote a blog post describing the review tasks contained within, which are intended to encourage students to reverberate on their learning. This is a actually squeamish idea. Kerry is a scientific discipline instructor but this would operate as good inwards maths.

At the destination of my lessons I tend to become for extension activities rather than reflection tasks. In every lesson I give extension operate to the appropriate pupils at the appropriate time. My students know that I'm actually impressed if they create got a become at the extension cloth but at the same fourth dimension I emphasise that maths isn't a race. There's value inwards occasionally planning a relatively curt master copy exercise as well as an 'extension' that is accessible to all, non simply the brightest or the quickest. Most people relish beingness stretched. I desire all of my students to come upwards out of maths lessons feeling similar champions.

My extension operate is usually a challenging inquiry relating to the lesson theme but sometimes I purpose puzzles instead. For event at the destination of a Key Stage iii lesson on the monastic tell of operations I give students the classic four fours puzzle. For fifty-fifty an greater challenge there's this sixes puzzle shared by Chris Smith (@aap03102) (I recall my 6th formers would relish this one), or perchance fifty-fifty something on Friedman numbers.
@edfromo
Here's a few to a greater extent than puzzles as well as extensions I've come upwards across this week. My schoolhouse has a lunchtime puzzle guild for Year 7s as well as then these volition come upwards inwards handy at that topographic point too, as well as I may prepare a weekly puzzle board as suggested past times Mr Duffy (@MrDuffyMaths).

For the 'Finished? Try 1 of these...' display, the creator says that she mightiness blueprint a checklist as well as prize organisation to encourage students to purpose the total attain of reflective tools. This proposition reminded me of a dyad of other ideas I saw on Twitter this week. In @CorbettMaths' post almost how to purpose his 5-a-day questions, he suggests that students set their completed questions inwards a ballot box as well as a fortnightly prize depict takes place. He also shared @MissKMcD's loyalty carte du jour ideas which she's explained inwards this weblog post 'Learning amongst Loyalty Cards'.
misskmcd.wordpress.com
4. Everyday lessons
My weblog is almost sharing creative ideas as well as engaging resources. But my lessons aren't all-singing all-dancing. If y'all were to uncovering most of my lessons you'd run across a pretty measure format of: starter, explanation, discussion, practice, extension. I create create opportunities for students to create investigations as well as exciting activities but non inwards every unmarried lesson. As y'all tin tell past times the championship of my blog, it's actually of import to me that I pick engaging resources. Sometimes that simply agency a good designed worksheet. Harry Webb's (@websofsubstance) post almost maths lessons as well as priorities is good worth a read, especially for NQTs who volition presently live drowning inwards lesson plans. In my NQT twelvemonth each lesson took me a dyad of hours to plan. Four years on, my lessons accept around xxx - 45 minutes to plan, which is soundless totally unsustainable as well as inefficient but I acquire a flake quicker every year. Being able to acquire skilful resources from my weblog should increase my planning speed as I won't create got to create as well as then much hunting for resources.

Harry's post also gave me a novel idea. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 box on the board for students to write downward the homework questions they flora difficult - such a uncomplicated thought but much ameliorate than how I create it at the moment, which unremarkably involves lots of students talking at me at once!

5. Bits as well as pieces
Here's a modest option of the other ideas I saw on Twitter this week:
  • I dearest this 'things to create when you're stuck' poster from The Maths Magpie (@TheMathsMagpie).
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Pythagoras' Theorem

Pythagoras' Theorem is 1 of my favourite topics to teach. In my experience, students quite similar it too. At outset they may endure intimidated past times the novel as well as seemingly complex mathematics. It's in all likelihood the outset fourth dimension they've seen words such every bit theorem, proof as well as hypotenuse hence no wonder they're apprehensive. But they'll apace larn the hang of it.

When H5N1 score students receive got to uncovering the distance betwixt 2 points or verify that a triangle is right-angled, their outset thought should endure Pythagoras. By Year 12, Pythagoras' Theorem should endure a staple inwards their mathematical toolkit, along amongst other skills such every bit arithmetic, fractions, simplifying algebra, using index laws as well as factorising quadratics. In my thought these things are the breadstuff as well as butter of secondary schoolhouse higher mathematics.

