http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-lN8vWm3m0 The Gorilla in the Room and Other Great Maths Investigations These topics are a great way to add interest to statistics and probability lessons at KS3 and KS4 level, and also a good example of investigations that IB students can conduct. They also have a nice link to ToK - how can we believe... Continue Reading →
Bridge Building Lesson Plan
Bridge Building Lesson Plan Learning Objectives: Students are introduced to one of the many careers that they can pursue through mathematics. 5 minutes: Brainstorm – why is mathematics useful for engineering? What kinds of jobs do engineers do? (refer to maths careers site – a large number of well paid jobs are in engineering) 5... Continue Reading →