Teaching Amongst Desmos

I discovered Desmos terminal yr through @ColleenYoung's fantastic weblog Mathematics, Learning in addition to Web 2.0. It chop-chop became my favourite slice of 'teachnology'. Before Desmos I occasionally used Omnigraph or Autograph, but I at nowadays utilization Desmos regularly because it's but so tardily to use. It actually couldn't travel simpler. As it's web-based, I encourage my pupils (particularly at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level) to utilization Desmos at domicile to back upward their studies, for trial to depository fiscal establishment gibe graph sketches.

Desmos on the Interactive Whiteboard
When instruction exponential functions to Year 12, I used Desmos on my IWB to present the graphs of functions such every bit y = 2^x in addition to y = 3^x. We discussed our expectations for graphs such every bit y = 2^-x in addition to used Desmos to check.  When nosotros plotted y = (-2)^x nosotros got an interesting trial - which had me stumped for a infinitesimal - tin you lot explicate it?

Desmos is specially helpful for demonstrating concepts inwards Further Maths (such every bit the directrix in addition to focus of a parabola) - there's unopen to expert examples in this blog.

Desmos inwards the information technology Room

My schoolhouse doesn’t ain tablets in addition to information technology rooms are rarely available, in addition to hence my pupils don't oftentimes acquire the conduct a opportunity to utilization applied scientific discipline during their Maths lessons. But I was in addition to hence non bad to part Desmos alongside my Year ix class, I made a big endeavor to acquire organised. I produced this worksheet for them to utilization inwards an information technology room, alongside the aim of introducing dissimilar types of graph (quadratic, cubic, reciprocal) in addition to uncomplicated transformations. After a real brusk demonstration of Desmos, the degree spent ii whole lessons working independently. I was pleased alongside their progress in addition to I promise that they'll hollo upward Desmos in addition to proceed to utilization it every bit a learning tool both at domicile in addition to at school.

I loaded my worksheet onto TES today - along alongside a graph transformation activity that I utilization at Key Stage iv - in addition to it got me thinking well-nigh whether whatsoever other resources are available for instruction alongside Desmos.  I establish a few examples on TES, such as Investigating at in i trial lines alongside Desmos past times Tristan Jones and Using Desmos to learn Coordinate Geometry (KS3) past times phildate. I facial expression that the make of instruction resources available volition grow every bit increasing numbers of teachers respect in addition to encompass this fantastic tool.  

Linear Graphs

One of the topics that my pupils fighting amongst the most, from Key Stage iii correct through to Year 12, is linear graphs.

My brilliant Year 11s know the dominion for finding the slope of a perpendicular line, but can't operate out how to respond a GCSE interrogation similar this:

Strangely, I learn this differently at GCSE too Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 level.  At GCSE my pupils write down

y = mx + c

too substitute values for y, thousand too x, too thus solve for c.  Whereas at Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker my pupils utilization the equation

y - y₁ = m(x - x₁)

Essentially the same method but a slightly dissimilar approach. Perhaps I should hold out to a greater extent than consistent too innovate the 'A marker method' at GCSE. I'd similar to remove heed what other teachers do.

In this postal service I’ll advise closed to ideas too resources for didactics linear graphs.

Key words

Let's showtime amongst the basics. There's a lot of novel vocabulary inward coordinate geometry, closed to of which pupils volition accept encountered at primary school. This is a overnice vocabulary noesis survey every bit suggested inward my earlier post. 

Here's a overnice play a trick on for remembering the words parallel too perpendicular (this could hold out helpful for spellings - parallel is oftentimes misspelt): 

too this activity is suitable for Year six or 7. 

Introducing the shape y = mx + c
I'd unremarkably showtime this topic inward Year seven or 8 amongst plotting conduct work graphs (Teachit Maths provides an excellent Drawing Straight Line Graphs booklet for this purpose), before exploring the shape y = mx + c.

This topic provides an splendid chance for pupil investigation using Desmos. Use a worksheet to guide pupils through the lesson:

• Investigating Straight Lines amongst Desmos (by Tristan Jones on TES)
• Straight Line Graphs inward Desmos (by me!)

Once pupils are able to translate the values of thousand too c too thus they tin endeavour this exercise or this true/false activity (both from rogradymaths.blogspot.co.uk). Teachit Maths also has a overnice 'Understanding y = mx+c' worksheet and two activities on horizontal too vertical lines.

My weblog postal service 'All nigh gradient' features ideas too resources for didactics slope (the postal service focuses mainly on real-life applications of the concept of steepness, but also features links to slope worksheets too activities).

