Thanks to Tracie for this quiz about weight.
Jan 022012
Jan 022012
Many students read scales incorrectly because they assume each division on the scale is one unit.
For instance they would look at this scale and read it as 69 mph as it is one division before 70. This is wrong! Always work out what each division means first. On this speedometer 5 divisions mean 10mph. So each division is 2mph. It is pointing at 68mph.
Dec 312011
Dec 312011
An exercise to help ESOL students find the right words in different calculations.
Complete the sentence
Dec 072011
A great resource for Interactive White Board from the National Numeracy Strategy
Teaching the time-interactive clock
Dec 072011
Here is a Functional Skills exercise about missed dentist appointments.
Dec 042011
Can you tell the time correctly using digital and analogue clocks?
Dec 032011
Dec 032011
Maths from the school of rock!
Nov 252011
Great video from the ATM to show how learning tables can be fun!
Nov 232011
I chose a Penrose Triangle to be the logo for Maths with Graham.
Look closely- it’s impossible! Lots of people think maths is impossible because they had such a hard time with it at school. But usually when they get the help and attention they need they are able to learn, make good progress and even pass exams! The impossible is possible!
If you visit this website you can make your own 3-dimensional Penrose triangle and see photographs of them.ย You can read more about the Penrose Trianglee here.
Nov 232011
Solving simple ratio problems.
Nov 232011
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Nov 212011
Nov 212011
How to add and subtract fractions.
Nov 212011
Nov 212011
Nov 012011
To complete this quiz you need to be able to order decimals. Here is an example to help you.
Which is bigger, 0.3 or 0.25?
Ever so many people make the mistake of saying 0.25 is bigger because 25 is bigger than 3. This is very wrong!
Remember the place value of decimals.
0.3 means three tenths.
0.25 means 2 tenths and 5 hundredths.
Three tenths is bigger than 2 tenths, so 0.3 is bigger.
Nov 012011
Converting between decimals and fractions
Thanks to John Ford for this quiz.
You need to be able to convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.
To convert a fraction to a decimal divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).
eg 3/4
3รท4 = 0.75
To change a decimal to a fraction think what place value the number on the right hand side has.
eg 0.45
The 5 is in the hundredths column, so the denominator will be 100.
The numerator is 45
So 0.45 = 45/100
This cancels down as both numbers divide by 5.
45/100 = 9/20