I created these revision cards for a classroom activity, simply they're as helpful for pupils studying at home. These cards comprehend all the facts as well as definitions that pupils bespeak to larn for each module - I haven't included anything that is given inward the formula booklet.
These cards are based on the Edexcel specification.
Core ane as well as Core two revision cards
Core three revision cards
Statistics ane revision cards
Statistics two revision cards
Decision ane revision cards
Mechanics ane formulae revision (thanks to my boss for creating the M1 cards!)
I promise to create C4 as well as FP1 adjacent year!
Hope they're helpful! If yous desire to run out me a review or brand suggestions, delight create through TES or Twitter.
Showing posts with label Revision. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Revision. Show all posts
Revision Alongside Yr 11
As this year's Maths GCSE exams are fast approaching, I idea it powerfulness endure helpful to percentage a few of my revision resources.
My Year 11s expressed their frustration inwards trying to recall the differences betwixt statistical graphs – peculiarly histograms, frequency polygons together with cumulative frequency graphs. H5N1 telephone substitution surface area of confusion is when to role midpoints, endpoints, aeroplane widths etc. I created this for them to manage clarify these points: GCSE Graphs Revision Summary
They likewise fretted close which formulae they had to recall for mass together with area. In aeroplane nosotros went through this sheet - I asked them to label each formula according to whether they needed to larn it or whether it was provided. I together with therefore gave them this formula summary to accept away.
In ane revision lesson my Year 11s tested each other using these circle theorem revision cards from teachitmaths.co.uk. They loved this lesson together with demanded cards for every topic! I supplied them amongst the other cards from teachitmaths.co.uk, every bit good every bit my own mixed A* revision cards. I likewise encouraged them to brand their ain cards at home.
There are many skilful revision checklists together with progress trackers available online. I've but discovered this great progress booklet for Higher GCSE, created past times Emily Hughes who writes the blog http://ilovemathsgames.wordpress.com/.
Finally, inwards my concluding lesson amongst my Year xi aeroplane I went through these ‘hints together with tips’ slides (while they ate cake, of course!). I pulled these slides together over fourth dimension from a diverseness of sources therefore lamentable for non crediting the originators of this material. It includes the rather tasteless but memorable painting demo below, which got a huge reaction from my class! ‘If you lot don’t similar it, don’t create it!’ I told them. :)
My Year 11s expressed their frustration inwards trying to recall the differences betwixt statistical graphs – peculiarly histograms, frequency polygons together with cumulative frequency graphs. H5N1 telephone substitution surface area of confusion is when to role midpoints, endpoints, aeroplane widths etc. I created this for them to manage clarify these points: GCSE Graphs Revision Summary
They likewise fretted close which formulae they had to recall for mass together with area. In aeroplane nosotros went through this sheet - I asked them to label each formula according to whether they needed to larn it or whether it was provided. I together with therefore gave them this formula summary to accept away.
In ane revision lesson my Year 11s tested each other using these circle theorem revision cards from teachitmaths.co.uk. They loved this lesson together with demanded cards for every topic! I supplied them amongst the other cards from teachitmaths.co.uk, every bit good every bit my own mixed A* revision cards. I likewise encouraged them to brand their ain cards at home.
There are many skilful revision checklists together with progress trackers available online. I've but discovered this great progress booklet for Higher GCSE, created past times Emily Hughes who writes the blog http://ilovemathsgames.wordpress.com/.
Finally, inwards my concluding lesson amongst my Year xi aeroplane I went through these ‘hints together with tips’ slides (while they ate cake, of course!). I pulled these slides together over fourth dimension from a diverseness of sources therefore lamentable for non crediting the originators of this material. It includes the rather tasteless but memorable painting demo below, which got a huge reaction from my class! ‘If you lot don’t similar it, don’t create it!’ I told them. :)
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Deliberate Mistakes
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This twelvemonth I had non bad success alongside relay races in addition to carousels inward my revision lessons. I likewise did some pupil-led lessons which were a lot less successful.
This 'deliberate mistakes' persuasion is something I've adapted from this blog post, hence give cheers you lot to @bkdidact for sharing the link in addition to @kellyoshea for the inspiration. I've never seen this inward maths earlier but it may endure that many of you lot already create it, if hence in addition to hence I'd similar to hear your feedback.
The Mistake Game
Students, inward pairs or pocket-sized groups, are given a employment to solve in addition to explicate to the class. In their explanation, they must include a deliberate mistake. Not exactly a numerical slip, but something that highlights a possible misconception that their classmates powerfulness have.
