Visualising and representing
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articleChildren's Thinking
Dr Sue Gifford outlines different ways in which you might capture young children's mathematical thinking and how to send samples to NRICH.
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articleYoung Children's Mathematical Recording
In this article, Janine Davenall reflects on children's personalised mathematical recordings as part of a small research project based in her Reception class.
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projectHow Many?
5 to 7
This project challenges you to work out the number of cubes hidden under a cloth. What questions would you like to ask?
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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.
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listWorld of Tan
Age5 to 11Challenge level
Read about the adventures of Granma T and her grandchildren in this series of stories, accompanied by interactive tangrams. -
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.
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listVisualising and Representing - Short Problems
A collection of short Stage 3 and 4 problems on 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.
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articleShaping the Universe II - The Solar System
The second in a series of articles on visualising and modelling shapes in the history of astronomy.
