Secondary Maths. Mathematics for all : enrichment tasks / produced by Glasshead Television and Web, in Secondary Maths.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Evans, Peter M., Director, Producer.

Glasshead Productions., Production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Great Britain.

Mathematics.

Quadrilaterals--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Great Britain.

Quadrilaterals.

Genre:

Instructional television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 min.)

Other Title:

Secondary Maths : mathematics for all : enrichment tasks

Place of Publication:

[England] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2008.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

The maths department at Comberton Village College in Cambridgeshire uses games and number puzzles in their whole class teaching and with a range of abilities. The staff first do some maths themselves, working through enrichment tasks which might traditionally only be used with higher-attaining students or in maths clubs. Two Year 8 groups create quadrilaterals by joining points on a circle. The higher set see how many different shapes they can create, and come up with a rule involving the number of points available. The lower set class first sit in a circle and make quadrilaterals with a piece of rope before using the same activity to consolidate the names and properties of shapes they make. Year 7s try a number puzzle which encourages accurate calculations and supports a whole class investigation, while Year 9s use another number game to think about generalisations and proof.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 9, 2014).

OCLC:

890709083