If I role this for GCSE revision in addition to hence by essay questions (the longer, unstructured types) would operate best - there's some examples inward this first-class laid of questions from Suffolk Maths. But this persuasion could likewise operate when educational activity specific topics. I mean value I may endeavour it this twelvemonth when educational activity both trigonometry in addition to probability trees.
For example, if you lot role the Mistake Game when educational activity Pythagoras' Theorem, you lot could role this inquiry (solve for x):
The mutual error hither is to non foursquare the four (though students may come upwardly up alongside something else).
Here's some other example, from this worksheet from thechalkface.net.
When each grouping goes through their inquiry on the board, their classmates volition endure listening carefully to location the mistake, hence it's non bad for getting students to focus. I'm non certain how best to organise the responses. Perhaps students could lay their paw upwardly every bit presently every bit they location the error hence it tin endure corrected similar a shot in addition to and hence the residue of the solution tin endure done correctly. Or peradventure when the grouping cause got finished presenting their amount explanation, a volunteer could come upwardly up to the board in addition to right their work. Or maybe later each presentation the students could utter over the employment inward their groups, create upwardly one's hear what was incorrect in addition to re-do the inquiry correctly.
This is a chip similar 'tick or trash' exercises - it's helpful for pupils to endure aware of mutual mistakes. I've likewise used these 'Classic Mistakes' inward previous revision lessons.
The Mistake Game is likewise a practiced chance for students to encounter each other’s approaches to solving problems in addition to utter over the effectiveness of dissimilar methods.
I mean value this action volition engage the whole shape - I'll endeavour it out in addition to allow you lot know! If you've ever tried anything similar this in addition to hence delight part your thoughts. I recommend reading most the sense of the instructor who wrote the original post. As she says, ‘we all larn to a greater extent than when a incorrect respond goes upwardly than when we’re exactly watching perfection’.
For example, if you lot role the Mistake Game when educational activity Pythagoras' Theorem, you lot could role this inquiry (solve for x):
The mutual error hither is to non foursquare the four (though students may come upwardly up alongside something else).
Here's some other example, from this worksheet from thechalkface.net.
There's numerous things they could (deliberately) create incorrect inward this one!
When each grouping goes through their inquiry on the board, their classmates volition endure listening carefully to location the mistake, hence it's non bad for getting students to focus. I'm non certain how best to organise the responses. Perhaps students could lay their paw upwardly every bit presently every bit they location the error hence it tin endure corrected similar a shot in addition to and hence the residue of the solution tin endure done correctly. Or peradventure when the grouping cause got finished presenting their amount explanation, a volunteer could come upwardly up to the board in addition to right their work. Or maybe later each presentation the students could utter over the employment inward their groups, create upwardly one's hear what was incorrect in addition to re-do the inquiry correctly.
This is a chip similar 'tick or trash' exercises - it's helpful for pupils to endure aware of mutual mistakes. I've likewise used these 'Classic Mistakes' inward previous revision lessons.
The Mistake Game is likewise a practiced chance for students to encounter each other’s approaches to solving problems in addition to utter over the effectiveness of dissimilar methods.
I mean value this action volition engage the whole shape - I'll endeavour it out in addition to allow you lot know! If you've ever tried anything similar this in addition to hence delight part your thoughts. I recommend reading most the sense of the instructor who wrote the original post. As she says, ‘we all larn to a greater extent than when a incorrect respond goes upwardly than when we’re exactly watching perfection’.
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5 Maths Gems #2
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Last calendar week I promised I'd write a weekly postal service summarising the novel teaching ideas I'd seen on Twitter. Afterwards I worried whether I'd direct maintain plenty cloth to write about, but this calendar week I wasn't disappointed. Plenty of ideas were shared - here's v of them.1. Revision Whispers. As I've said before, I'm ever on the await out for engaging ideas for revision lessons. Billy Adamson (@Billyads_47) shared this fantastic sentiment 'Maths Whispers!' inwards which pupils are given a fact or formula to communicate amongst their classmates, 'Chinese Whispers' style. Billy says that when his students were walking downwards the corridor afterwards, they were excitedly talking most what each disceptation was initially too what it became. I dearest this idea. It would operate good inwards other subjects too. Check out Billy's resources on TES. Here's a variation I powerfulness endeavor for Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 plane revision: carve upwards the degree into teams. The teams shape lines from the dorsum of the classroom upwards to the board. The pupils at the dorsum are given a message to read. Here's an representative from S2:
2. Post-its. Mr Allan (@mrallanmaths) wrote this blog post most his purpose of post-it notes inwards lessons. He displays questions on boards around his classroom. Students (in pairs or teams) operate their agency around the room answering the questions on post-it notes. It's a quick too tardily agency of assessing agreement too finding misconceptions. It's also really engaging, fifty-fifty though the questions are precisely from a textbook. The sentiment originated from a tweet past times Chris McGrane (@ChrisMcGrane84) back inwards January. Shelley Smith (@saxsmith27) successfully tried it out this week.
