TickTockMaths

Tag: distance

  • Compound Measures : Speed

    Download the PowerPoint here

    That shape/space/measures bit of the menu is looking awfully bare. Not as bare as the data/probability section, but still.

    Simple PowerPoint here.

    Little starter

    Followed by some example problem pairs and some questions
    I am still loving fill in the gap resources. Interestingly, my group managed to do this without seeing the formula triagle/rearranging the formula. They just used thinking skills to work backwards.

    Not sure that the reflect/expect/reflect bit of these questions works. I’ve tried to make sure they compare it to the first question each time, but I think it is better when it’s more of a ‘journey’ and you compare it to the previous question in each case.

    Still A* for formatting. It looks good.

    Then I’ve made a blooket for some checking, some exam questions and a plenary.

    This worked well with my group but it maybe needs some mini whiteboard work.

    Have a lovely weekend

    Richard

  • Let's Go Outside

    A lot of maths is done at desks, in rows. I am guilty of this (I often find that if students are sat in groups of four, there is a little too much room for them to ‘hide’). However, going out of the classroom and into the real world is often really powerful.

    I was recently trying to get my students engaged in the idea of distance time graphs. These can often be tedious, especially when phrased as an exam question.

    KILL ME

    My students where also getting confused. Especially when looking at a situation that was impossible, or a situation where the subject of the graph is on a return journey.

    So I created this.

    It’s a really simple resource, just a couple of graphs. However, the idea is the students have to recreate those graphs using a stopwatch, a marker and a trundle wheel.

    This really engaged my students, and made them think about exactly how these graphs work. Once they’d practiced on a graph they would come and show me the finished product, we’d talk about how accurate their version of the graph was, and we’d talk about any misconceptions.

    I recommend you give it a go and get outside.