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MathsClass This Week 10 August 2013

Saturday, 10 August 2013 | 0 Comments

This week on MathsLinks


Screenshot of Maths Delivers - Braking Distances

Maths Delivers – Braking Distances 9 Aug 2013

A video investigating stopping distance with a Road Safety Engineer.

Also available is a guide for teachers. The video can be watched online or downloaded.


Screenshot of Incredible shrinking dollar

Incredible shrinking dollar 9 Aug 2013

Dan is shrinking a dollar on the dollar shrinking machine. If he shrinks the dollar nine times, how big will it be?

Screenshot of Size Comparison of EVERYTHING

Size Comparison of EVERYTHING 9 Aug 2013

A little less “real-life” than The Scale of the Universe and Universcale, nevertheless, this size comparison of everything is probably more interesting to some students. Pity there's no scale on it.

Screenshot of Stacking Cups

Stacking Cups 8 Aug 2013

Stacking two different disposable cups.


Screenshot of Buckets!

Buckets! 8 Aug 2013

A #3act activity involving the volume of a prism.

This is good. RT JimPa23 #3act involving the volume of a prism. All 3 acts are available on this one. http://t.co/m0h1laGJld — Dan Meyer (ddmeyer) August 6, 2013



Screenshot of Toothpicks

Toothpicks 8 Aug 2013

Making a pyramid out of toothpicks.

Guess how many levels he'll make with all those toothpicks.


Screenshot of Fractions of Regions Song

Fractions of Regions Song 6 Aug 2013

A song with animation that introduces the denominator and numerator of fractions.



Screenshot of Formulae

Formulae 5 Aug 2013

This interactive requires you to drag and drop each answer to its correct formula, evaluating its subject.

Based on New Signpost Mathematics 9 Stage 5.1–5.3.



Screenshot of Solving Inequations

Solving Inequations 5 Aug 2013

This interactive requires you to solve 10 inequations. Drag each answer and drop it beside the matching question.

Based on New Signpost Mathematics 9 Stage 5.1–5.3.


This week on MathsFaculty

Yr 8 Rates and Ratio Quizzes (A, B, C, D)


Content: Quiz, Quizubes · File type: Keynote, PDF, PowerPoint · 3 files · 8 Aug 2013 · by Simon Borgert

Year 9 Coordinate Geometry Quizzes (A, B, C, D)


Content: Quiz, Quizubes · File type: Keynote, PDF, PowerPoint · 3 files · 8 Aug 2013 · by Simon Borgert

Classifying Data – Foldable


Content: Foldable, Hands-on · File type: PDF, PowerPoint · 3 files · 7 Aug 2013

Statistical Inquiry Foldable


Content: Foldable, Hands-on · File type: PDF, PowerPoint · 3 files · 6 Aug 2013


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Simon Job — eleventh year of teaching maths in a public high school in Western Sydney, Australia.
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