P5-7 used their maths learning in context today when they popped outside of their portacabin to put their angles and measuring knowledge into action!
First up, the class watched and chatted about a STEM Ambassador’s video clip which talked about ways in which maths is used in the workplace – today’s clip concerned the Renewable Energy job market.
Mrs F had organised some photographs of examples of angles in the environment for pupils, in their Talk Partners, to locate and measure using their protractors. So we all headed out to complete the Angles Hunt. Using the protractor correctly can be a challenge but we’re doing lots of practising!
Following this, the class got together to recap some angles vocabulary (acute, obtuse, straight, reflex, degrees, perpendicular lines) and then individually each had angles to identify and measure as appropriate to their age and stage. Some were investigating angles in a triangle, some angles within a right angle, straight angle or round a point and some working out the supplement or complement of an angle.
As an aside, we also used rather retro looking trundle wheel and checked its measurements against a metre stick. It was pretty accurate!
All good fun and a different way of taking our learning forward.
Next up – Wednesday’s fun will involve weight calculations, ratio, time, fractions and the net of a cuboid to do a spot of baking and then to package up the finished product!
Keep your eyes peeled for tomorrow’s photos…
