Weds 26th June - Build Polyhedra, Learn Names of of Polyhedra we build and the re;lationship between Faces, Edges and vertices

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To discover the link between edges faces and sides, learn some names of Solid objects and build some more 3D objects
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to name and spell correctly the names of 3D shapes, be able to describe the connection between edges, faces and sides and also be able to build a 3D shape from its net
KEYWORDS: Cube, Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY:Which Net? (Pages 2,4,6)
The Platonic Solids

LESSON: Look at shapes and then Copy and complete this table. This web site might be useful

Help students find the relationship between faces edges and vertices.
Get students to complete making their tetrahedrons from last week. When finished they can choose from Octahedron, Dodecahedron and icosahedrons to build
PLENARY: Look at all shapes built

Fri 14th - Using Rounding to find approximate solutions to calculations

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To develop Rounding and Estimating skills.
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to use rounding to estimate the solution to problems 

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY:

Copy and complete the following table:

To Nearest	10000	1000	100	10
45,678	50,000	46,000	45,700	45680
30,983	30,000	31,000	31,000	30,980
980,981	980,000	981,000	981,000	980,990

LESSON: Look at examples of rounding to estimate the answers to calculations:

Use rounding to 1sf to find approximate answers to solutions

Estimating answers  to calculations
Estimating problems

PLENARIES: Checking answers, support to individuals / small groups at their desks, Stopping whole class and consolidating where necessary.Estimating Games

Weds Jun 12th Rounding, Significant Figures and Estimating Answers

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To develop Rounding and Estimating skills.
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to use rounding to estimate the solution to problems and also understand how to tackle multi step questions that expect you to explain all the stages of your work.

ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY: Use question 2 from this Mymaths Lesson

LESSON: Reminder on rounding numbers to nearest whole number, 10, 100 thousand....
Explain Significant figures

Use rounding to 1sf to find approximate answers to solutions

Estimating answers  to calculations
Estimating problems

PLENARIES: Checking answers, support to individuals / small groups at their desks, Stopping whole class and consolidating where necessary. Estimating Games

Week Beginning May 20th 2013 - Maths and Art - Celtic Knots & Tesselations

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To develop spatial skills
SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to create your own Celtic knots and be able to create your own tesselations from mathematical shapes and other shapes.

STARTER: Watch these videos  on creating a celtic knot

Tesselations.org

INteractive Tesselation Maker

LESSON: Using these blank grids have a go at drawing the celtic knots in the videos and then develop your own celtic knots on the other grids. Images of Other celtic Knots


Extensions: Interesting Images
Liverpool - Turning the place over
Decorative Knots

Weds 1st May - Pie Chart test

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Assess knowledge of Pie Charts, Introduction to bearings

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will gain 100% in test and be able to draw and measure an angle given as a bearing.

Lesson: Hand out Pie CHart tests and Protractors and give 30m mins (Max) for studentes to attempt the 2 questions

Work thorugh this bearings Lesson

Now have a go at these bearings questions

These resources may be useful

Mon Aprl - Interpreting and drawing Pie CHarts

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: DIscover how to intepret data on a Pie chart and understand how to work out the size of sectors in order to represent data on a pie chart
SUCCESS CRITERIA:: You  be able to construct and interpret data on/in a pie chart

STARTER::Starter of the Day - Pie CHart
LESSON: Work thorugh these lessons with class:
Interpeting Pie Charts, Constructing Pie Charts

Now work through these worksheets:Foundation E-text Book Section 61
intermediate e-text book Sectoin 62

PLENARY: Checking answers to Mymthas lessons, support at student tables.

Fri 8th Mar - Factors, Multiples and Equivalent Fractions

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Develop skills in recognising Factors and multiples and use this knowledge to find equivalent fractions / simplify fractions

SUCCES CRITERIA: You will be able to list factors of a number, Multiples of any number. YOu will also be able to use this knowledge to find equivalent fractions and to simplify fractions

STARTER: NRICH Digital Clock reflection

LESSON: Quickly remind what a factor is and what a mulit[ple is. Then spend 20/25 mins playing the factors/multiples game. Go around room encourage students to devlop strtegies for winning quickly.

At an appropriate time stop the game and have a review of equivalent fractions, trying to use factos and multiples to get students to find equivalent fractions and simplify fractions quickly.

PLENARIES: Checking answers to any questions on IWB, Encouraging development of winning strategies for multiples/factors game.

HOMEWORK: There are two MyMthas homeworks to be completed for next Friday - a level 4 Equivalent fractions and a level 5 Equivalent Fractions - Please aim to get green in both of them - repeat as many times as you need to to get a green!!