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My year 8 LPA were using mathsbot today to help them collect like terms. It worked really well

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In #MathsToday using my fave algebra tiles to factorise quadratics, so that students can visualise which factor pair they need

More Y9 trig #MathsToday: we ditched the tables in favour of drawing multipliers directly onto the triangles. This lesson went pretty well! Still just using sin and cos, and today I kept everything in one orientation as well.

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For the next stage of our trig lessons, we looked at the unit circle and introduced sine and cosine as a way to generate a reference triangle for any angle. At this stage they’re still then using similarity and ratio tables to find the missing sides. #MathsToday

Great questions on indices from Maths HKO, really getting students to think deeply #mathstoday

Photo of a whiteboard showing solving simple trig equations via graphs. First section is only number of solutions, second is values.

After school further maths getting stuck into some trig equation solving. Planned a really precise approach for yr12 (manipulatives, laminated write-on graphs, small steps that move v quickly) and it’s worked really well for year 10 L2FM too! #MathsToday

A bar model showing 4 parts for A and 5 for B. Text underneath reads: A : B = 4:5 A is 4 of the 5 equal parts which make B. A is 4/5 of B. A =4/5*B There are similar statements for B is terms of A which are half covered up by grey boxes.

6 questions following the same format as the previous slide. A handwritten annotation next to the first question reads x is _ of the _ equal parts that make y

Linking ratio and algebra with Y10 #MathsToday

If we assume that all colors are equally likely (p=.25), what is the likelihood that I would only get 3 or less strawberry Starbursts out of 34?

Binomial X <= 3 with n=34 and p=.25 is less than 2%

Is this evidence that Strawberry starbursts are actually less likely than other flavors #Statsky ?

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✨Newton-Raphson Method Fill in the Blanks
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If n is an integer and n^3+ 5 is odd, then n is even [in pink] There is an odd integer k for which k^3+ 5 is odd Underneath a proof has been written out, using the following sentence starters which are in a different colour. Suppose that... Then k can be written as... So k^3+5 = which is a contradiction because... So there is no... Therefore…

A similarly scaffolded proof that if a is an integer and a^2 is even, then a is even. Pink text reads: There is an odd integer k for which k^2 is even

A similarly scaffolded proof that if a is rational and b is irrational, a+b is irrational

A diagram to represent the logic behind proof by contradiction. Pale coloured text underneath the diagram reads: If this were true, this would be true, and this would be true,... And this would be true, but I know it can't be. Since my chain of reasoning is watertight, the problem must be at the very beginning, so the initial statement is false.

Y12 have found proof by contradiction really hard! We did some practice at just writing down the opposite statement first (pink in first 2 pics), and then I’ve been scaffolding the proofs fairly heavily.
Does anyone have a good bank of examples for more practice?
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In #mathstoday this odd one out task worked really well and allowed us to recover quite a lot of important vocabulary 😁

Every time I teach fractions to Y7 there are students who already feel they have mastered it. So it was great in #Mathstoday when exploring the relationship between the numerator and denominator, to see that this was new to the whole class as a way to spot equivalent fractions. #MathsChat #Mathtoday

In #MathsToday we had a go at using algebra tiles for expanding double brackets, with my nurture Y9 class. Took a while, but we got there. So pleased for my students.

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Worked solutions for two questions: Simplify 5a^2 x 2a Simplify 45 x 6 Annotated with things that are the same about both examples.

Worked solutions for two questions: Simplify 5a^2 x 2a Simplify 45 x 6 Annotated with things that are different about the two examples.

Another same&different activity with Y8. I think they were surprised that there turned out to be more the similarities than differences. #MathsToday

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Y8 #MathsToday: we extended the tables downwards, and they pretty quickly realised they could use the numbers they could see in order to evaluate these. We even managed negative fractional indices!

Honestly this way of teaching indices is a game changer. Thanks @blatherwicksam.bsky.social

I've been fortunate enough to visit some colleagues to see some amazing different lessons around my school and in one of the schools I'm working with. Strikes me we really should plan and teach together more. It really is the best CPD. Teachers need more time to do it. #MathsToday

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Added set 4 later to keep my S3 class on their toes - after all, the old stuff can seem harder alongside the new stuff.
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A spreadsheet with powers of 2 in column A and multiples of 2 in column B. It has been annotated with similarities in blue and differences in green.

The powers of two from the previous slide with questions alongside that use index notation.

A power table, annotated in several colours with patterns that students had spotted. Each column in the table contains powers of a different base.

A power table that has lots of arrows drawn on. These are the remnants of working from a number of different questions which have now been erased. 3 questions are currently shown: 16^4, 16^(½) and 81^(¾)

Started indices in Y8 #MathsToday.

Our previous topic was sequences, so we began by comparing two that I’d made in a spreadsheet.

And then we moved onto power tables, using the jumps method that I stole from @blatherwicksam.bsky.social. By the end of the lesson they were using fractional powers!

Looking at angles in polygons, deriving the formula several different ways and connecting the maths to the diagrams, building connections with factorising and expanding, nth term of linear sequences. I had a lovely time.
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Not posted in a while. Anyone else feeling stuck in a rut?
But I've done some lovely maths, promise to share more tomorrow.

For #MathsToday trig via the unit circle and ratio tables! Students generally want to find quicker ways so the formulas come out naturally and come out nicer opp=sinx x hyp

In #MathsToday I ran a CPD session on using representations when teaching maths. The key take aways were 1. Choose the right representation to aid in the understanding of the concept/structure 2. Use familiar representations 3. Take time when introducing new representations.

In #MathsToday (yesterday actually because I fell asleep!) I welcomed a school I’ve been working with to come and see me teach my Y8s 2 step equations with algebra tiles. The number of them that were moving towards the formal written method by then end shows the power of manipulatives!

Think-pair -share: Give students a few minutes to reflect individually, allowing them space to gather their thoughts. This step is essential for students to form ideas and process information on their own. In active learning, the emphasis is often on speaking, but there should be equal importance placed on giving space for students to process ideas.

The humble think-pair-share is a solid, meaningful educational activity in a world where we are trying to over-engineer learning activities. Just ensure there is a well-considered idea or question to discuss. wp.me/peKPOF-o #EduSky