With the World Fuel Crisis in play, this post from 2014 seems more relevant than ever.
Note: All ‘imaginary’ human fat will be sourced from Liposuction facilities.
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Zombie MathZ for Halloween
October 8, 2025Every YEAR 8 Topic
Zombie MathZ Links
Zombie MathZ 1: ZOMBIE Olympics
Zombie MathZ 2: You vs Zombie Godzilla RATIO USA Units
Zombie MathZ 2: You vs Zombie Godzilla RATIO METRIC
Zombie MathZ 4: Simultaneous EquationZ
Zombie MathZ 5: Zombie Trigonometry
Zombie MathZ 6: Simultaneous Zombies & Decimals
Zombie MathZ 7: Scientific Notation for Zombies
Zombie MathZ 8: How many Americans believe in Zombies?
Zombie MathZ 12: Mean ZOMBIE MOVIE
Zombie MathZ 13: Taking a FAKE-BLOOD BLOOD BATH … US units
Zombie MathZ 13: Taking a FAKE-BLOOD BLOOD BATH …… Metric
Girl’s AMAZING MATHs from 1854
October 25, 2024It was common for girls to make Needlework Samplers in the 19th C. But Anne Foreman stitched the border and then printed the solution to a mathematical problem adding her name and the date.
Mathspig typed a clearer copy of Anne’s work(below).
What was Anne doing?
Anne has the correct answer but how did she do it?
Outdoor Maths Adventures: Middle School
September 16, 2022As the weather improves – Spring in Melbourne, my city & Fall in USA & Autumn in the UK – it is an ideal time to take math outdoors. Here are some fab exercises for Middle School Math.
Lego Man soccer fields will vary in size depending on the height of each player picked by each student. This does your head in. It is really challenging maths!
McGill Uni link here.
Don’t forget to throw in Mathspig’s lame protractor jokes.
You’ll find full calculations at the Maths is Fun blog.
You’ll find more fab outdoor junior and middle school maths activities at the terrific Maths and Movement blog.
Some students will discover their co-ordinate point is not on the grid. Students should then work out that they will need a different scale for the y-axis. You can get more inspiration at the Stand Again blog.
King Kong Power Punch 2021 USA units
January 30, 2021
King Kong Power Punch 2021 … Metric
January 30, 2021
3. How far can a bio-fuel Mini drive on 1 kg of human fat?
September 30, 2014
Of course, in heavy traffic you are burning up the bio-fuel/fat getting nowhere.
Fuel Consumption (F) can plummet, even for the Mini, from 3.4 kg/ 100 km to 6.8 kg/100 km to 8.8 kg/100km. You may as well get out of the car and walk!!
ENERGY:
In Biodiesel
Consumed walking
In FAT including Human Fat
Outdoor Maths Adventures: Grade 3 – 5
June 30, 2014
This fab idea comes from Juliet Robertson, an outdoor education consultant in Scotland. Her blog Creative star learning is one of the most inspiring outdoor maths blogs you will find.
Check out Mathpig’s protractor joke here.
Another fab idea from Juliet Robertson.
Mathspig Blog 