Understanding parallel too perpendicular gradients

So here's the primal data that pupils demand to understand:

(source)

If they know how to operate out a slope every bit 'rise over run' (or equivalent) too thus pupils should hold out able to derive the 'negative reciprocal' dominion for perpendicular gradients from an activeness similar this ane from MathsPad.

Here's a few activities for a lesson on perpendicular lines:

• Finding Equations of Parallel too Perpendicular Lines past times Mathematics Assessment Project
• Perpendicular Lines Worksheet (by me!)
• AS marker Parallel too Perpendicular Lines  (suitable for GCSE extension)
• Perpendicular lines: equations past times toticity.co.uk

Bringing it all together
When students written report linear graphs at AS level, they don't actually acquire anything novel - my GCSE pupils should accept the necessary skills too noesis to respond C1 coordinate geometry questions. I gave my Year xi pupils questions 5 - seven from this AS worksheet final twelvemonth - it took them ages to respond each question, but they were for sure capable. Essentially it's merely the wording of the questions that throws them.

Here's closed to to a greater extent than recommended resources suitable for GCSE students:

• Foundation: Linear Graphs 'I Can' from Mathsbox
• Mathattack Linear Graphs homework sheet
• Topic checklist
• MathsPad Linear Graphs Problems
• Rich activities from Five Triangles
• Rich activities from Median Don Steward

Finally, fun for puzzle-lovers in linear relationships sudoku and a overnice Key Stage iii Christmas activeness on plotting linear graphs from Teachit Maths - Mistletoe too Lines.

Finally, always wondered which countries utilization y = mx + c annotation too which countries utilization something different? Check out this map.

Animations Together With Simulations

Last night's #mathschat discussion close images gave me in addition to therefore many practiced teaching ideas, I woke upward at 2am to write a list! One affair that came upward was animations. I dear a practiced animation that demonstrates a concept beautifully, in addition to therefore here's a few examples.

blog post) and judging past times the let on of retweets, I gauge others similar it every bit much every bit I do. There's to a greater extent than gifs similar this here. 

The animation below shows how the outside angles of a polygon amount to 360^o. Sometimes it's meliorate to purpose an animation that y'all tin sack suspension in addition to speak through though, in addition to therefore I prefer this animation for outside angles of a polygon. Absorb Learning is an fantabulous website for animations.

Another instance of an animation y'all tin sack suspension during teaching is this 'bisecting an angle' tool. It comes alongside both a clear teaching canvass for students in addition to associated proofs. There are similar pages for every possible construction! As I mentioned inwards a previous post, I loathe teaching constructions, in addition to therefore I honour this real helpful.

Here's some other maths gif. This 1 is for demonstrating the properties of parabolas, every bit taught inwards Further Maths. This tin sack also locomote demonstrated nicely using Desmos.

I also desire to get upward PhET simulations. I don't instruct mechanics exactly I'm told that PhET has lots of bully interactive simulations for demonstrating concepts. 'Balancing Act' is a practiced example. They also convey simulations for Key Stage iii topics such every bit fractions - run across the full maths alternative here. The simulations tin sack locomote downloaded in addition to run from your schoolhouse network. 

Balancing Act - PhET

Aren't nosotros lucky to convey such fantabulous applied scientific discipline to heighten our teaching?

If y'all know of whatever other practiced animations or interactive tools, delight comment below or tweet me.

5 Maths Gems #7

Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.

I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards Maths Gems 4? That was skillful too).

Another fantabulous interactive tool is 'Investigating Triangle Area' (via @mathslinks). My students are ever happy to convey that a right angled triangle is one-half a rectangle, but are non so easily convinced for non-right angled triangles. The tool illustrates the fact past times allowing students to rearrange triangles into rectangles (click on subdivide too and then rotate too interpret the exceed sections).

2. Estimation

Examples from estimation180.com

I've seen a lot of American teachers tweet close Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.

I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards Every Math Teacher inwards the World Should Do This...Right Now!' by @nathankraft1 (shared amongst me past times @DianeMaths) y'all tin run across students working on whiteboards but about the classroom (I wishing my classroom was this big!).

