article
Shaping the universe II - the solar system
The second in a series of articles on visualising and modelling shapes in the history of astronomy.
Visualising and representing
-
-
articleShaping the universe I - planet Earth
This article explores ths history of theories about the shape of our planet. It is the first in a series of articles looking at the significance of geometric shapes in the history of astronomy.
-
articlePupils' recording or pupils recording
This article, written for teachers, looks at the different kinds of recordings encountered in Primary Mathematics lessons and the importance of not jumping to conclusions! -
articleBands and bridges: bringing topology back
Lyndon Baker describes how the Mobius strip and Euler's law can introduce pupils to the idea of topology. -
articleThe development of spatial and geometric thinking: the importance of instruction
This article looks at levels of geometric thinking and the types of activities required to develop this thinking.
-
articleThe development of spatial and geometric thinking: co-ordinating space in drawings
This second article in the series refers to research about levels of development of spatial thinking and the possible influence of instruction. -
articleThe development of spatial and geometric thinking: 5 to 18
This is the first article in a series which aim to provide some insight into the way spatial thinking develops in children, and draw on a range of reported research. The focus of this article is the work of Piaget and Inhelder. -
articleMultiplication series: illustrating number properties with arrays
This article for teachers describes how modelling number properties involving multiplication using an array of objects not only allows children to represent their thinking with concrete materials, but it can also assist them in forming useful mental pictures to support memory and reasoning. -
articleDramatic mathematics
This article for teachers describes a project which explores the power of storytelling to convey concepts and ideas to children. -
articleDice, routes and pathways
This article for teachers discusses examples of problems in which there is no obvious method but in which children can be encouraged to think deeply about the context and extend their ability to think mathematically, especially geometrically.