Thursday, August 15, 2019

5 Maths Gems #60

Welcome to my 60th update from the basis of Maths EduTwitter. Here I summarise some of the latest ideas together with resources for teaching maths.

1. Perpendicular Gradient
I honey this gif demonstrating the human relationship betwixt gradients of perpendicular lines, shared past times Simon Pampena (@mathemaniac).

Geogebra fans volition endure pleased to run across that Tim Brzezinski ‏(@dynamic_math) made 'Slope Triangle Rotation' to explore this further.

2. Metric Units
Next fourth dimension I learn a lesson on units I'm going to demonstrate this 5 infinitesimal video on the history of the metric system. I intend it's actually interesting.


I discovered this on YouTube afterwards watching The mathematical secrets of Pascal’s triangle which was shared past times Cliff Pickover (@pickover).

3. Calculus Puzzles
H5N1 degree teachers volition similar this Chalkdust postal service 'Puzzles almost calculus' past times Matthew Scroggs (@mscroggs).
4. Displays
Twitter continues to endure a swell house to portion classroom display ideas. I saw 2 ideas final calendar week that I especially like. First, depository fiscal establishment gibe out Sarah Carter's (welcome sign
Second, Claire Mazurkiewicz (Gems 23. I straight off role it whenever I learn plans together with elevations.
Phil Bruce (@pbrucemaths) was inspired past times this icon to brand a PowerPoint of 5 to a greater extent than examples. You tin sack download it from his weblog here, nether "shadow shapes".
Update
My final twenty-four lx minutes catamenia of term was on Fri (hurrah!)... I know some of you lot are nevertheless at schoolhouse for a twain to a greater extent than days (nearly there!).

In instance you lot missed whatever of my recent posts, hither they are:

I've used VideoScribe to brand a welcome video for Year seven together with an expectations video for Year eleven (you tin sack spotter both here) - I did something similar for my rootage lessons final yr together with it worked quite well.

If you lot didn't larn inward to researchED Maths together with Science dorsum inward June together with hence you lot mightiness similar to spotter some videos of the presentations here.

Please follow @Team_Maths1 if you lot haven't already - I role this trouble concern human relationship to tweet maths resources, together with my partner inward criminal offence Lucy tweets articles together with maths jokes. We also offering a resources hospital - inquire us for aid together with nosotros volition produce what nosotros tin sack to detect a suitable maths resources for your lesson.

Do depository fiscal establishment gibe out the hashtag #DonADay too.



I'll in all probability weblog a chip less often than commons over the summertime holidays (I've got lots of schoolhouse operate to do... I also promise to brand a start on organising #christmaths16... together with I desire to pass lots of fourth dimension amongst my daughters). But I volition endure using the hashtag #summerblogread to tweet links to posts that you lot mightiness convey missed over the years.

It looks similar La Salle are organising some other Pie together with Maths (see Gems 37 for my write upwards of the final one) hence - depending on the appointment - I mightiness endure at that topographic point for some summertime socialising.

I'll move out you lot amongst this query from brilliant.org. There are diverse approaches (it's pretty straightforward if you lot tin sack produce basic trigonometry) precisely the solution is interesting. Check out the replies to my tweet here to follow the discussion.