November 15, 2017
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Statistics and Data in Medicine Statistics can be defined as a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data. It can be a very complicated area of mathematics but essential in the medical world. Medicine has become increasingly reliant on mathematics in recent years. Statistics are used every single […] Continue reading
November 15, 2017
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Comments Off on Statistics can save lives!
From the lecture presentation I developed my understanding of the fundamental mathematics behind statistics as statistics couldn’t be understood without starting with fundamental basic mathematics. Also, statistics are an example of longitudinal coherence as they give a full picture and can be broken down to basic concepts that were built upon each other which Ma […] Continue reading
November 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths is not a Spectator Sport
My experience of sports has always been about avoiding falling over, getting hit in the face with a ball or accidentally scoring a goal in my own nets so I’ve never really stopped to think about the maths that comes with sports. Both of my younger brothers are really into playing rugby and I often […] Continue reading
November 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Magic Beans
Yesterday our maths workshop involved looking into the maths behind supply chain and global food. We talked about food miles and how some of the food we buy in supermarkets travels thousands of miles from countries on the other side of the world like New Zealand. Food that has had to ravel a long way […] Continue reading
November 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Solution to Gambling Problems? 🎲
I love a good night out to the Casino; throwing money i don’t have, on a risky bet with nothing but high hopes of a win. Its an amazing feeling walking away from any game in the casino with a profit; Roulette however, is especially dramatic to come away with a win. This is due to […] Continue reading
November 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in Sport ⚽️
Science and maths are beginning to appear more and more within sport games. Especially, the worlds most popular sport, football. Football is such a competitive sport and thousands of people rely on this as a career. The money factor of football increases the significant value and seriousness of the sport. Going from a range of manager’s jobs, professionals wages to […] Continue reading
November 12, 2017
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Comments Off on The Maths Behind Netball
In our maths in sport input we had the opportunity to either take a sport that already exists and improve it somehow, or make up our own sport with its own rules. My group decided we would try to improve on a sport that already exists, and therefore I suggested netball, which is my favourite […] Continue reading
November 12, 2017
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Comments Off on Bakers Dozens and Pre-Heated Ovens
Why is mathematics important? As teachers this is a question that we are often faced with. Many children have developed a negative attitude towards maths and therefore see it as irrelevant or boring. This belief often continues throughout adulthood leading them to believe that the maths they learn at school holds no benefit. However, it […] Continue reading
November 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths, statistics, studying medicine in Dundee……..
After a fantastic lecture from Dr. Ellie Horthersall about maths, statistics and medicine in Dundee I felt inspired to write a blog post and look further into the statistics of the public health sector. Ellie trained as a doctor and now lectures at the University of Dundee as well as working in the pulic health sector […] Continue reading
November 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Music – how many beats in a bar……..Maths
Maths and music – how do theserelate? – the first question I asked when going to the lecture. This threw me, but I was very interested to learn why maths and music related to each other. I do not play a musical instrument myself but I enjoy listening to music. A fantastic quote highlighted by […] Continue reading
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 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Two-kwondo: Breaking Down Maths in Taekwondo and Sports
The sport industry is a huge sector in the market that people enjoy watching, participating in and involving themselves in someway. There is a sense of community with playing or being a fan of a particular sport which is crucial for people (children in particular) and their physical and mental wellbeing (Croddy, 2013). For our […] Continue reading
November 11, 2017
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Comments Off on The History of Time
Time. Something that we use every day of our lives. How could we possibly live without it? Everything we do is based on time, when we wake up; when we eat; when we go to work; when we sleep; when we catch the bus. But have you ever stopped and thought to yourself about the […] Continue reading
November 10, 2017
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Choose a well-known story. Create ‘role on the walls’ to demonstrate how the main characters feel (inner) and how they are perceived by others (outer). Create a still image carousel to retell the story using just 3 or 4 key scenes. During each still image, use thought tracking to externalise what each character is thinking […] Continue reading
November 10, 2017
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Choose a well-known nursery rhyme. Devise a simple choreography to tell the story without using any words. The Teapot Song I’m a little teapot, short and stout. Bend knees and have arms above head to create an ‘o’ shape. Here is my handle, here is my spout. Put left hand on hip and have right arm diagonally […] Continue reading
November 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Create an Advert
In this task, you are asked to create an advert (for television or radio). The focus of this should be the musical persuasion. My group decided to create an advert for ‘coca cola’, purely sound based for the use on radio. The advert starts with a take on the ‘jaws’ theme tune which was recorded […] Continue reading
November 10, 2017
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Choose an environmental issue and tell its story through dance. We chose deforestation as our environmental issue. Using the song ‘Grow’ by Frances, our aim was to send a powerful message about deforestation using a slow, gentle dance. We found it particularly challenging to portray ourselves as trees through dance as we did feel a […] Continue reading
November 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Create a Silent Movie
In this task, you should select your soundtracks (examples will be offered during the workshop), use these as a stimulus for your drama, creating a story based on the different soundtracks. You should then act out your silent movie ensuring that the drama reflects the music selected. In our music workshop, we were given the […] Continue reading
November 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Gallery Visit
Physically visit an art gallery, exhibition or museum. Select a piece of work and develop a project for the primary classroom based on your study, research and understanding of the piece and its context. Your portfolio must contain evidence of your attendance (e.g. ticket stub) and direct study of the piece e.g. your own notes […] Continue reading
November 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Alternate Endings
Choose a well-known story. Consider the ‘big themes’ of the story and explore possible alternate endings. Decide on the most powerful new ending and film your new story. I choose the award-winning story ‘Lost & Found’ by Oliver Jeffers. In this book, a lost penguin shows up at a little boys door, the boy found […] Continue reading