I'm going to behave upon briefly on proofs at the halt of this postal service but my primary focus is on interesting Pythagoras questions as well as resources for Key Stage 3 as well as 4. Before nosotros start, I should number my green caveat - there's absolutely loads of first-class Pythagoras resources online as well as hither I'm exactly showcasing a pocket-sized selection.

Interesting Questions
It's non e'er necessary to strength a interrogation into a 'real world' context to larn inwards engaging. Problems don't receive got to endure contextual to endure interesting - sometimes the really best questions are abstract but accessible.

In this example from illustrativemathematics.org, students receive got to function out whether the shaded triangle is right-angled.
This Spiderbox question, also from Illustrative Mathematics, appears at outset glance to endure a 3D Pythagoras interrogation but genuinely the spider is walking on the exterior of the box. Students brand a net, describe the spider's path as well as function out its length.

amusing post from Math Jokes four Mathy Folks.

I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this two diagonals' as well as around other called 'amusing post from Math Jokes four Mathy Folks.

I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this kite areas'.



Helpful Worksheets
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This 'Investigating the sides of right-angled triangles' worksheet from Teachit Maths is a straightforward activity inwards which students sweat to 'discover' Pythagoras' Theorem past times drawing right-angled triangles as well as investigating the human relationship betwixt the lengths of their sides. Teachit Maths also provides a 'Pythagoras' Theorem - consummate topic booklet' which covers the total topic from uncomplicated exercise questions to occupation solving, using surds as well as 3D Pythagoras.

These Pythagoras' Theorem Student Sheets (& notes) from Nuffield Foundation comprise proficient occupation solving questions, every bit does Pythagoras Problems from The Chalk Face.

I've written a Pythagoras Pret homework - run across this page for to a greater extent than data virtually Pret homeworks.

Adding a Third Dimension
During my PGCE I had my students educate cuboids out of pipage cleaners as well as function out how to uncovering the length of the infinite diagonal past times themselves. The pipage cleaners were a faff that I won't endure repeating but figuring out how to uncovering the length of a infinite diagonal is definitely something students tin reach the axe produce themselves. Perhaps the easiest prop to role is your classroom. When I learn 3D Pythagoras I commonly gesture at an imaginary infinite diagonal beingness drawn from the lower left corner to upper correct corner of the room. In fact it would endure meliorate to attach around string or wool to the walls hence y'all receive got an actual infinite diagonal going across the room, to assist students visualise the correct angled triangles.

There's 2 approaches to didactics 3D Pythagoras. One is to receive got the pupils derive the formula for the infinite diagonal (eg d2 =  x2 + y2 + z2) as well as hence memorise it. This may endure useful later on on, for instance when they report vectors inwards C4, but it's non helpful when they come upwards to 3D trigonometry. My preferred approach for 3D problems is that they position as well as separately describe the 2 correct angled triangles inwards question. I encourage them to proceed their workings inwards surd cast for accuracy.

Good 3D questions are available inwards these Trigonometry Worksheets (see exercise T7) past times Frank Tapson (from the Cleave Books website).

Also, here's a dainty 3D Pythagoras activity 'amusing post from Math Jokes four Mathy Folks.

I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this Cuboid Diagonal' from Don Steward.

Triples
Pythagorean Triples are fun to explore amongst your students. Before y'all do, accept the chance to print them amongst your apparent super-quick mental arithmetics ("the 2 sides are five as well as 12 y'all say? Well the hypotenuse must endure 13").

Activity 3.4 inwards this set of activities from the Mathematics Enhancement Programme is a brusk as well as accessible investigation into Pythagorean Triples. The Mathematics Assessment Programme also has a Pythagorean Triples activity and Don Steward has students looking for patterns. There are many to a greater extent than substantial investigations available online.


Vocabulary
I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this here.

Pythagoras of Samos
Apparently Pythagoras was the outset mortal to telephone outcry upwards the heavens a universe as well as the the world round. He also (allegedly) headed upwards a hugger-mugger cult of Pythagoreans who weren't allowed to swallow beans. Pythagoras said that "each number has its ain personality - masculine or feminine, perfect or incomplete, beautiful or ugly". The mysterious story of Pythagoras of Samos is genuinely interesting as well as would brand a proficient topic for enquiry or display work.

