Posts by: toni
How quickly can you find me?
I am a whole number less than 1000.
The product of my digits is 225.
I am not a multiple of 5.
Am I a multiple of 13?
Am I real? Am I rational? Am I irrational?
Now divide me by 11. Is the answer real? […]
How to use beans, stones and other objects to form pattern sequences and to develop an understanding of algebraic formulas.
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Practical people maths activities forming human Venn diagrams and contingency tables. Applications to real world problems.
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Investigating proofs of Pythagoras Theorem by similar triangles and practical jig-saw methods. Extension to the Cosine Rule.
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Introduction to the data handling cycle and collection and representation of data in a human pie chart and a variety of practical ways that involve the whole calss.
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People maths and paper folding and cutting to explore the concept of symmetry.
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Investigations of angle properties of parallel lines, similarity in 2 and 3 dimensions and scale factors for linear, area and volume enlargement.
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These counting games lead to an understanding of multiples and common multiples, number patterns and the Sieve of Eratosthenes to find prime numbers.
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Copy this pattern. You could use toothpicks or paper sticks or draw the pattern on isometric paper (download here).
Make or draw the next 3 patterns in the sequence. How would you explain to someone else on the telephone how to do this when you could not point to the diagram?
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JUST A MINUTE
How long is a minute? What can we do in a minute?
You will need: a stopwatch, paper & pencils (or other recording implements).
Activity 1: Estimate a minute
Sit with your head on your arms so that you will not be distracted. When the timekeeper says […]
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