Posts Tagged ‘cool’
October 5, 2024
Best Back to School Math Challenge
Go on a Maths Photo Scavenger Hunt. There is no right or wrong. Just see what maths you can find out there.
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The Challenge:…………………………………………
Can you find the following maths out there somewhere and bring back photographic evidence?
Topics:
Multiple Topics
The Challenge
Maths Photo Scavenger Hunt Worksheet PDF
More interesting Maths Selfies here.
Posted in Middle School, Year 7 mathspig | Tagged back to school, cool, Fun, inspiring, maotivating, Math, Middle school, photo, project, scary, scavenger hunt, students, worksheet | Leave a Comment »
February 7, 2024
Mathspigs. You won’t believe this.
Takuo Toda, a Japanese Engineer, broke the world record for the longest flight for a paper plane again when his 10cm long plane stayed in the air for 29.2 seconds.
Scientists take paper plane design seriously. Here are some experiments involving the release of paper planes from high altitudes.
Let’s Make Some Cool Paper Planes
Origami F-16 Fighter Plane
Classic Paper Plane
10 Paper Airplanes
For more clear instructions try the 10 Paper Airplanes page
Paper planes include The Dart, The Moth and The Bat. The website also has games to play with paper planes.
Here is the very cool Custom:
Posted in geometry, Junior School, mathspig, MEDIA MATHS, symmetry, units length, Year 7 mathspig | Tagged amazing, challenge, classic, cool, F-16, fighter, flight, longest, make, Math, Maths, Middle school, paper plane, Time, world record | Leave a Comment »
May 25, 2019
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The following maths is suitable for Year 9+
but can be presented to lower grades just to show
maths is cool!
Posted in Football Maths: The longest kick!, Parabolas, trigonometry, Year 12 mathspig | Tagged angle, best angle, calcualte, cool, football, footy, Longest kick, Math, pythagoras, Rugby, Soccer, trigonometry, USA, vectors, velocity | Leave a Comment »
May 28, 2018
This math mural is on a high school wall, somewhere. It works because it has a street art vibe. Not a grade school math book look. That’s cool.
Why not do something like this for your school.
Posted in Awesome Math Mural, Math Street ART, Middle School, middle school | Tagged Awesome, challenging, cool, end of year, exciting, high school, inspiring, interesting, Math, Middle school, mural, project, street art | Leave a Comment »
October 25, 2017
The Complaint: Everyone Hates Maths Anyway
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The Cause:
Students absorb maths fear and loathing from peers, siblings, parents and the culture. eg.
From the TwoFatDudes blog.
The Solution:
Invite interesting guest speakers to talk to students. Other subjects do this. Bring in a cool young ex-student and attitudes can change, fast.
Otherwise show them these videos. The first video especially is AWESOME and totally, totally COOL.
Cool Guys talk about Math:
Here are their blogs:
Patrick JMT
Maths stories about death, tragedy and comedy in maths
Tyler De Witt
On Scientific Notation
On Significant Figures and using significant figures this video has had 1 MILLION hits.
Paul Andersen Bozeman Channel
Structure and Function of the Brain
Posted in 10 REasons Why Students Hate Maths: BUSTED, Middle School, Year 7 mathspig, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged Busted, cool, encourage, everyone hates, how to, inspire, inspiring, Math, mathematicians, Middle school, motivate, role models, scary, student, why students hate | 2 Comments »
September 3, 2017
The Complaint: Maths is really SCARY!…………….
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The Cause:
Some students think maths is always right or wrong and they are scared of making mistakes.
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The Solution:
Go on a Maths Photo Scavenger Hunt. There is no right or wrong. Just see what maths you can find out there.
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The Challenge:………………………………………………………
Can you find the following maths out there somewhere and bring back photographic evidence?
Topics:
Multiple Topics
The Challenge
Maths Photo Scavenger Hunt Worksheet PDF
More interesting Maths Selfies here.
Posted in 10 REasons Why Students Hate Maths: BUSTED, Middle School, Year 7 mathspig | Tagged 10 reasons, back to school, Busted, cool, Fun, hate, inspiring, introduction, Math, Middle school, photo, project, scary, scavenger hunt, worksheet | 5 Comments »
August 16, 2017
The Complaint
8b: When will I EVER use this maths?
The Cause:
Students doing repetitive text book exercises without using maths to solve REAL WORLD problems.
The Solution:
You are going to use this maths NOW…………………..
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How much blood can YOU lose and survive?
………….METRIC UNITS
Remember the best calculator to use is the WEB 2.0 Calculator as it shows the worked equation as you go.
CAREERS: It’s not only health workers who need to understand these calculations, but also creatives running health campaigns online, on TV, radio and in magazines.