Pythagorean Proofs
I won't verbalise besides much virtually proofs because I'll endure hither all day. I must advert this bright H2O demonstration video though.

If y'all desire your students to essay around proof activities, this chore 'Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem' from Mathematics Assessment Project is virtually comparison 3 dissimilar proofs.

Finally, Don Steward's spider web log features amusing post from Math Jokes four Mathy Folks.

I also remember it's worthwhile spending a few minutes discussing the important of the give-and-take theorem as well as how it differs from a theory. H5N1 theorem is a lawsuit that has been proven to endure true, for instance using logical arguments as well as previously established mathematical statements. Theory is a give-and-take used both inwards everyday life (eg 'the detective had a theory virtually who committed the murder') as well as inwards scientific discipline (such every bit Einstein's theory of relativity). In everyday linguistic communication it has a important similar to hypothesis. In science, a theory is a contemplative as well as rational type of abstract thinking. H5N1 theory merely attempts to explicate something whereas a theorem is established mathematical fact. There's to a greater extent than on this Herve Lehning's posters of Pythagoras past times agency of dissections which are really pleasing to the eye.

I promise this has been helpful if you're planning Pythagoras lessons. Please comment if y'all receive got whatsoever ideas to add.

I've at in 1 lawsuit seat all my topic resources specials here so they are easier to browse.




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5 Maths Gems #9

Because I didn't write a gems shipping service terminal weekend, imagine how much I guide hold to tell y'all most today! Quick - let's acquire started...

1. Hula Hoops
Who needs technology scientific discipline when y'all tin give notice stick a hula hoop on the board? This uncomplicated idea, shared by @emziecampbell, is for instruction children to tell the time. It would piece of occupation good for other circle-based topics too. Stick a hula hoop on the board as well as operate it to learn circle theorems. Stick 2 or 3 on the board to brand a Venn diagram. Hula hoops guide hold novelty value, practical application as well as toll a mere £2.
2. Stuck Post-Its
Another uncomplicated nonetheless effective idea, this fourth dimension from @Misswrenmaths: 'stuck post-its'. Sometimes when students are completing do questions inwards class, y'all terminate upwardly repeating yourself numerous times every bit y'all displace from pupil to student. Instead, position the questions on the board as well as inquire students to stick a named post-it Federal Reserve notation on whatever questions they postulate assist with - thus they tin give notice demeanour on with the remainder of the exercise without having to await with their mitt up. For instance the pic below shows that you'd postulate to assist 1 pupil individually with inquiry 9, simply it may locomote worth going through inquiry 10 with the whole class, or gathering a grouping together to hash out it.

This technique stops duplication of endeavour as well as helps the instructor assess understanding, addition it has the produce goodness of getting students out of their seats, albeit briefly. Read the fascinating shipping service 'A veteran instructor turned double-decker shadows 2 students for 2 days – a sobering lesson learned' from @grantwiggins and you'll come across why this is important. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 picayune combat of movement keeps students alert.

While I'm on the plain of written report of post-it notes, I should advert a cool novel app 'Post-it Plus' that was suggested by @dazmck. With this costless app y'all tin give notice accept a photograph of a wall of post-it notes as well as thus organise them digitally on your band or tablet. Amazing.

3. Trig for Victory
@mr_g_walton demonstrated his brilliant inventiveness with his 'Maths Propaganda' posters.

Every poster is splendid thus it was difficult to guide 3 examples for this post!

In add-on to the posters, Mr Walton suggests revision cards inwards the cast of ration booklets as well as a schoolhouse broadcast past times the Ministry of Maths! Fantastic ideas. All sixteen editable posters as well as associated resources tin give notice locomote downloaded here. Credit also to @El_Timbre for inspiring the 'Trig for Victory' poster.

4. Parabolic Multiplication
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If y'all were at the recent Maths Conference inwards Kettering thus y'all may guide hold been interested inwards Johnny Ball's parabolic multiplication. This involves drawing a business from 1 indicate on the graph of y = x2 to another. Two examples are shown inwards the pic - the cerise business joins the numbers 3 as well as 4, crossing the y-axis at 12, an the greenish business joins the numbers 2 as well as 2, crossing the y-axis at 4. It's a bizarre multiplication method.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 amount explanation is inwards this 'Cool Math Essay' from @jamestanton. The algebra is accessible as well as satisfying. Figuring it out would brand a practiced chore for brilliant GCSE students or 6th formers studying coordinate geometry.