Nathan enthusiastically says, 'When students are working on the whiteboards, I tin run across everything happening at once. It's similar I'm looking at the freaking Matrix. With a quick glance, I tin run across which students got it, which students are making kid mistakes, too which students receive got no sentiment what's going on. I tin apace position errors for students. I tin inquire a stronger educatee to help a struggling one. Once a educatee has the right answer, I yell, "Great! Erase it! Next problem!"'. His enthusiasm has rubbed off on me. I desire to endeavour it! And earlier y'all disregard this sentiment because y'all don't receive got a room total of whiteboards, deport inwards hear that whatever vertical surface will create - endeavour writing on windows or using Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.

I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards related post summarises the benefits of 'Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces':

• Improves visibility.
• Allows for transfer of noesis but about the room.
• Non-Permanent removes fearfulness of writing.
• Formative assessment past times instructor at all times.
• Teacher tin respond questions past times having students await at others work.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 related sentiment comes from Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.

I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards Improving students' collaboration using acrylic sheets'. Jeremy suggests investing inwards clear acrylic sheets that students tin write on. Diagrams, pictures, axes etc tin live on seat underneath. Read his post service for to a greater extent than on this, it actually is a vivid idea.

Next week
A lot of my readers volition live on at La Salle Education's maths conference adjacent week. I’m actually looking frontwards to it. Please come upward too tell howdy if y'all location me. Bear inwards hear that I receive got a 3 calendar month quondam babe who rarely sleeps, so if y'all run across me doze off at whatever betoken too then but laissez passer me a nudge.

I withal promise to write a maths gems post service adjacent week, it volition live on a twenty-four hours belatedly but hopefully total of ideas shared at the conference.

By the way, if y'all didn't grab my concluding post service 'Common practise of successful departments' too 'What I learnt today' - both are good worth a read, especially for teachers of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 marker maths.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the inspiration behind today's maths gems has come upward from teachers' blogs - I'm incredibly grateful to those who convey the fourth dimension to part their ideas too experiences for the create goodness of others.

1. Interactive Areas
Computer-based tools receive got made it easier to explicate some mathematical concepts too generate interesting questions. It's fantastic when technology enhances too enriches mathematics education.

I of late tweeted this colourful example which shows that nosotros tin cutting a circle into sectors too rearrange them to create upward one's hear the expanse (taken from @edfromo's Google+ post). @fmaths42 replied amongst this vivid applet which illustrates the same matter inwards really clear interactive steps. Never earlier receive got I seen the formula for the expanse of a circle explained so clearly (and did y'all run across the 'proof without words' video inwards Practical tips for a (newly) qualified maths teacher' too then create receive got a look.  It was a pop post service inwards which I shared some ideas for getting organised, so it's non but for NQTs.

5 Maths Gems #8

I enjoyed coming together many of you lot at La Salle Education's National Mathematics Teacher Conference yesterday. It was a fantastic chance for sharing ideas. But 500 maths teachers out of 350,000 is a drib inwards the ocean. It's such a shame that thus many schools weren't represented.

Although in that place are some pockets of collaboration throughout the UK, for example through regional TeachMeets, the fact is that the bulk of U.K. maths teachers alive inwards a bubble. Through no error of their own, they know really lilliputian almost approaches taken inwards other schools - including pedagogy, curriculum blueprint together with novel technologies. Twitter is business office of the solution, but it doesn't brand it enough.

this post, "in high performing countries teachers pass 30% of their fourth dimension teaching, amongst the residue spent planning, preparing together with assessing every bit good every bit working on improving their practice. Compared to the UK, where it’s 90%".

This weekend, 500 maths teachers gave upward a precious Sabbatum to larn from each other. I'm really grateful to La Salle Education for providing that opportunity. To me it farther highlighted the demand for cross-school subject-specific collaboration during term-time. Instead of spending our Inset days hearing almost our schools' latest marker policies, nosotros should all endure out having mini-conferences of our own. Let's promise that when our novel Maths Hubs acquire dorsum from their trips to Shanghai, improving collaboration is come about of their listing of priorities - together with yesteryear that I hateful collaboration amongst all schools, non simply the schools amongst tweeting teachers or a proactive Head of Maths.

Now for my weekly maths gems. For those who receive got simply started reading my blog, this is where I portion 5 nifty ideas that I've seen on Twitter each week. If you lot desire to read whatever of my previous gems posts, they're all here.

1. Paint! And my ideal classroom

smartwallpaint.com

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This weekend, 500 maths teachers gave upward a precious Sabbatum to larn from each other. I'm really grateful to La Salle Education for providing that opportunity. To me it farther highlighted the demand for cross-school subject-specific collaboration during term-time. Instead of spending our Inset days hearing almost our schools' latest marker policies, nosotros should all endure out having mini-conferences of our own. Let's promise that when our novel Maths Hubs acquire dorsum from their trips to Shanghai, improving collaboration is come about of their listing of priorities - together with yesteryear that I hateful collaboration amongst all schools, non simply the schools amongst tweeting teachers or a proactive Head of Maths.

