November 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Time, Computing and Gaming
Before this lecture, I had never really considered the link between maths, time, computing and gaming. Whilst I have always known that time obviously requires maths, I hadn’t thought much about what life was like before mechanical clocks. Before clocks existed, many people relied on nature to grasp the concept of the passing of time. […] Continue reading
November 9, 2017
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Comments Off on Gambling- More than Just ‘Luck’?
Gambling has never been something that has appealed to me or that I’ve taken time to consider. To me, it has always just seemed like you’re pretty much snookered and are just going to lose money most of the time, unless you’re lucky. I have, however, considered the idea of chance and probability which wasn’t […] Continue reading
November 9, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Music
As someone who does not consider themselves musical, I hadn’t really put much thought into how maths is needed in music. I love listening to music and find it a great way to relieve stress whilst belting out a song! However, I studied music in school and absolutely hated it. I would dread walking into […] Continue reading
November 8, 2017
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Comments Off on Discovering Maths in Sport
Discovering Maths in Sport As part of my journey in discovering mathematics, I have become aware of the fact that maths really is everywhere. So far, we have touched on maths in art, stories, music, computing, gambling and sport. In particular I’ve enjoyed looking at these aspects from a very open perspective, questioning the mathematical […] Continue reading
November 8, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths Anxiety
Throughout my school life I had always just accepted that I was more talented in the area of languages than I was in maths. It wasn’t that I couldn’t do maths, it was simply that I felt more confident and comfortable in other school subjects. The above is one of the reasons why I jumped […] Continue reading
November 8, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths Anxiety
Mathematics is something I have always felt very confident with throughout primary school. This confidence continued with me to high school however as the maths became harder and harder, I found myself struggling and starting to doubt my abilities. When exams started approaching, the focus was on trying to learn all of the different formulas […] Continue reading
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths In Sport
When I first heard we were going to be having lecture on maths in sport, I was extremely confused as I couldn’t think of a link between the two subjects. However, after some research yesterday, and todays input, I have been made aware of the links between these subjects and discovered how the fundamentals of […] Continue reading
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics
If someone asked me two months ago what ‘profound understanding of fundamental mathematics’ was, all I could tell you it was something to do with maths. PUFM sounds very confusing and complicated, when in fact it is quite the opposite. Over the course of this module, my understanding of this statement has developed greatly, and […] Continue reading
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on “Get a grip” attendance campaign
An article published by the BBC caught my attention today, concerning pupils absences from school and the approach undertaken by one council to tackle it. The “Get a grip” campaign was launched by East Sussex County Council which recently has faced significant backlash, and I can understand why. The nature of the campaign can be … Continue reading “Get a grip” attendance campaign → Continue reading
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Profound Understanding Of Fundamental Mathematics
Before starting the “discovering maths” module, I had never heard of PUFM (profound understanding of fundamental maths). To be honest I thought it sounded quite daunting, however, after doing some research and breaking it down I discovered that PUFM is not quite as intimidating as I had thought. It consists of 4 principles and according […] Continue reading
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Curiosity in Science
This is all about curiosity and why it is important to promote curiosity amongst children. Continue reading
November 5, 2017
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Comments Off on Protected: Psychology – Learning and Memory
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November 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Exploring Edinburgh!
Whilst Steph and I had Stephanie’s friend from America, Apshara, over for the week. We thought we should take a trip to the capital to show her a little more of Scotland. Perfect time for another Social Studies blog! *** When we arrived in Edinburgh, we decided to go to Princes’ Street Gardens and the …
November 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Can Maths be Fun?
Many people scrunch up their face or roll their eyes when they think of maths, many believe that it is boring. I reckon it does not have to be that way- maths can be fun! I believe that we as teachers need to liven up the idea of maths and bring in cross curricular […] Continue reading
November 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Can Maths be Creative?
I personally believe that often in today’s world we can limit the idea of maths to calculations, equations and many hours of working things out. We don’t take time to consider just how complex and essential this subject is. Hom (2013) describes maths as “the science that deals with the logic of shape, quantity and […] Continue reading
November 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Analogue Clocks: Pointless and Confusing?
Living in a digital world, I ask the question: do we need to teach pupils how to read an analogue clock in schools? Although most of us have converted to digital clocks in our online, digital world with our smartphones, computers and televisions; we cannot deny that our encounters with analogue clocks are not completely […] Continue reading
November 3, 2017
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Comments Off on Poetry can be fun?
Last week in our languages module with Anna, we were learning about writing poetry. When I heard that we ourselves were going to be writing some poetry, I was dreading it. From my experiences in school, poetry was not in the slightest bit fun. It was all about analysing the poems and writing essays on […] Continue reading
November 3, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths and Art
In last week’s input with Anna we were looking into the relationship between maths and art. We looked at Mondrian, Fibonacci and the Golden Ratio – Phi. Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist who focused on Pointillism and Cubist art. His art was very geometric and is seen a lot in modern day art. – https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/piet-mondrian?gclid=CjwKCAjwssvPBRBBEiwASFoVd_XWXluR5gKRvWAB9ZhvVXuoW08LlVXAJYz3SyyIHQROWYoqqD5VpBoCdMYQAvD_BwE […] Continue reading
November 1, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths, Play and Stories
How could maths, play and stories intertwine? How could a child possibly be learning maths whilst playing with their friends, or getting read their bed time story? Maths is all around us, even where we least expect it. Parents as Teachers Parents may think the only way they can engage their children at home with […] Continue reading
October 30, 2017
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Comments Off on Curious Minds
We all like to question our surroundings especially if young and things don’t make much sense to you. It is fascinating to see how children approach situations and the different ways they explain it. Having my nephews around me really gets me thinking about so many different things and how they work. Children have such intuitive […] Continue reading