Speaking of post-it notes, I similar this 'What stuck amongst you?' idea, shared past times 
If you lot desire to a greater extent than post-it banknote teaching ideas too then banking concern jibe out 'fractions weblog post this calendar week I discovered the blog Authentic Inquiry Maths which is total of skillful ideas, similar T-charts for highlighting similarities too differences. Pupils purpose ICT to create their charts too you lot larn a prissy mix of presentation styles, similar the representative below.
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4. Starting a novel schoolhouse year. With exclusively ii weeks left inwards the summertime holidays, I've started to meet weblog posts most things to practise inwards starting fourth dimension lessons of the schoolhouse year. I wrote a pair myself a few weeks agone - ane on your starting fourth dimension lesson amongst Year 7 too ane on kicking off Year 12. Here's a few to a greater extent than I've spotted late that are worth a read:
- This 'Deliberate Mistakes, Jo Boaler (@joboaler) talked this calendar week most the value of mistakes inwards ‘Setting upwards Positive Norms inwards Maths Class'. In this document, she suggests that nosotros brand a habit of inviting pupils to the board to portion their conceptual mistakes. She also suggests that pupils crumple a slice of newspaper too throw it at the board - precisely once, inwards a symbolic form of agency - non every fourth dimension they brand a mistake... Though I wonder if that would endure worth trying too, to works life a classroom civilization of ‘everyone makes mistakes’ too to encourage risk-taking. Can you lot imagine if your pupils threw all their mistakes at the board? It powerfulness larn a chip messy. Fun though.
Jo makes a position out of other useful suggestions inwards her article, such equally writing students' skillful questions on posters around the room. She also talks most the importance of valuing depth over speed. Many of my students larn inwards in secondary schoolhouse amongst the impression that it’s of import to practise maths quickly. ‘Beat the clock’ type activities encourage this. What’s the rush?
So, some helpful thoughts from Jo Boaler. Shame most the negative article she wrote this calendar week most maths teaching inwards the UK, but yay to the NCETM for defending us! It’s prissy to know somebody has our backs.
And finally...
I'll destination off today's postal service amongst 3 recommended reads:
- Interactive Bulletin Boards for Secondary School Mathematics
- here). By the way, all my weekly Maths Gems posts volition endure filed on this page, which you lot tin give the axe access from the 'Extras' bill of fare on my blog. Thanks for reading.
5 Maths Gems #5
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Twitter is a unlike identify straightaway everyone's dorsum at school. During the solar daytime it's actually tranquillity because teachers are difficult at work, merely inwards the eve it comes live on again. Despite existence the outset calendar week of term, the United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland maths twitter chats (#mathscpdchat on Tuesdays as well as #mathschat on Wednesdays) were equally busy equally e'er - equally park they gave me enough of inspiration.This calendar week likewise saw the supply of instructor blogs. I actually bask reading reflections of what teachers convey been trying inwards their lessons, what went good as well as what didn't. These blogs are a fantastic source of ideas.
This 5th weekly gems shipping is (unintentionally) brought to yous past times the missive of the alphabet P. It features patterns, puzzles, primes, projects, plenaries as well as posters.
1. Patterns as well as Puzzles
Sticking amongst visual maths, Denise Gaskins (@letsplaymath) shared a puzzle from the website 1001 Visual Puzzles. I explored this site as well as constitute that it's full of rattling odd as well as master copy puzzles. I likewise learnt a piddling close topology - what a bizarre branch of mathematics. Here's an event of a topological puzzle (students would demand to advert to a map of South America for this):
Primes are actually interesting, aren't they? I've seen to a greater extent than or less slap-up materials on primes this week.
Richard Green (@edfromo) is a mathematician who posts regularly on Google+. He writes actually interesting things close a broad gain of mathematical topics. He frequently features animations which you'll know I'm a fan of if yous read my shipping close animations as well as simulations. For event this is a rattling clear explanation of Mersenne primes as well as perfect numbers.
Richard Green (@edfromo) is a mathematician who posts regularly on Google+. He writes actually interesting things close a broad gain of mathematical topics. He frequently features animations which you'll know I'm a fan of if yous read my shipping close animations as well as simulations. For event this is a rattling clear explanation of Mersenne primes as well as perfect numbers.
If you're thinking of doing something on primes amongst your students, @the_chalkface shared this first-class true or fake activity which students volition detect interesting as well as stretching.
