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Friday, November 20, 2009

All maths classes

Please complete the pupil voice questionnaire on the numeracy section of the student gateway. This is your chance to have a say on what you do and don't enjoy about maths lessons.

https://portal.durhamlearning.net/schools/parkview/students/numeracy/_layouts/viewlsts.aspx?BaseType=4

Friday, November 13, 2009

7v3 Bridge Building Report

Complete your report for HW. Reports will be collected in on Wednesday 18th Nov. Here are some suggestions of what to include in your report:
  • How you came up with your design?
  • How effectively your team worked together?
  • How did you assign roles to each member of the team?
  • What could you have done to improve your bridge design?
  • How your team could have worked better?
  • What maths did you use to complete the task?
  • What have you learned through completing the task?

You may write your report on the computer and e-mail it to me at m.anderson101@durhamlearning.net

Friday, November 6, 2009

8v1 Step ladders HW

You and your partner need to produce a report or a presentation for Wednesday 11th Nov.

The task is:

How long do step ladders need to be to safely reach the gutter at the top of an average sized, modern, two-storey house?

You will be assessed on applying Pythagoras' Theorem and the reliability of your sources of information.

Print your work or e-mail it to me at m.anderson101@durhamlearning.net

Thursday, November 5, 2009

7v5 Research HW

What does the net of a cube look like? Find out and bring a copy to next lesson. You could print it or draw it in your exercise book. Deadline for this is Wednesday 11th Nov.

7p3 Research HW

What does the net of a cube look like? Research and find nets of other well known 3D shapes. Bring some examples to the lesson on Thursday 12th November.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

7v3 Bridge Building Research HW

On Friday you will begin a task where you have to build a bridge out of spaghetti to span a 20cm gap. The strongest bridge will win. Do some research into bridge design (particularly which shapes are best for this type of construction) and bring your ideas to the lesson on Friday.

8p2 Pythagoras HW

Follow the link to view the video clip again.

http://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/12669

On Tuesday, hand in a solution with workings and an explanation of how you solved the problem.

13 Further Maths HW

Complete questions 4 and 5 from Exercise 5B on page 111 for next Tuesday.

Monday, November 2, 2009

11P data handling re-sit class

Work for Tuesday 3rd November:

Watch clip 107 on the MathsWatch CD.

Attempt the MyMaths HW: Data - Probability - Independent Probability http://www.mymaths.co.uk/gold/probIndependent/probIndependentOH.html

Homework for Tuesday 10th Nov:
Follow the link below to a practice paper. Either print the paper and complete, or just write the answers in your exercise book. The solutions are at the end of the test paper, so mark your own work. Bring your answers to class next Tuesday and I will check you have completed the work.

http://www.patchwaycc.com/pages/theschool/subjects/maths/papers/2544%20Higher%20Unit%202%20Practice%20Paper%20E.pdf

8v1 Pythagoras' HW

Follow the link to view the video clip again.

http://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/12669

On Wednesday, hand in a solution with workings and an explanation of how you solved the problem.