Saturday, September 1, 2012

5 Maths Gems #84

Welcome to my 84th gems post. This is where I portion some of the latest news, ideas as well as resources for maths teachers.

1. GCSE Revision Checklists
Thanks to @mrchadburn for sharing his GCSE revision checklists for both Higher as well as Foundation tier inwards his post service well-nigh GCSE preparation.
And for similar information inwards a totally dissimilar format, Miss Banks (@MissBanksMaths) has shared Higher as well as Foundation GCSE checklists, organised similar heed maps.
For to a greater extent than resources for the fast approaching GCSE exams, meet my 9-1 revision resources post (the most viewed post service I've always written!).

2. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Level Resources
Thanks to Sandra D (@mathsbox1) for creating a laid upward of costless AS Pure revision notes for the novel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level.
Joe Berwick (@Joe_Berwick) has also been busy creating some splendid Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking resources which are available on TES, including detailed notes as well as examples for the novel Year 12 statistics content. These are written for students precisely mightiness also endure helpful for teachers who are pedagogy this content for the outset time.

Finally, if you've got whatever students preparing for STEP this twelvemonth hence practice banking concern tally out the fantastic STEP Support Programme from the University of Cambridge.
3. Rich Tasks
Mr Knowles (@SK18Maths) has shared a release of activities on Twitter. This 1 is on sequences. Follow Mr Knowles for to a greater extent than tasks similar this.
4. Variation Theory
You may cause got heard a lot well-nigh variation theory over the final distich of years. To purpose it correctly inwards the classroom as well as practice appropriate resources, it's essential to cause got a rigid agreement of the underlying principles. Naveen Rizvi (@naveenrizvi) has written an splendid weblog post service 'Resourcing: Applying Variation' that actually clarifies how variation theory industrial plant - it's good worth a read.
5. Addition Pyramids
I observed an interview lesson inwards which the instructor used a classic starter activity. It's actually simple as well as engaging, as well as industrial plant good at whatever age. It looks similar it may cause got been based on this Nrich task.
I tweeted this activeness as well as had lots of replies suggesting adaptations involving manipulatives, algebra as well as probability. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of people used this activeness later I tweeted it as well as reported dorsum that it worked actually well. It made it to United Mexican United States of America too.
I enjoyed reading Michael Jacobs'‏ (blog post service about similar puzzles that he's used amongst his students.

Thanks to Miss Banks (@MissBanksMaths) who has shared some free resources for this activeness on TES.

Update
In instance yous missed them, hither are my latest weblog posts:

If yous enjoyed my post service well-nigh Elementary Algebra for Schools, yous mightiness endure interested inwards looking through the online textbook 'Elementary Arithmetic' to meet how original mathematics was taught a century ago.

If you're involved inwards the delivery of Core Maths or Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marking maths hence I'm certain you'll endure interested inwards this week's announcements regarding fiscal incentives for schools to growth uptake. I cause got mixed views on this!

The Kettering maths conference is side past times side weekend! I'm looking forwards to seeing everyone. I'm also actually excited well-nigh BCME which is entirely 1 calendar month away now.

I'll exit yous amongst these puzzles from The Mathematical Gazette, 1 of the splendid publications of the Mathematical Association. The Student Problems volition endure made publicly available going forward. Prizes are available! The deadline for these 2 puzzles has passed precisely expect out for the side past times side laid upward soon!