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General Ideas for Lessons and Learning
Introducing and developing STEM teaching in the classroom.
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Reflect Again
16 to 18
Follow hints to investigate the matrix which gives a reflection of the plane in the line y=tanx. Show that the combination of two reflections in intersecting lines is a rotation.
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Stretching Fractions
14 to 16
Imagine a strip with a mark somewhere along it. Fold it in the middle so that the bottom reaches back to the top. Stetch it out to match the original length. Now where's the mark?
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Intersections
14 to 18
Change one equation in this pair of simultaneous equations very slightly and there is a big change in the solution. Why?
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Lower Bound
14 to 16
What would you get if you continued this sequence of fraction sums? 1/2 + 2/1 = 2/3 + 3/2 = 3/4 + 4/3 =
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Dotty Grids in the Classroom
This article suggests ways in which a dotty grid can be used in the classroom as an environment for rich exploration
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Polydron
7 to 11
This activity investigates how you might make squares and pentominoes from Polydron.
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Long Creatures
In this task, making a variety of long creatures out of card will provide an opportunity for children to discuss and compare lengths.
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Summing Consecutive Numbers
11 to 14
15 = 7 + 8 and 10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers?
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Ideal Axes
16 to 18
Explore how can changing the axes for a plot of an equation can
lead to different shaped graphs emerging