I likewise similar this activeness 'Further Factor Properties' from @TeachitMaths, mainly because it involves sexy primes as well as I'm a chip young similar that.
I likewise similar this activeness 'Further Factor Properties' from @TeachitMaths, mainly because it involves sexy primes as well as I'm a chip young similar that.
4. Projects
I've never sentiment of textbook redesign before, merely it could live on a actually skilful mini-project at the destination of a topic. On blog post close a successful lesson inwards which her students were actually engaged inwards exploring these sequences.
Sticking amongst visual maths, Denise Gaskins (@letsplaymath) shared a puzzle from the website 1001 Visual Puzzles. I explored this site as well as constitute that it's full of rattling odd as well as master copy puzzles. I likewise learnt a piddling close topology - what a bizarre branch of mathematics. Here's an event of a topological puzzle (students would demand to advert to a map of South America for this):
2. Primes
Sticking amongst visual maths, Denise Gaskins (@letsplaymath) shared a puzzle from the website 1001 Visual Puzzles. I explored this site as well as constitute that it's full of rattling odd as well as master copy puzzles. I likewise learnt a piddling close topology - what a bizarre branch of mathematics. Here's an event of a topological puzzle (students would demand to advert to a map of South America for this):
Primes are actually interesting, aren't they? I've seen to a greater extent than or less slap-up materials on primes this week.
Richard Green (@edfromo) is a mathematician who posts regularly on Google+. He writes actually interesting things close a broad gain of mathematical topics. He frequently features animations which you'll know I'm a fan of if yous read my shipping close Pythagoras' Theorem as well as added a topic specials page as well as thence yous tin rapidly detect similar posts. I likewise had a rant close student targets inwards which I questioned whether they are effective or fifty-fifty necessary. After Ed Southall (@edsouthall) shared these awesome wall decals, I updated my mathsy gifts page. I've likewise added a duo to a greater extent than homeworks to the Pret homeworks page.
How skilful are yous at drawing lines of best fit? Test yourself here (thanks to @MARitchings) - fun for teachers as well as likewise a useful lesson resource.
Finally - look, blog post close a successful lesson inwards which her students were actually engaged inwards exploring these sequences.
Sticking amongst visual maths, Denise Gaskins (@letsplaymath) shared a puzzle from the website 1001 Visual Puzzles. I explored this site as well as constitute that it's full of rattling odd as well as master copy puzzles. I likewise learnt a piddling close topology - what a bizarre branch of mathematics. Here's an event of a topological puzzle (students would demand to advert to a map of South America for this):
2. Primes
Richard Green (@edfromo) is a mathematician who posts regularly on Google+. He writes actually interesting things close a broad gain of mathematical topics. He frequently features animations which you'll know I'm a fan of if yous read my shipping close Pythagoras' Theorem as well as added a topic specials page as well as thence yous tin rapidly detect similar posts. I likewise had a rant close student targets inwards which I questioned whether they are effective or fifty-fifty necessary. After Ed Southall (@edsouthall) shared these awesome wall decals, I updated my mathsy gifts page. I've likewise added a duo to a greater extent than homeworks to the Pret homeworks page.
How skilful are yous at drawing lines of best fit? Test yourself here (thanks to @MARitchings) - fun for teachers as well as likewise a useful lesson resource.
Finally - look, blog post close a successful lesson inwards which her students were actually engaged inwards exploring these sequences.
Sticking amongst visual maths, Denise Gaskins (@letsplaymath) shared a puzzle from the website 1001 Visual Puzzles. I explored this site as well as constitute that it's full of rattling odd as well as master copy puzzles. I likewise learnt a piddling close topology - what a bizarre branch of mathematics. Here's an event of a topological puzzle (students would demand to advert to a map of South America for this):
Primes are actually interesting, aren't they? I've seen to a greater extent than or less slap-up materials on primes this week.
Richard Green (@edfromo) is a mathematician who posts regularly on Google+. He writes actually interesting things close a broad gain of mathematical topics. He frequently features animations which you'll know I'm a fan of if yous read my shipping close my end maths gems post.
Richard Green (@edfromo) is a mathematician who posts regularly on Google+. He writes actually interesting things close a broad gain of mathematical topics. He frequently features animations which you'll know I'm a fan of if yous read my shipping close my end maths gems post.
5 Maths Gems #6
introducing calculus, a post nearly starters together with teaching inequalities together with a calendar of maths educational activity conferences. I've also added novel bits together with pieces to my resource libraries together with homeworks page. I've withal flora fourth dimension for Twitter - here's this week's highlights.
