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Numicon Maths Shapes - Free resources for activities and displays
Maths Resource Maths ideas
Creating a number-rich environment and giving number a high profile is important. Children notice and take in what is around them and in this sense much of young children's learning is opportunistic as they bring together what they notice to build their understanding. Children need to be immersed in a visually rich mathematical environment which supports their learning about number.
If you are thinking of making a Numicon wall maths display please see the image above for an example of how you could present it. For ideas of what resources you could put up please see the links below.
Here are all the quick, compelling one-session activities you need to incorporate interactive learning and technology into your curriculum. Each activity requires no prep and can be completed in 15-30 minutes.
* Use these 50+ activities in the computer lab.
* Add selected favorites to your Class Homepage.
* Build excitement and discussion when you introduce a new topic.
Curious about the average snowfall in October in Aspen? Want to know if you'll have good beach weather in March in Crete? Wondering about the average temperature in October in Perth? You'll find it here.
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'Get Moving, Get Learning' is a teaching resource, written by primary teachers, for Key Stage 1 teachers. Its overall aim is to enable children to be more active. The resource supports teachers to increase children's participation in physical activity by sharing ideas on how curriculum areas other than physical education can be delivered through physical activities. It reflects the principles of the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1, the primary national strategy 'Excellence and enjoyment' and 'High quality PE and sport for young people'.
This simulation involves changing variables by selecting the strength of the water flow into the bath, turning the tap on or off, putting the plug in and out, and telling Archimedes to get in and out of the bath.
It has also been successfully used in Year 6 Science lessons to provide an opportunity to carry out experiments with several variables and interpret the data produced.
Make your own 1952 Fraction-of-an-inch Adding Machine
Adding Machine in case
Last weekend we took a trip to Urban Ore in Berkeley, where I found an incredible gem: this "Fraction of an Inch Adding Machine." It's a simple to use device that lets you add any number of fractions-- from 1/64 to 63/64-- quickly, automatically, correctly, and without thinking about it.
As proudly proclaimed on the bezel itself, this calculator design is covered under patent Des. 169941, submitted in 1952, and granted a 14-year term in 1953. Forty years after the patent has expired, it's painfully obsolescent, and yet remarkably charming. The design is so simple and so obvious in how it works, and yet... there's something almost magical about it.
But enough talk. Want to play with one? Using our pdf pattern and some office supplies, you can make a working replica in 5-10 minutes and try it out yourself!
A new application to draw your own snowflakes and save them in PDF format. Clean, cross-platform, open-source, and able to generate closed-polygon vector shape output. Oh yeah.
This special Web companion to NATURE'S miniseries takes you into the bizarre, fascinating world of insects with amazing graphics. Read the articles to learn more about how insects reproduce, live together in society, migrate, and battle for survival.