MathsClass

Everything Doubled! – Curiosity Show 18 Aug 2013

What if everything was doubled in height, width and depth?

Puzzle – Planting Trees – Curiosity Show 16 Aug 2013

A problem solving activity that involves making a model.

Math Study 14 Aug 2013 · via MrWAGNEEZY

This Silly Math Song, to the tune of “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk, takes a look at preparing for the big exam.

Pascal’s Triangle 11 Aug 2013

An animation of Pascal's Triangle

The Nth Prime Page 11 Aug 2013

Find the nth prime all the way up to the 1,000,000,000,000th.

Police Braking Distance Demonstration 11 Aug 2013

Police officers demonstrating the exponential increase of stopping distance resulting from a linear increase in speed.

Stopping (Braking) Distance Calculator 11 Aug 2013

Choose the road surface type, and then speed – to find the distance, or distance to find the speed.

Tire Marks 11 Aug 2013

A blog post with lesson ideas about braking distance.

Better Online Math – Midpoint 11 Aug 2013

Dan Meyer presents a model for “better online math”. But still a good activity for understanding finding the midpoint between two points.

The alternative link is to Dan's original blog post about this activity.

Can maths predict a riot 11 Aug 2013

Hannah Fry and her group at University College London investigate data from the 2011 London riots and found that the complex activity of rioters is reminiscent of shopping behavior and contagion.
via FlowingData