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Researching Ask NRICH
Extracts from Libby Jared's 2014 PhD: Doing Mathematics in Different Places
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Code to Zero
16 to 18
Find all 3 digit numbers such that by adding the first digit, the square of the second and the cube of the third you get the original number, for example 1 + 3^2 + 5^3 = 135.
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Using Rich Tasks for the First Time
The teachers involved in the Engaging Mathematics Project wanted to embed rich tasks from the NRICH website into their curriculum for all KS3 and KS4 students. In this article, the teachers share the issues they needed to consider and what they are doing to address them.
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Number Sense Series: A Sense of 'ten' and Place Value
Once a basic number sense has developed for numbers up to ten, a
strong 'sense of ten' needs to be developed as a foundation for
both place value and mental calculations.
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Routes 1 and 5
5 to 7
Find your way through the grid starting at 2 and following these
operations. What number do you end on?
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Primary Proof?
Proof does have a place in Primary mathematics classrooms, we just need to be clear about what we mean by proof at this level.
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Parallel Lines
11 to 14
How does the position of the line affect the equation of the line? What can you say about the equations of parallel lines?
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Money Problems?
Marion Bond investigates the skills needed in order for children to
understand money.