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As a great believer in mathematics and art, I recently came across
Ian Alexander's
excellent website which provides some beautiful illustrations of mathematics and art. On the site you will
find useful sections on a wide variety of themes including penrose tiling, tesselations and batiks as well
as Islamic and Indonesian art.
Literacy corner
Literacy is getting a 'big push' as far as OFSTED inspections are concerned.....reading, writing, listening and, in particular, the use of technical (subject specific) vocabulary in mathematics. We are talking a bit more than the provision of word walls so it is nice to see that you can download your very own Mathematics glossary from QCA.
ps. my favourite example of incorrect spelling seen in an exercise book was "theatrical probability".....have you got any favourites to share with us???? Mathematics thesaurus
Haven't you ever thought it strange that there isn't another word for thesaurus..... anyway, while on the subject of literacy you can find your very own Mathematics Thesaurus at this very interesting and informative website....you can even load the thesaurus onto your browser bar! Worldometer
If you want to be right up to date with what is going on in the world then a visit to this site is highly recommended. You can observe the current population as it increases before your very eyes. Then check out births and deaths before looking at movie attendances, newspapers circulated, calories consumed, forest loss and how long we wait for the internet to download. Visit the Worldometer site if you need a starter for your handling data work or a lesson on citizenship and SMSC.
Now I hear that a team from Tokyo University have managed to come up with the value of pi to more than a trillion decimal places...although what help that will be in the GCSE exam is anybodies guess. Anyway if you really want some fun then then go to the Am I in pi site to find out where your date of birth first appears in the number. Digits 1-100 from Y2007
Well, how many of the digits from 1-100 can you make using the digits from the year 2007!!
How about:
2 = 2+0+0x7,
3 = 2+0+70...
How many of the digits from 1-100 can you make using your year of birth. Remember, that you will have two different years of birth in your class, so you might try this out as a competition. Do you recognise these faces?
So you call yourself a mathematics teacher....but do you recognise these faces?...for that matter, do your students recognise these faces?
No answers for this section, but if you are interested in the answers then go to the Mathematicians on postage stamps site where you can download a whole lot more.