TOPICS: Decimals, %, algebra, vol, weight units (METRIC)
PDF WORKSHEET HERE:How much blood can you lose and still survive? WORKSHEET METRIC
Posted in 10 REasons Why Students Hate Maths: BUSTED, algebra, Decimals, middle school, Units Volume, Year 7 mathspig, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged blood, calculate, challenge, cool, die, equation, formula, hate, loss, Math, student, survive, volume, When will I use this math? | 4 Comments »
August 16, 2017
The Complaint
8b: When will I EVER use this maths?
The Cause:
Students doing repetitive text book exercises without using maths to solve REAL WORLD problems.
The Solution:
You are going to use this maths NOW…………………..
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How much blood can YOU lose and survive?
………….USA Units
Remember the best calculator to use is the WEB 2.0 Calculator as it shows the worked equation as you go.
CAREERS: It’s not only health workers who need to understand these calculations, but also creatives running health campaigns online, on TV, radio and in magazines.
TOPICS: Decimals, %, algebra, vol, weight units (USA UNITS)
PDF WORKSHEET HERE:How much blood can you lose and still survive? WORKSHEET USA UNITS
Posted in 10 REasons Why Students Hate Maths: BUSTED, algebra, Decimals, middle school, Units Volume, Year 7 mathspig, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged blood, calculate, challenge, cool, die, equation, formula, hate, loss, Math, student, survive, volume, When will I use this math? | 2 Comments »
July 6, 2015
Of course, mathspiggies, we can do the reverse maths and cheat … and use our superior maths skills to calculate the no. of m&ms in a cookie jar and then you WIN the cookie jar full of m&ms at the school fair.
Posted in %, 7 m+m maths challenges, algebra, D and r, decimals, Middle School, Units Volume, units weight, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged algebra, bottle, challenge, cool, Fun, Fun Middle School Math Activities, guess, how many, jar, m&ms, Math %, Middle school, project, units, volume | 2 Comments »
August 29, 2013
Here are some google glasses that actually look cool.
Here’s what Google Glasses can do.
Instead of using the Google Maps on your phone the Google Glasses put the map onto the glass lense so you can see where to go and where you are going. Theoretically.
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The Maths
Google Maps uses GPS or Global Positioning System satellites and simple maths of TRIANGULATION or, in the case of the 3D model, 3D TRILATERATION to accurately locate your position on earth.
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You will find excellent explanations of how GPS works at the Nova Scotia Dept of Education website and by Diana Cooksey
MSU GPS Laboratory website.
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Simple Explanation:
GPS satellites broadcast two signals which allows the GPS program in your phone or device to calculate your distance from the satellite. GPS needs data from 3 satellites to locate your position on earth.
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2D Model:
Let’s assume your phone can calculate how far you are from a radio tower.
Tower 1:
Your phone can calculate how far your are from the tower but you could be anywhere on the first circle.
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Tower 1& 2:
Your phone can calculate your distance from two towers and locate you at one of two points where the circles intersect.
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Tower 1, 2 & 3:
Now you phone can accurately find your position at the intersection of 3 circles.
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3D Model:
Your phone can calculate how far you are from a satellite.
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Satellite 1:
You could be anywhere on the first sphere.
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Satellite 1 & 2:
You could be anywhere at the intersection of the two spheres. These spheres intersect along a circle.
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Satellite 1, 2 & 3:
The 3rd sphere will cross that circle at 2 points. As one position is not on earth it can be discarded.
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Error Alert:
All measurements have an inbuilt uncertainty (scientists call it an error) because the accuracy of instruments is limited. Measuring across such long distances makes for significant errors. One problem for GPS is signal interference.
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New Techno Frontiers in the Maths Classroom
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1. If you teach maths wearing Google glasses you can INSTANTLY record students bad behaviour in class on your computer. Wow! Evidence. THE FORCE BE WITH YOU, Mathspiggies.
OR
2. You can record a maths lesson using Google Glasses. It is already happening, my Sweeties. Have a look at this.
Posted in 10 Totally Awesome Reasons Why You Should Do Maths, Exponential Functions, geometry, Junior School, Middle School, Senior School, Year 12 mathspig, Year 7 mathspig, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged 10 Amazing reasons why you should do maths, amazing, amazing maths, cool, Google Glasses, GPS, How GPS works, inspiring math, inspiring maths, Making Math Fun, Math %, math classroom, Math PR, Math promo, Maths, Maths Pr, Mr Google, Mr Google is Watching You, new technology, New technology in math, simple explanation, teaching maths with google glasses, Technology in math, technology in maths, The Force be with you, totally | 21 Comments »
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