1. Geogebra
2. Two Superb Resources
1. Geogebra
For those of us who are likewise busy or non techy plenty to make clever things alongside Geogebra, in that location are really helpful people who make it for us. I've mentioned Mathimation before. Here’s a few to a greater extent than interactive teaching tools that receive got been shared on Twitter recently:
- Custom Cuboid by @the_chalkface allows you lot to highlight specific cuboid faces - this is a helpful tool when teaching the surface surface area together with book of cuboids.
- @TheMathsTeach gives us interactive circle theorems for students to explore. Each Geogebra worksheet has uncomplicated instructions together with questions - students tape their findings on the Student Conjecture Sheet.
- Parts of a Circle by @Mr_Mathematics is great for exploring circle vocabulary.
2. Two Superb Resources
I encounter a hell of a lot of skillful maths resources inwards my resource-addled life, but every right away together with and then I encounter ane that is absolutely superb. This calendar week was groovy because I discovered 2 such resources.
Ben Tanner (A level, my students flora them really useful for testing each other both inwards flat together with at home.
Chris Smith (@aap03102) produces a vivid weekly newsletter total of fantastic maths teaching ideas - if you lot don't already subscribe together with then email him right away to learn on the mailing list. This calendar week he tweeted nearly his relay races because they passed 100,000 downloads on TES. I can't believe that I, the resourceaholic, receive got never seen these before.
I've used revision relays alongside my classes earlier together with they've ever worked really well, therefore I'll definitely live using these release puzzle races. There are 10 relays hither including ane for Halloween, ane for Christmas together with ane for Easter. That's terminate of term sorted then.
The 100,000 downloads got me thinking nearly how many maths teachers in that location are inwards the UK. First I started thinking nearly how many schools in that location are together with how many maths teachers per school, but together with then I thought it mightiness live easier to outset from how many teenagers in that location are inwards the UK. This reminded me of a undertaking interview I ane time had. Now here's a story for your students if they ever inquire when they'll demand maths.
During my lastly twelvemonth at academy I had an interview for a graduate undertaking equally a administration consultant at PwC. I'd already done a summertime internship at KPMG therefore was feeling fairly confident. The pick solar daytime started alongside a maths examine much similar this one. After the examine I had dejeuner inwards a conference room alongside the other candidates. An administrator came inwards after dejeuner to denote who had failed the maths examine (the unsuccessful candidates had to learn out at that indicate - an awkward 2d for all). I survived the cutting together with proceeded to a bizarre undertaking interview.
The interviewer asked me how many planes were inwards the heaven at that moment. He wanted an actual number, non merely a method. Once I'd had a learn (starting point: how many airports inwards the world) he together with then asked me to reply ane time to a greater extent than using a dissimilar method, therefore I did (starting point: world's population). He together with then asked for some other method. We went through the same procedure for 'how many babies were born inwards the Britain yesterday?'. I intend I did a reasonably skillful undertaking of answering these questions - us mathematicians are skillful at lateral thinking. The lastly interrogation inwards the interview was nearly how I would mensurate the peak of a edifice using merely a barometer. I gave a few sensible answers but he kept asking for more. He stopped when I gave an utterly ridiculous reply which I won't acknowledge to hither (if you're coming the conference inwards 2 weeks, inquire me then). Moral of the story - maths together with occupation solving skills learn you lot far. You never know what you'll live asked inwards a undertaking interview. And don't live the somebody sent dwelling identify at lunch.
3. Two Superb Websites
@dazmck shared the website 'That Quiz' which allows you lot to laid complimentary online tests together with homeworks inwards a broad gain of topics from Key Stage three to H5N1 level. It alone takes a infinitesimal to brand a examine together with e-mail the URL to your students. They learn instant feedback on their answers (either throughout the quiz or at the end). They also learn an chance to right their mistakes. There are a release of settings but it's ridiculously tardily to use.
If you lot register (which takes roughly 5 seconds) you lot tin also collect your students' scores online. Here's an instance of a box plot examine question:
This website is therefore incredibly helpful together with tardily to use, it reminds me of some other groovy website - Form Time Ideas. This is past times far the best tutor fourth dimension resources I've seen. It's beautifully designed together with tardily to use. The content is location on together with it changes every day. Websites that salve fourth dimension are a god-send for busy teachers.
4. Words to Avoid
Twitter had me inwards stitches this week. @taylorda1 tweeted nearly something he'd said inwards a lesson that his students had flora amusing. Most teachers receive got made slips similar this - they tin stimulate a lot of disruption!
The conversation that followed this tweet was really funny. For the sake of novel or trainee teachers, here's a listing of things to avoid maxim inwards maths lessons:
Ben Tanner (A level, my students flora them really useful for testing each other both inwards flat together with at home.
