Mathematics
- Fiona's News This page will keep you up to date with national initiatives and developments in numeracy as well as suggesting resources and websites that you may find useful
I’d also be very please to hear about any exciting and successful numeracy work that you have been involved in or have heard about. Contact me at the Colgrain Area Education Office on 01436 678635.
World Maths Day 2010
WORLD MATHS DAY - 3rd March 2010
Register & play from 1st February at www.worldmathsday.com
FREE access to all schools
Covers ALL age groups (from P1-S6 inclusive)
Great prizes for students and schools
Contribute to a Guinness World Record!
This is a great opportunity for Argyll & Bute schools to interact with other schools both in Scotland and overseas.
Your students will really enjoy taking part and making maths fun!
Click here to download flyer (PDF)
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Game for Life
The Game of Life and good practice - Holy Family Primary School
Click here to download The Game for Life(PDF)
Click here to download Holy Family Primary School - East Dunbarton (PDF)
New additions to the National Qualification website.
• Powerpoint presentations to support teaching of Intermediate 2 Maths.
• Additional question bank for Intermediate 1 to Advanced Higher
Links to further educational websites can also be accessed through this link. For example, Super Maths World.
LTScotland Webpage
Enterprising Maths Competition 2009
On Monday 21st September seven of our secondary schools gathered at Lochgilphead High School with there selected team of pupils, to take part in this years Enterprising Maths Competition.
First prize went to Hermitage Academy,
Second place went to Tarbert Academy and
Third to Oban High School.
Hermitage Academy and Tarbert Academy will go on to represent Argyll and Bute in the national competition which is being held in early November.
Recommended resources and ideas
What’s new in numeracy resources and ideas?
Click here to find out about the latest numeracy resources and ideas to try.
Useful Websites
www.ltscotland.org.uk – external site
Learning and Teaching Scotland’s homepage with information on national events, research, resources and examples of good practice. Click on literacy and then on Literacy and Numeracy on the left hand side. Then choose Numeracy.
Special reference to the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire numeracy projects which can be found in the National numeracy projects section of Sharing practice.
www.scot-maths.co.uk – external site
The website for the Scottish Mathematical Council. Lots of information and links to maths sites.
I’d be delighted to hear of any websites which you have used and found helpful. Please contact me with your ideas.
Advanced Higher Maths Residential Experience.
Saturday and Sunday 24th/25th April 2010
Ardentinny Outdoor Centre
Aims of the weekend:
• Further develop problem solving skills and strategies for enhancing exam technique
• Raise achievement levels of pupils
• Inspire pupils to progress to higher education
For further information please don’t hesitate to contact me
Adam's Pizza problem
Try this problem from Adam McBride. Take a pizza and build up a table of the number of slices you can get by joining up a number of points on the edges of the pizza.
eg for one point you get one piece, for two points you get two pieces, for three points you get four pieces. After building up a few lines of the table you may think you know the pattern, but do you???
Numeray Across The Curriculum
Dave Taylor describes the developments in Prestwick Academy recognised as good practice.Click here to download presentation(PDF)
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