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What does it say to you?
Written for teachers, this article discusses mathematical
representations and takes, in the second part of the article,
examples of reception children's own representations.
Sorting, processing and representing data
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articleCoordinates and Descartes
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articleMeaningful statistics
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articleMay the best person win
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articleP is for posing
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articleFlorence Nightingale - the compassionate mathematician
Florence Nightingale may be well known for her role as a nurse, but she was also an excellent mathematician, collecting and analysing data to help improve hospital conditions.
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problemFootball crazy hockey mad
Age11 to 14Challenge level
In a league of 5 football teams which play in a round robin tournament show that it is possible for all five teams to be league leaders.