When you’ve watched the video try these questions.
Aug 252020
Jul 242020
Drag the numbers to the right place in the Venn Diagram. If the number is in both sets, make sure to place it in the intersection, where the sets overlap. If the number is not in either set, place it in the box at the bottom.
Jul 232020
Drag each statement to the correct box.
This activity is based on an original idea in “Thinking Through Mathematics. Strategies for Teaching and Learning. Maths4Life”, published by the National Research and Development Centre.
Apr 132020
This quiz has been doing the rounds on social media. Apologies to the author, but I can’t credit you as I don’t know who you are!
A very common mistake in maths exams is to forget to label the axes of a graph. Here are 10 graphs without labels on the y axis. Can you use your skill and judjement to work out what they should be? Click on the graph to enlarge it.
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Jun 032018
This puzzle has become very popular on social media. Why not share it on your page and see if your friends can get it right?
Here is the solution.
howmanytriangles
The solution to the “How many triangles?” puzzle.
Jun 212017
The Sheaf Valley Maths Trail is a short walk starting outside Sheffield City College on Granville Road, along the footpath to Sheffield Station and the steel blade sculpture, behind the station to the steel steps and the amphitheatre, up the hill to the Cholera Monument and then back to college via Clay Wood. Along the way you will answer questions on many different aspects of mathematics. It is suitable for school groups, college students studying Functional Skills, home schoolers and their parents or anyone who would like to have a go!
Download the student booklet here. It is best printed as a booklet.
There are also a teachers booklet and a powerpoint which I will send to you on request. Email graham@mathswithgraham.org.uk to request these. Please let me know who you are planning to use it with.
Topics touched on on the trail include
Number
Counting
Multiplication
Fractions
Time calculations
Reading a timetable
Calculating journey cost
Speed Distance Time calculations
Shape and Space
Measuring length
Estimating length and weight
Symmetry (Line and Rotational)
3 dimensional shape
Angles
Circle calculations
Volume of a cuboid
Area of irregular shapes
Data Handling
Averages
Feel free to adapt the trail by missing out some questions and adding others to make it suitable for your students/pupils.
Split your group into teams of 3 or 4 people. Make sure less able students are paired with more able students. Each team will need a DIY tape measure, a large ball of string, a large protractor, a pencil and a calculator. You need to work out the logistics of ensuring there is someone to help at the various stopping points.
Tell your students to stay together, look after each other and take extra care when crossing roads. If this is a school/college outing you will need to fill in a risk assessment.
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Oct 172016
Sep 132016
Challenge your friends to this Kahoot!
Go to this link on a computer, then log in with your phones or tablets at kahoot.it
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/a026b360-1d21-45e8-bf68-cd8e22eb38cb
Jul 132016
I have recently discovered Kahoot! which is a free quiz game that anyone can use to make interactive quizzes. Competitors compete for points using their mobile phones or tablets to enter their answers. The quicker they choose the correct answer the more points they earn. It is very competitive and certainly provides plenty of pace to a lesson. It is completely free for both teachers and students to use. To start, set up an account at http://www.getkahoot.com and begin making quizzes.
Here is my first attempt. (I edited an existing one by improving the questions to include misconceptions and added a video for the start).
Here are some other Maths Kahoots! Please let me know your favourites and I will add them to this list.
Multiplication Facts 9 times table
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Jul 102016
Use this quiz to practice your tables. Compete against your friends to see who can get 10 right in the quickest time. Can you beat 10 right in 20 seconds?
Jun 242016
The most recent Functional Skills Level 1 and 2 on-line practice tests can be downloaded here. You need to save and open the zip file than click on “start”.
Nov 232015
There are lots of different methods to do long multiplication. This activity helps you perfect one- the grid method. It also tests you on your car knowledge! Grid multiplication for car lovers!
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Nov 092015
Publicans and lorry drivers work with beer kegs. See if you can solve these Level 2 problems.
There is an interactive version and a worksheet version.
Nov 082015
This exercise involves reading and analysing data from charts, calculating averages and percentages and estimating length. It will also help you with the Driving Theory Test and hopefully help you to stay safe when you are driving.
There is an interactive version here and a worksheet version here.
Sep 262015
It’s a new term and I’m getting to know my new students. Many of them have something in common. They don’t know their multiplication tables! Here’s a quiz to help you practice. Keep practicing until you can get them all finished within the 5 minute time limit.
Sep 262015
How well do you know your prime numbers? Challenge your friends to this Sporcle quiz!
Aug 032015
Here are the highlights of the 2015 Mens Final.
Can you use your skills to answer the questions? They range from easy Entry Level to GCSE questions involving data handling, time, distance, speed and Pythagoras. There is a Scale Drawing task that is very good practice for Level 1 students.
The interactive version is here and the worksheet version is here.
Jul 142015
In this exercise you will need to read the information from an Amey press release about the massive Streets Ahead contract. You will then use your skills to answer the questions. You can download a worksheet or use the interactive version here.