Overview Learners will have already begun to investigate how humans rely on other organisms for survival. Here, they will begin to apply this knowledge and understanding to life in other countries with different levels of economic development. Description As quick warm up, invite one learner to come to the front of the class to build Full Article…
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Bridges For Animals – Belgium
Here is a complete lesson plan for a construction/CDT bridge building activity from Belgium… Capture the pupils attention at the start of the activity. Possibilities are A provoking question Storytelling Interesting facts Case studies “Our Lord Mayor wants to build a bridge for animals in our town. He organizes a contest and asks our school Full Article…
On-line Maths Glossary
Overview In order to encourage learners to use maths terms in class, creating a glossary on a wiki can be very helpful. By merely researching terms and definitions they will have to use the terminology! Discussing the quality and appropriateness of glosses will also improve their understanding and use of terminology in general. Description You Full Article…
Calculate the length of a cord: Teaching Pythogoras Theorum
Age :14-15 There is a big party in our town. Our school has to decorate the town. We want to hang up bunting (using designs by our students) from the floor to the top of the tower. We already know the distance from the floor to the base of the tower (20 meters) and the Full Article…
ICT for ‘hard-to-teach’ maths topics
http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Hard-To-Teach-Secondary-Maths-Using-ICT-6047747/ Love this video – both because it provides practical ideas you can copy and also because it illustrates some of the tensions and divergences of opinion within maths teaching. In particular, it raises the issue of how much hand-calculating is necessary – if any. My personal opinion veers towards the ‘no hand calculation’ end Full Article…
The maths of bar codes
Investigate the maths behind bar codes and QR codes. On-line quiz Create a Pinterest board or a Glog and pin or stick text, images or multimedia that answer some or all of the following questions. All the answers are easily available using a Google search or searching with Wolfram Alpha How many digits does a Full Article…
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