KS1Mental Maths Games When young children first start learning, they tend to explore and play. KS1 Mental maths games allow pupils to explore a maths concept in a fun and engaging way. The following games can be adapted so they can be played with pupils throughout the primary phase. Menta...
Exercise 11.2Here, you'll compare expressions that involve exponents. This will require simplifying the expressions first and then using their values to determine which one is greater or smaller. Exercise 11.3This exercise introduces exponents with negative bases. You'll explore the rules for simplifyi...
A strategy for dice games Let's explore some strategies for getting the best outcome for some dice games. Game 1: 1 dice, bust on 1. We roll 1 dice. However we can roll as many times as we like and add the score each time. We can choose to stop when we... Continue Reading →...
Label the vertices with the corresponding words but no further justification is needed. 2. A busy univers... ENG1063 Engineering Mathematics 1 Course Code : ENG1063 Course Title : engineering mathematics Ref style : Harvard Task Bearing design a. A uni-directional thrust bearing is required to...
11)The One Time Pad– an uncrackable code? Explore the maths behind code making and breaking. 12)How to win at Rock Paper Scissors. Look at some of the maths (and psychology behind winning this game. 13)The Watson Selection Task– a puzzle which tests logical reasoning. Are maths students...
A strategy for dice games Let's explore some strategies for getting the best outcome for some dice games. Game 1: 1 dice, bust on 1. We roll 1 dice. However we can roll as many times as we like and add the score each time. We can choose to stop when we... Continue Reading →...
Being freed from the constraints of formal education allowed me to explore my own learning style and interests. Despite not having a background in STEM, during the first COVID-19 lockdown, I discovered my passion for coding and data science. I have since been working as a data engineer, ...
We had a go at a few of these; this Pythagoras task adds another dimension to your normal “square, square, add or subtract, square root” type questions, and the multiplication task (which I’ve used before) gave us chance to explore some reasoning. Pete Mattock The great thing about ...
A strategy for dice games Let's explore some strategies for getting the best outcome for some dice games. Game 1: 1 dice, bust on 1. We roll 1 dice. However we can roll as many times as we like and add the score each time. We can choose to stop when we... Continue Reading →...
peers delivering a good explanation of their work. Nobody is afraid to get things wrong, in fact, pupils can sometimes learn as much from failed approaches as successful ones, as they learn to refine their method ...