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2nd StemNRICH T I Day 17 April 2013



The second 2012-13 stemNRICH teacher inspiration days was an action packed day on Wednesday April 17!

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2nd StemNRICH T I Day 17 April 2013


You can find the resources used in the plenary sessions and workshops here. Many thanks to all the contributors who offered to share their work.  

Powerpoint used in first plenary - introduction to the team and what's new in the curriculum (Lynne McClure)

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Maggie Bointon and Jill Flintham - STEM chocolate day

Maggie and Jill from Kingsbridge Community College plan a very successful KS2/3 transition event for their partner schools each year. We immersed ourselves in the science and maths of chocolate!

 



Tabitha Steel and Jenny Barker - Viruses

Tabitha and Jenny from Swavesey Village College introduced their science/maths project, linking probability and geometric progressions within the topic of viruses. Here are their resources:

 



Louise Orpin - Operational research powerpoint coming soon.

Mark Dawes and Euan Wilder - The Visiting Expert

The Visiting Expert is a low-cost, high-impact technique for two teachers from different subject areas to collaborate.  Mark and Euan from Comberton Village College shared this technique they have successfully used across the age and ability range at KS3 and KS4, between mathematics and science, and between mathematics and DT classes.

 



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Professor David Speigelhalter finished off the day with a scintillating talk about risk and uncertainty:

You can see more of David's work at his Understanding Uncertainty website.