If y'all plough over to locomote visiting FRG thus produce acquire to the Mathematikum. There y'all volition abide by a parabola drawn on a wall with a length of rope for visitors to necktie from 1 indicate on the parabola to closed to other - the indicate at which the rope crosses the y-axis is the production (source: qedcat.com). Does anyone desire to accept upwardly the challenge of putting 1 of these interactive displays on their classroom wall? If so, delight shipping me a photo!

5. Counting Circles
There's been a lot of buzz alongside American teachers on Twitter most counting circles. This is a uncomplicated as well as versatile activeness to prepare give away feel as well as mental maths strategies. The master copy shipping service A veteran instructor turned double-decker shadows 2 students for 2 days – a sobering lesson learned' from @grantwiggins and you'll come across why this is important. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 picayune combat of movement keeps students alert.

While I'm on the plain of written report of post-it notes, I should advert a cool novel app 'Post-it Plus' that was suggested by @dazmck. With this costless app y'all tin give notice accept a photograph of a wall of post-it notes as well as thus organise them digitally on your band or tablet. Amazing.

3. Trig for Victory
@mr_g_walton demonstrated his brilliant inventiveness with his 'Maths Propaganda' posters.

Every poster is splendid thus it was difficult to guide 3 examples for this post!

In add-on to the posters, Mr Walton suggests revision cards inwards the cast of ration booklets as well as a schoolhouse broadcast past times the Ministry of Maths! Fantastic ideas. All sixteen editable posters as well as associated resources tin give notice locomote downloaded here. Credit also to @El_Timbre for inspiring the 'Trig for Victory' poster.

4. Parabolic Multiplication
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If y'all were at the recent Maths Conference inwards Kettering thus y'all may guide hold been interested inwards Johnny Ball's parabolic multiplication. This involves drawing a business from 1 indicate on the graph of y = x2 to another. Two examples are shown inwards the pic - the cerise business joins the numbers 3 as well as 4, crossing the y-axis at 12, an the greenish business joins the numbers 2 as well as 2, crossing the y-axis at 4. It's a bizarre multiplication method.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 amount explanation is inwards this 'Cool Math Essay' from @jamestanton. The algebra is accessible as well as satisfying. Figuring it out would brand a practiced chore for brilliant GCSE students or 6th formers studying coordinate geometry.

If y'all plough over to locomote visiting FRG thus produce acquire to the Mathematikum. There y'all volition abide by a parabola drawn on a wall with a length of rope for visitors to necktie from 1 indicate on the parabola to closed to other - the indicate at which the rope crosses the y-axis is the production (source: Science and English) guide hold shown an involvement inwards this format too.

Last calendar week I also ran my start A veteran instructor turned double-decker shadows 2 students for 2 days – a sobering lesson learned' from @grantwiggins and you'll come across why this is important. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 picayune combat of movement keeps students alert.

While I'm on the plain of written report of post-it notes, I should advert a cool novel app 'Post-it Plus' that was suggested by @dazmck. With this costless app y'all tin give notice accept a photograph of a wall of post-it notes as well as thus organise them digitally on your band or tablet. Amazing.

3. Trig for Victory
@mr_g_walton demonstrated his brilliant inventiveness with his 'Maths Propaganda' posters.

Every poster is splendid thus it was difficult to guide 3 examples for this post!

In add-on to the posters, Mr Walton suggests revision cards inwards the cast of ration booklets as well as a schoolhouse broadcast past times the Ministry of Maths! Fantastic ideas. All sixteen editable posters as well as associated resources tin give notice locomote downloaded here. Credit also to @El_Timbre for inspiring the 'Trig for Victory' poster.

4. Parabolic Multiplication
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If y'all were at the recent Maths Conference inwards Kettering thus y'all may guide hold been interested inwards Johnny Ball's parabolic multiplication. This involves drawing a business from 1 indicate on the graph of y = x2 to another. Two examples are shown inwards the pic - the cerise business joins the numbers 3 as well as 4, crossing the y-axis at 12, an the greenish business joins the numbers 2 as well as 2, crossing the y-axis at 4. It's a bizarre multiplication method.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 amount explanation is inwards this 'Cool Math Essay' from @jamestanton. The algebra is accessible as well as satisfying. Figuring it out would brand a practiced chore for brilliant GCSE students or 6th formers studying coordinate geometry.