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This got me thinking almost my ideal classroom. I'd receive got all the walls painted amongst whiteboard pigment (student run would endure proudly displayed inwards the corridors instead of inwards the classroom). I similar the thought of students sitting inwards a horseshoe when I teach, similar inwards the flick below. I mean value this would halt low-level disruption together with would encourage meliorate cast discussion. They could also do independent practise inwards these chairs.

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Separate to this horseshoe I'd receive got a collaboration area, amongst grouping tables that tin endure written on (whiteboard pigment industrial plant on desks too!), or this post, "in high performing countries teachers pass 30% of their fourth dimension teaching, amongst the residue spent planning, preparing together with assessing every bit good every bit working on improving their practice. Compared to the UK, where it’s 90%".

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Now for my weekly maths gems. For those who receive got simply started reading my blog, this is where I portion 5 nifty ideas that I've seen on Twitter each week. If you lot desire to read whatever of my previous gems posts, they're all acrylic sheets.

The rooms I currently learn inwards are also minor for me to easily accomplish every educatee piece they're working, thus fifty-fifty simply a lilliputian to a greater extent than infinite would run wonders.

2. Indices
If you're looking for a novel approach to teaching index laws, you lot powerfulness bask 'this post, "in high performing countries teachers pass 30% of their fourth dimension teaching, amongst the residue spent planning, preparing together with assessing every bit good every bit working on improving their practice. Compared to the UK, where it’s 90%".

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Now for my weekly maths gems. For those who receive got simply started reading my blog, this is where I portion 5 nifty ideas that I've seen on Twitter each week. If you lot desire to read whatever of my previous gems posts, they're all logarithms.

Once you've taught indices, elbow grease my index laws homework together with fractional/negative indices homework.

3. ThingLink
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Ridiculously misleading graph

Interesting graphs promote nifty discussions. Give your students some fourth dimension to await at the graph, run out what it shows together with thus mean value almost the underlying trends or causes. Here's a pair to acquire you lot started.

Source: 'How nosotros believe' yesteryear Micheal Shermer

Source: ONS

The 2nd graph is from '8 Facts almost Young People' yesteryear the ONS, shared this calendar week by @statshan.

Speaking of interesting graphs that spark discussion, you lot must read this post, "in high performing countries teachers pass 30% of their fourth dimension teaching, amongst the residue spent planning, preparing together with assessing every bit good every bit working on improving their practice. Compared to the UK, where it’s 90%".

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Second, I desire to bring upward this post, "in high performing countries teachers pass 30% of their fourth dimension teaching, amongst the residue spent planning, preparing together with assessing every bit good every bit working on improving their practice. Compared to the UK, where it’s 90%".

This weekend, 500 maths teachers gave upward a precious Sabbatum to larn from each other. I'm really grateful to La Salle Education for providing that opportunity. To me it farther highlighted the demand for cross-school subject-specific collaboration during term-time. Instead of spending our Inset days hearing almost our schools' latest marker policies, nosotros should all endure out having mini-conferences of our own. Let's promise that when our novel Maths Hubs acquire dorsum from their trips to Shanghai, improving collaboration is come about of their listing of priorities - together with yesteryear that I hateful collaboration amongst all schools, non simply the schools amongst tweeting teachers or a proactive Head of Maths.

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Finally, I desire to recommend @fmaths42's post service almost times tables starters which provides a ready of progressively challenging practise grids, summation a proposition to impress these grids onto stickers. Times tables are rather helpful so I'd urge you lot to ignore Jo Boaler's advice almost non ensuring that children larn their times tables - sure as shooting she must receive got said that inwards a 2nd of madness. Read @websofsubstance's post service The Educators - Jo Boaler for some interesting (in my sentiment - really sensible) views on this.

Finally, receive got a acquire at this query from Tony Gardiner's session at yesterday's conference, shared yesteryear @mrsdenyer. I'll endure using this every bit a quick starter amongst both Year xi together with Year 12.

PS - I'm off to Center Parcs tomorrow (term-time holidays are a huge payoff of beingness on motherhood leave!) thus in that place won't endure a gems post service side yesteryear side Saturday. I'll endure dorsum the next calendar week though.