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| Extract from GCSE revision cards - tannermaths.co.uk |
Chris Smith (@aap03102) produces a vivid weekly newsletter total of fantastic maths teaching ideas - if you lot don't already subscribe together with then email him right away to learn on the mailing list. This calendar week he tweeted nearly his relay races because they passed 100,000 downloads on TES. I can't believe that I, the resourceaholic, receive got never seen these before.
I've used revision relays alongside my classes earlier together with they've ever worked really well, therefore I'll definitely live using these release puzzle races. There are 10 relays hither including ane for Halloween, ane for Christmas together with ane for Easter. That's terminate of term sorted then.
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| Extract from Halloween Relay Race - Chris Smith on TES |
The 100,000 downloads got me thinking nearly how many maths teachers in that location are inwards the UK. First I started thinking nearly how many schools in that location are together with how many maths teachers per school, but together with then I thought it mightiness live easier to outset from how many teenagers in that location are inwards the UK. This reminded me of a undertaking interview I ane time had. Now here's a story for your students if they ever inquire when they'll demand maths.
During my lastly twelvemonth at academy I had an interview for a graduate undertaking equally a administration consultant at PwC. I'd already done a summertime internship at KPMG therefore was feeling fairly confident. The pick solar daytime started alongside a maths examine much similar this one. After the examine I had dejeuner inwards a conference room alongside the other candidates. An administrator came inwards after dejeuner to denote who had failed the maths examine (the unsuccessful candidates had to learn out at that indicate - an awkward 2d for all). I survived the cutting together with proceeded to a bizarre undertaking interview.
The interviewer asked me how many planes were inwards the heaven at that moment. He wanted an actual number, non merely a method. Once I'd had a learn (starting point: how many airports inwards the world) he together with then asked me to reply ane time to a greater extent than using a dissimilar method, therefore I did (starting point: world's population). He together with then asked for some other method. We went through the same procedure for 'how many babies were born inwards the Britain yesterday?'. I intend I did a reasonably skillful undertaking of answering these questions - us mathematicians are skillful at lateral thinking. The lastly interrogation inwards the interview was nearly how I would mensurate the peak of a edifice using merely a barometer. I gave a few sensible answers but he kept asking for more. He stopped when I gave an utterly ridiculous reply which I won't acknowledge to hither (if you're coming the conference inwards 2 weeks, inquire me then). Moral of the story - maths together with occupation solving skills learn you lot far. You never know what you'll live asked inwards a undertaking interview. And don't live the somebody sent dwelling identify at lunch.3. Two Superb Websites
@dazmck shared the website 'That Quiz' which allows you lot to laid complimentary online tests together with homeworks inwards a broad gain of topics from Key Stage three to H5N1 level. It alone takes a infinitesimal to brand a examine together with e-mail the URL to your students. They learn instant feedback on their answers (either throughout the quiz or at the end). They also learn an chance to right their mistakes. There are a release of settings but it's ridiculously tardily to use.
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If you lot register (which takes roughly 5 seconds) you lot tin also collect your students' scores online. Here's an instance of a box plot examine question:
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| Example interrogation from thatquiz.org |
This website is therefore incredibly helpful together with tardily to use, it reminds me of some other groovy website - Form Time Ideas. This is past times far the best tutor fourth dimension resources I've seen. It's beautifully designed together with tardily to use. The content is location on together with it changes every day. Websites that salve fourth dimension are a god-send for busy teachers.
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| formtimeideas.com |
4. Words to Avoid
Twitter had me inwards stitches this week. @taylorda1 tweeted nearly something he'd said inwards a lesson that his students had flora amusing. Most teachers receive got made slips similar this - they tin stimulate a lot of disruption!
- In probability, don't toss a money together with learn a head. In a room total of teenagers, far amend to flip a money together with learn a tail.
- Avoid examples involving 'balls inwards a bag'. 'Discs inwards a bag' tin live merely equally problematic if non said clearly. Try counters instead.
- Also inwards probability, live careful how you lot country 'the or rule'.
- When writing on the board make non shorten the give-and-take cumulative. Cum freq is probable to stimulate a stir.
- Don't brand c proportional to k (c∝k).
- Careful what you lot country (and how you lot gesture) when talking nearly enlargements, top heavy fractions together with going downwardly the release line.
- Be prepared for giggles if an reply is 69.
- Avoid having refer to 'the d' or maxim 4q ('4q too!').
- We can't avoid f(x) but live prepared for 'f off' silliness. Avoid f(u).
