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Sep 262015
Here is a great tool to show constructions on a computer or Interactive White Board.
http://mrreddy.com/geometrytoolbox
Jul 032015
Here is a great quiz from karenjs231 on angles. Remember in GCSE there are often angles questions where 1 mark is for finding the right answer and the other is for explaining why, eg stating angles in an isosceles triangle add up to 180 degrees and 2 must be equal.
Aug 202014
This is one in a large series of short videos from NCETM showing how people use maths at work. See the others here.
May 082014
Jan 182014
Do you know all the important words for shape? This is a simple matching game to help you. Each time you play you will get a different selection of words.
Here is a similar exercise with pictures
Mar 182012
When I was a newly qualified teacher in the early 1980’s the latest trend in maths teaching was Logo. We used to get the students programming the BBC computers to make amazing patterns and shapes. We even used to have a little turtle robot that you could program to draw shapes on the floor! You can have a go at Logo here thanks to Transum.
Mar 052012
Angles of elevation and depression– how to use simple trigonometry to measure the height of tall buildings or objects. A great resource from mymaths.
Feb 262012
Find out about clockwise and anticlockwise turning, right angles and points of the compass in this interactive white board tool from www.mymaths.co.uk
Feb 172012
Can you complete the missing angles in this interactive worksheet from Transum?
To see why angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees see this demo.
Jan 312012
This quiz starts with entry level questions but to win a million you need to be able to solve equations and be an expert at 3d shapes! Who wants to be a mathionaire?
Jan 142012
This Interactive White Board tool is great for investigating the properties of polygons.
Jan 092012
http://www.fi.uu.nl/toepassingen/03015/exercise1.html
Practice your angle estimation by finding as many different ways to get the ball in the hole as possible.
Jan 092012
This is a great tool to practice estimating angles.
http://nrich.maths.org/content/00/06/game1/StopClock.swf
