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 9, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths causes major happiness!
There’s a link between music, maths and our emotions. How can this be and why do major chords in songs make us happy? This is what I am going to explore in this blog post! The links between maths and music: beats (the value of each note) timings rhythm string numbers if you are changing […] Continue reading
November 9, 2017
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Comments Off on Being Born Lucky
Our maths input today was on data and statistics. It was mainly based on health care and hospital statistics, but our lecturer (Dr Ellie Hothersall, from the university’s medical school), also brought up the topic of University attainment in terms of students from the least deprived areas of Scotland, typically being the ones to attend University. She gave her […] Continue reading
November 8, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths and Art
There are many aspects of art which relate to maths and this was explained in an input from Anna Robb. The part which captured my interest straight away was how Fibonacci affects so many different things in nature and other places. I taught the Fibonacci sequence at my school placement in first year when we were […] Continue reading
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths as a Language? 📖
Far too often I hear people associating maths as numbers and languages with words and speaking. As I read into discovering maths more, I realise that this is not the case and it can have an impact on how children learn. Liping Ma’s discovery has taught to be cautious about the words i use while […] Continue reading
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on The importance of the ‘+’
If there is one thing I’ll always care about it’s the LGBTQ+ community. A community on the rise without a doubt but one that is still far too under represented in almost all aspects of our daily lives. Our hetero-normative world is often guilty of overlooking such a vibrant part of our society and even […] Continue reading
November 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Reflection on maths in sports!
Previously, it hadn’t occurred to me about maths in sports. If I was playing a sport, my main aim and line of thought would be to try and score, or win, along with using some tactics. Therefore, today’s workshop about maths in sports really opened up my eyes to see how the fundamentals of mathematics […] 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 History of Time Keeping
Before clocks were invented, time was kept using different instruments to observe the sun passing through the meridian at noon (the meridian is an imaginary line running from the North to the South Pole). The earliest instruments used for timekeeping that we know of are sundials and water clocks. Sundials– (3500BC) A sundial is able to […] Continue reading
November 5, 2017
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Comments Off on Protected: Psychology – Learning and Memory
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Continue reading
November 2, 2017
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Comments Off on Yan, Tan, Tethera
Number systems and place value was not something which I had thought about or realised to be so complex until now. When I was in school and learning how to count or about place value and systems, I understood it straight away and that was it. I never questioned the mathematics behind it or considered […] Continue reading
November 2, 2017
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Comments Off on Horology – Importance of Time 🕑
Horology is defined by the art or science of measuring time, such as watchmaking. Horology is a complex process which is full of mathematical processes in order to succeed in creating an accurate watch. Ilan Vardi describes mathematics as language with the use of equations and formulas however what distinguishes it from other subjects is the […] Continue reading
November 2, 2017
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Comments Off on Ciao, adios, we’re done.
(Before reading, please be aware that this post strongly discusses my views on western feminism. All views are my own- I completely appreciate if you don’t support them.) Boys,I could tell you that I love being a female. I could boast day and night to the apparently ‘strong’ species that you are, exclaiming that being … Continue reading “Ciao, adios, we’re done.” 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
October 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Basis Behind Belief?
In our country there would have been a period in which whatever the Pope said was what should be obeyed. For many centuries, the Ten Commandments were the ground rules. Has there not been a century when the king’s word was the final word (ever heard of Henry the 8th)? A few weeks ago in […] Continue reading
October 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Poverty = Lack Of…
I don’t have a smart phone; I am poor. I live in a house with running water, a washing machine, a fridge, a freezer; I am rich. Different people would assess my situation in different ways. At this point we have to look at two different kinds of poverty: absolute poverty and relative poverty. Giddens […] Continue reading
October 23, 2017
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Comments Off on Stop Bullying
I came across this video on facebook and found it really inspiring to keep in my blog. One thing i am fearful for working in a school is dealing with the problem of bullying. I find it very upsetting seeing a child getting hurt and lacking confidence due to someone else’s verbal comments. After viewing […] Continue reading
October 22, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths, Play and Stories
“Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, cognitive, and emotional strength” (Ginsburg, 2007). Friedrich Froebel explains that a child does their best thinking and learning whilst they are playing. Play within education is fundamental to a child’s holistic development. It helps to make connections in their learning in […] Continue reading
October 19, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths, Play and Stories
Following our recent input with Eddie on the links between maths, play and stories, I decided that this was an area I would like to research further into as I never quite realised just how much of the mathematical knowledge that our young children first acquire is through play based learning. Maths and Play One […] Continue reading