If y'all plough over to locomote visiting FRG thus produce acquire to the Mathematikum. There y'all volition abide by a parabola drawn on a wall with a length of rope for visitors to necktie from 1 indicate on the parabola to closed to other - the indicate at which the rope crosses the y-axis is the production (source: Bridging the Gap to Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level' featured inwards this week's edition of Academies Week (thanks to @oldandrewuk) - I subscribe to this newspaper thus was real excited when it arrived inwards the post.

I also featured inwards the 'Behind the Mathematician' serial from @WorkEdgeChaos - writing that shipping service was a neat chance for me to reverberate on my instruction as well as squall upwardly most what motivates me as well as what I abide by challenging.

I desire to terminate today's shipping service past times encouraging y'all to mass a ticket for @LaSalleEd's next National Maths Teacher Conference, which is on Sat 14th March 2015 inwards Birmingham. Click here to mass your costless ticket - I'll come across y'all there.


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5 Maths Gems #13

In my gems posts I portion approximately of the best teaching ideas I've seen on Twitter each week. This is my 13th gems post. I promise you're non triskaidekaphobic.

1. Flying Numbers
At Julia Smith's (@tessmaths) creativity workshop at the lastly maths conference, she shared an activeness inward which students brand 'Flying Numbers' to hang from the ceiling inward the classroom or corridor. It industrial plant similar this: they select a discover together with brand that discover from forest inward Design & Technology (drill a hole at the overstep for hanging). They pigment their discover hence purpose fine markers or chalk pens to decorate it alongside facts almost that number. This is a lovely chance for students to purpose the cyberspace to explore discover properties together with discovery out all sorts of wonderful mathematical things that are non on the curriculum. The examples below were made at the maths conference - it was a actually enjoyable exercise.
Ed Southall (post almost teaching a binary lesson).

Alice inward FractalLand is a stunning animated slideshow. Show it to your degree together with explore sequences, fractals, the golden ratio together with more. The text at the bottom explains each concept real clearly. I love this! This is precisely the variety of affair I was referring to inward my post service 'A house for gimmicks?' when I said that nosotros should brand fourth dimension to enrich our students' teaching alongside interesting mathematics that is non on the GCSE syllabus.
  • The Primary and Secondary Treasure Hunts are real good designed. Full instructions are included together with at that topographic point are questions on areas of mathematics such equally cryptography, primes together with probability. The questions are rather challenging for the intended historic menses groups - if I was organising an inter-school maths challenger hence I mightiness purpose these questions.
  • The video collection is due to grow - an exciting prospect if this 2 infinitesimal wordless video exploring triangles is a gustation of things to come. 

    • 3. Imbalance Problems
    If you're non familiar alongside Don Steward's resources hence halt reading this post service straightaway together with depository fiscal establishment friction match out his mobiles', hence 'mobile inequalities' together with finally 'mobile moments'.

    In mobiles, the activities foremost alongside discover problems that learn progressively harder, hence motion on to algebraic balancing problems. Here's a numerical instance which tin displace live solved alongside arithmetics together with logic (fill inward the missing weights hence that everything balances correctly). 
    There are lots of variations, such equally this 1 where the weights must add together upward to the discover inward the triangle (this is a straightforward example):
    The algebraic problems educate skills inward writing algebraically together with simplifying expressions. In the work below, students accept to consummate the missing weights to brand the combined hanging weight equal to 8n.
    These are swell problems. Check out all 3 posts to run across how Mr Steward developed the idea. It's equally good worth reading Paul Salomon's (last week's gems post has paid off - both Debbie Hart ‏(@Debbie_Hart_UK) and Jane Appleton (‏@JaneAppleton24) accept tried it.

    I've been busy writing a post service almost circle theorems which volition live cook soon. Also, later seeing approximately swell Halloween together with Guy Fawkes maths resources, I've started to collate a 'seasonal resources' page. I've seen hence many skillful Christmas resources, it's difficult to select the best simply I'm getting there.

    So at that topographic point you lot go, my 13th gems post. It wasn't scary at all.

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