{"id":85,"date":"2023-12-08T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/?p=85"},"modified":"2023-12-10T09:52:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T09:52:58","slug":"number-logic-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/number-logic-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"Number\/Logic Smart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of people think of this one as being maths, but Number\/Logic Smart also takes into account problem-solving, puzzles, coding and working with technology.<\/p>\n<p>Ever tapped a touchscreen? Counted something? Got frustrated at a Rubix Cube? Then you were using your number smarts! Below are some examples from class:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Practising Times Tables<br \/>\n<\/strong>Here we&#8217;re using our Music Smarts to do our times tables&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Macarena\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I1-1THo7SlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chess<br \/>\n<\/strong>Chess is a brilliant game for building Logic Smarts. Several of the children can play, and those who can have helped teach others (so we fit some People Smarts in there too!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-171\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144826\/D931F8F6-A258-4823-8C3D-5271B88A23C7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144826\/D931F8F6-A258-4823-8C3D-5271B88A23C7.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144826\/D931F8F6-A258-4823-8C3D-5271B88A23C7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144826\/D931F8F6-A258-4823-8C3D-5271B88A23C7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144826\/D931F8F6-A258-4823-8C3D-5271B88A23C7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144826\/D931F8F6-A258-4823-8C3D-5271B88A23C7-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-173\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08145127\/B7F0387B-FEFE-449F-8E07-F780A4BEF059.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08145127\/B7F0387B-FEFE-449F-8E07-F780A4BEF059.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08145127\/B7F0387B-FEFE-449F-8E07-F780A4BEF059-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08145127\/B7F0387B-FEFE-449F-8E07-F780A4BEF059-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08145127\/B7F0387B-FEFE-449F-8E07-F780A4BEF059-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08145127\/B7F0387B-FEFE-449F-8E07-F780A4BEF059-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Coding on Scratch<br \/>\n<\/strong>We use Scratch code, and will enter GamesCon again this year &#8211; a competition where the students have to code their own game. Here are some Scratch action shots:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144804\/24409A0F-22D5-4ABB-B6C0-1B714421454D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144804\/24409A0F-22D5-4ABB-B6C0-1B714421454D.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144804\/24409A0F-22D5-4ABB-B6C0-1B714421454D-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144804\/24409A0F-22D5-4ABB-B6C0-1B714421454D-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144804\/24409A0F-22D5-4ABB-B6C0-1B714421454D-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/08144804\/24409A0F-22D5-4ABB-B6C0-1B714421454D-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>A Game We Coded (or tried to!)<br \/>\n<\/b>Harry brought the code for <em>The Floor is Lava<\/em> in from one of his magazines. In small groups, we had a go at coding the game. It was a bit difficult for our beginner level, but we eventually got one working. Try playing by clicking the image below.<b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/projects\/893892125\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-126 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/07152508\/floor-is-lava.png\" alt=\"Image of the basic platform game: The Floor is Lava\" width=\"477\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/07152508\/floor-is-lava.png 477w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/fishie\/uploads\/sites\/4985\/2023\/12\/07152508\/floor-is-lava-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">How to develop <strong>Number\/Logic Smarts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-pm-slice=\"0 3 []\" data-en-clipboard=\"true\">\n<li>\n<div>chess\/draughts\/dominoes<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>watch maths and science YouTube channels (Bill Nye the science guy!)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>maths brain teasers<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>coding with robots, BBC microbits or on Scratch<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Singing your times tables to the Macarena!<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>maths while using dice\/skipping rope\/jumping\/etc<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>cooking (halving\/doubling recipes adds extra number work)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>cutting up Play-Doh food creations into fractions (pizza anyone?)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>read mysteries<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>count stuff<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>try some code-breaking puzzles<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>spend and count money<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>collect sports scores or stats<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>estimate &#8211; (for example: how much time do you spend in a car each day\/week\/year?)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>study globes, maps, stars and planets<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>do brainteasers\/riddles<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>play with a calculator<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>budget your pocket money<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>start a business! (an entrepreneurial enterprise!)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>time read different clocks (Roman numeral, 12hr, 24hr clocks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Learn about the other smarts using these links<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/word-smart\/\">Word Smart<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/music-smart\/\">Music Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/body-smart\/\">Body Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/nature-smart\/\">Nature Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/10\/self-smart\/\">Self Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/picture-smart\/\">Picture Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/people-smart\/\">People Smart<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/fishie\/2023\/12\/08\/number-logic-smart\/\">Number\/Logic Smart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of people think of this one as being maths, but Number\/Logic Smart also takes into account problem-solving, puzzles, coding and working with technology. 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