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End of term activities 6

Saturday, 05 December 2009
| Posted in • ActivityLesson IdeaEnd of TermMediaVideoPrintableTemplate

The end of term/year often brings lots of disruptions. So, as much as I like to keep teaching till the end, some days require something a little different. I like hands-on quasi-mathematical activities that allow every student to engage with and complete. And on Thursday, just before having one of those disrupted days, I found this…

Introducing Probability

Sunday, 15 November 2009
| Posted in • Lesson IdeaProbabilityMediaVideoTechnologyProjector Resource

This is an amusing video to introduce probability… some of my Year 8s found it hilarious.

Teaching equations

Tuesday, 15 September 2009
| Posted in • Lesson IdeaAlgebraEquationsMediaVideoReflection

Year 8 were recently assessed on solving equations and I was a little perplexed by the results.

Surface Area and Chocolate

Sunday, 16 August 2009
| Posted in • Lesson IdeaSurface AreaMediaVideoPrintableWorksheetWhat can you do with this?

An excuse to use chocolate in a maths lesson…

Google SketchUp

Thursday, 02 July 2009
| Posted in • Lesson IdeaMeasurementSurface AreaVolumeMediaVideoSoftwareGoogle SketchupTechnologyDigital Education RevolutionLaptops 4 LearningWebsite

Google Sketchup is one of the applications bundled on the DER netbooks being rolled out into NSW Public High Schools in Term 3. But as it’s free, you can download it now for Windows XP/Vista & Mac OS X.

The Perfect Tree

Tuesday, 12 May 2009
| Posted in • Lesson IdeaMeasurementMediaVideoWhat can you do with this?

I was preparing for part of a presentation to the staff at my school tomorrow, highlighting the importance of numeracy being included in all subject areas.

A story for Trigonometry

Monday, 02 March 2009
| Posted in • ActivityStoryLesson IdeaTrigonometryMediaVideo

A really easy way to create engagement when introducing a new topic is to explain some of it’s applications outside of the maths classroom. For Trigonometry, I use an explanation of how I used trigonometry in a previous career to find the height of trees.

Siftables, the toy blocks that think

Sunday, 15 February 2009
| Posted in • ComputingSoftwareWebsiteVideo

This blog is about Maths teaching, however this year (as noted in an earlier post), I’m also teaching a computing subject: Information and Software Technology. Occassionally, I’ll post something that is more related to a computing subject than Maths, but hopefully everyone reading this blog will still find it interesting.

You Can Do Maths

Friday, 30 January 2009
| Posted in • ReviewWebsiteVideo

The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) recently created a web-site called “You Can Do Maths”.  From the site:

The youcandomaths campaign encourages all young people and their families to appreciate the important role mathematics plays in many careers and everyday life.

Borrowing Money in Plain English

Thursday, 22 January 2009
| Posted in • Lesson IdeaConsumer ArithmeticVideo

Another good video from The Common Craft Show.  This one is on Borrowing Money.

Saving Money in Plain English

Wednesday, 07 January 2009
| Posted in • Lesson IdeaConsumer ArithmeticVideo

This video from The Common Craft Show is an excellent “introduction to the magic of compound interest and how it helps money grow over time”.  Keep an eye out for more videos in their financial basics series.

The Story of 1

Thursday, 01 January 2009
| Posted in • Lesson IdeaHistoryNumberVideo

Here’s a video about the history of number, in particular the numbers 0 and 1.  Our Year 7 program begins the year looking at ancient number systems, so this video will fit in nicely.