- When writing page numbers on the board, beware of p155.
- Don't country cos. Say cosine. Cos Omac is an insult together with for sure non suitable for a maths lesson if whatever of your students speak Arabic!
Thanks to all the tweeters who contributed to this list.
It plant both ways. I had to stifle my young giggles when I attended a Year 13's verbalize on the dangers of fracking.
It plant both ways. I had to stifle my young giggles when I attended a Year 13's verbalize on the dangers of fracking.
There's to a greater extent than 'dirty mathematics' here.
5. Calligrams
@edsouthall tweeted some of these Minimal Math Concepts.
I beloved these together with was really pleased to discovery that you lot tin purchase them equally a sheet or framed impress - some other affair for my christmas list! I've added this to my mathsy gifts page.
5. Calligrams
@edsouthall tweeted some of these Minimal Math Concepts.
I beloved these together with was really pleased to discovery that you lot tin purchase them equally a sheet or framed impress - some other affair for my christmas list! I've added this to my mathsy gifts page. @tessmaths shared her lovely thought for a flat activity on Maths Calligrams. A calligram is a phrase or give-and-take inwards which the text is arranged inwards a agency that creates a visual image. The epitome created past times the words expresses visually what the give-and-take says. This could live incorporated into a main or secondary maths lesson - give students a listing of maths vocabulary together with inquire them to create pictures to assist agreement together with recall.
I promise you've flora some of these ideas helpful. I'm taking requests for futurity resources posts therefore if there's a detail theme you'd similar me to feature, delight email or tweet me.
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I promise you've flora some of these ideas helpful. I'm taking requests for futurity resources posts therefore if there's a detail theme you'd similar me to feature, delight email or tweet me.
5 Maths Gems #18
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Most of my readers likely already subscribe to Chris Smith's lovely maths newsletter. Full of instruction ideas, puzzles, jokes in addition to mathematical trivia, it's a joy to have every week. Chris has been producing the newsletter since 2007 when he was a wee NQT. Amongst other things, the newsletter is a fantastic machinery for sharing expert practice.Chris directly has over 900 newsletter subscribers. This calendar week he published his 303rd issue. I've solely been subscribing for a twosome of months but Chris was sort plenty to part his entire dorsum catalogue alongside me, which I've actually enjoyed reading. The ideas inward my weekly gems posts are commonly sourced from Twitter, but today I characteristic my v favourite ideas from the get-go 100 issues of Chris's newsletters. Huge thank you lot to Chris for allowing me to create this!
1. Factorising
Here's a lovely thought for introducing factorising.
This is a actually prissy starter action to railroad train ideas relating to number properties.
This is keen for exploring polygons.
Another prissy starter activity.
5. Revision notes
In Issue 27, Chris featured an thought from TES which is designed to encourage students to revise for tests.“I gave each pupil an A4 sail of newspaper alongside their mention in addition to my signature on it in addition to told them they had a essay coming upward in addition to they were allowed to select the blank page inward alongside them. It was upward to them what they did alongside the page. If they wrote on it, fine, if they didn't, fine. Immediately ane of the to a greater extent than troublesome pupils shouted out, “Great! I'm going to re-create downwards all the examples from my book.” Objective ane achieved. They were going to revise.
At the terminate of the test, I collected their sheets to expect at them inward to a greater extent than detail. It was real rewarding when pupils pretty much demanded that they got them back. Objective 2 achieved. My pupils directly value all of their revision notes."
Puzzles
Each of Chris's newsletters features a puzzle - here's 2 that I peculiarly liked (answers are at the bottom of this post):
And finally, 2 bits of trivia:
What I've been upward to
I've had a busy in addition to emotional week. My motherhood larn out is coming to an terminate in addition to I'm keen to start planning lessons. I don't select my timetable yet, in addition to thence am eagerly awaiting intelligence of what classes I'll hold upward instruction inward 3 weeks. On Tuesday I hosted #mathscpdchat which was all most mutual mathematical misconceptions - you lot tin read a summary here. On Wed I had a project interview inward which I taught a lesson on indices to a Year 8 shape - it was fun to hold upward dorsum inward the classroom in addition to I'm pleased to nation I got the job, in addition to thence volition hold upward moving schools inward May to perish an Aspiring Lead Practitioner. I was likewise real proud to select an article published inward Academies Week most the novel maths GCSE in addition to the associated problems alongside recruitment. Feedback in addition to comments are real welcome.
Puzzle answers: 1. r = 29 2. Pi/2
That's it from Chris's newsletters for now, but I volition select you lot to a greater extent than or less to a greater extent than newsletter gems afterwards I've read the side past times side 100 issues. Don't forget to follow Chris on Twitter in addition to email him if you'd similar to have his weekly newsletters.
