5 Maths Gems #62

Welcome to my 62^nd update from the footing of Maths EduTwitter. Here I summarise unopen to of the latest ideas in addition to resources for teaching maths.

1. H5N1 Brilliant Problem
If yous cause got a Facebook concern human relationship hence it's definitely worth liking Brilliant.org's Facebook page for an ongoing period of time of lovely maths problems inward your intelligence feed. I especially similar the occupation below - I'd purpose it equally a starter inward a GCSE lesson.

2. Symbaloo
Emma Bell (@EJMaths) has created a real helpful Symbaloo of maths teaching websites. All yous cause got to produce is click on 'start using this webmix' in addition to register for a costless account. You tin learn inward your homepage hence whenever yous opened upward the cyberspace you'll cause got a lovely ready of maths websites, blogs, tools in addition to resources to lead from. This volition salve teachers lots of fourth dimension in addition to tending them disclose novel websites too.

3. Fraction Division
An approach to dividing fractions that doesn't involving 'flipping'... this method from @solvemymaths is worth a look.

4. Indices
@offpistemaths shared these indices questions from an Eton scholarship paper aimed at Year 8. I honey these problems - to a greater extent than of our students should last given the chance to endeavor challenging questions similar this.

5. Interactive GCSE Questions
Here's a novel costless resources from MathsPad. These interactive GCSE exam-style questions are available for both Higher in addition to Foundation. They would move good equally daily lesson starters on an interactive whiteboard. It's slowly to switch questions in addition to display answers.

Update
Summer is nearly over! H5N1 aeroplane in addition to GCSE results days were especially emotional in addition to exciting for me this yr (my get-go results at my novel school). It's weird to intend that this was our final GCSE results twenty-four hours alongside grades A* to U - side yesteryear side yr we'll last seeing numerical grades for the get-go time. It's also weird to intend that the coming schoolhouse yr volition last the final fourth dimension nosotros learn C1 in addition to C2, equally modular H5N1 aeroplane comes to an end.

You mightiness last interested inward seeing the 'hardest' enquiry on this year's Edexcel maths Higher GCSE, which was alone answered correctly yesteryear 2.6% of students (thanks to @MathsEmporium for sharing this).

Earlier this calendar week I went along for drinks at La Salle's #pieandmaths lawsuit - it was bully to lead manage of upward alongside unopen to Twitter friends in addition to run across unopen to novel people. I'm actually looking forwards to #mathsconf8 inward Kettering on 1st Oct (I've right away submitted a workshop proposal) - book now!

Posts
Did yous lead manage of my recent post almost Multiplying Negatives? If you're teaching improver in addition to subtraction alongside negative numbers, yous mightiness similar Classroom Displays

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Your First Maths Lesson alongside Year 7

Words of Wisdom: Teaching Foundation GCSE

High Expectations

Complete the Rules

Icebreakers

Practical tips for a (newly) qualified maths teacher

Twitter...?
If you're non on Twitter hence the start of the novel schoolhouse yr mightiness last a proficient fourth dimension to join... The amount yous gain from it is good worth the pocket-size investment of time. Email me for advice if you're non certain how to learn started!

A Problem
I'll move out yous alongside this lovely ready of problems shared yesteryear @Mathematical_A, taken from 'A Square Peg inward a Round Hole'. Find the fraction of the surface area of the quadrant occupied yesteryear each semicircle.