I've had a busy in addition to emotional week. My motherhood larn out is coming to an terminate in addition to I'm keen to start planning lessons. I don't select my timetable yet, in addition to thence am eagerly awaiting intelligence of what classes I'll hold upward instruction inward 3 weeks. On Tuesday I hosted #mathscpdchat which was all most mutual mathematical misconceptions - you lot tin read a summary here. On Wed I had a project interview inward which I taught a lesson on indices to a Year 8 shape - it was fun to hold upward dorsum inward the classroom in addition to I'm pleased to nation I got the job, in addition to thence volition hold upward moving schools inward May to perish an Aspiring Lead Practitioner. I was likewise real proud to select an article published inward Academies Week most the novel maths GCSE in addition to the associated problems alongside recruitment. Feedback in addition to comments are real welcome.
Puzzle answers: 1. r = 29 2. Pi/2
5 Maths Gems #22
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Hello as well as welcome to my 22nd gems postal service - this is where I percentage v didactics ideas I've seen on Twitter.I've discovered at schoolhouse this calendar week that alter is hard. It's tardily to nation 'I'm non going to learn it similar that anymore' or 'I cause got a fantastic novel thought for didactics this topic' but when it comes to genuinely delivering lessons it's tardily to stick with tried as well as tested methods as well as resources. We desire our students to accept risks but how oft do nosotros accept risks equally teachers? This has been on my heed a lot this calendar week - I'll write a postal service nearly this soon.
1. 2015
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| 2015 Challenge classroom display by @Jeremy_Denton |
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| Challenge 2015 display by @c0mplexnumber |
2. The Constant Character
Teaching indefinite integration? I loved this tweet from @inFinnityPi.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 squeamish thought from @GiftedBA - 'I helped' stickers to encourage students to offering each other meaningful aid as well as to recognise those who do so. Download a sticker template here.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 genuinely squeamish thought from Marcus Fleet is to write an reply on the board as well as enquire students for possible questions.
I'm quite surprised to encounter the variety of algebra students are doing inward Year half dozen - it's to a greater extent than advanced than I realised.
In the conversation that followed this tweet, Miss_Ren said that she likes to write a issue on the board as well as enquire what the enquiry could cause got been. It links to all areas of maths as well as requires no printed resources. Paul Godding shared simply about similar ideas - such equally writing 5, ix as well as 10 on the board as well as bespeak for the strange i out (students cause got to come upward up with 2 reasons for each answer). There's charge to a greater extent than fantastic problems similar this on Paul's website 7puzzleblog.com.
If you're didactics a Year eleven shape I remember it's good worth showing them this motion painting from @TheMathsMagpie to ensure they are aware that they shouldn't run exterior the allocated spaces inward their exams.
WWW/EBI
I'm resisting the urge to write a weekly postal service reflecting on what went good (and what didn't learn well) at school. Instead I'll simply characteristic i personal reflection inward each of my gems posts.
I'm didactics angles to Year vii at the moment. I gave them a homework inward which they were required to hand reasons for their answers. Some students gave bright reasons as well as I was pleased to encounter the right role of mathematical damage I'd taught them such equally 'supplementary'. But many students simply wrote out their calculations inward words instead of stating the angle facts they'd used.
In their defence, nosotros hadn't practised 'giving reasons' inward class, as well as so I decided to address this yesteryear setting simply about angle problems as well as bespeak for total reasons with each answer. Conveniently Don Steward has simply published a laid upward of angle problems that were the right score of challenge.
I'm didactics angles to Year vii at the moment. I gave them a homework inward which they were required to hand reasons for their answers. Some students gave bright reasons as well as I was pleased to encounter the right role of mathematical damage I'd taught them such equally 'supplementary'. But many students simply wrote out their calculations inward words instead of stating the angle facts they'd used.
It seemed similar a proficient thought but I wouldn't nation the lesson went well. What happened was that my students were writing such detailed reasons inward total sentences that it became genuinely time-consuming (for event solving enquiry 8 to a higher identify involves using 3 unlike angle facts, thus 3 sentences). They were doing as well as so much writing that they weren't doing plenty maths for my liking. Plus you lot could listen a pivot driblet inward my classroom, as well as that makes me uncomfortable. In the halt I told them to halt writing total sentences as well as write one-word bullet points instead (eg isoscoles/triangle/straight line/complementary etc). They were genuinely relieved! I'd dear to listen my readers' thoughts on this - should I cause got persevered with the tedious but of import sentence-writing practice? I'm non sure. Please tweet me your opinion!
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