Resources to Support the Teaching of Mathematics

A series of resources from Defence Dynamics in which the teaching and learning of mathematics is put into a military context. Students' activity sheets show how important mathematical concepts are used in real-life situations by the armed forces. The resources are:

Bearings- students plan routes for aircraft facing various crises, calculating distances, speeds and direction.

Constructions- students calculate potential pathways for missiles which are used for military defence and purposes of deterrence.

Graphical Interpretation- using meteorological evidence, students learn how graphical interpretation can be used to predict weather patterns.

Reasoning and Proof- students create and interpret graphs using the rescue of a submarine as the context.

Sampling, Data and Bias - students interpret and evaluate the findings of surveys into attitudes to the armed forces.

Strategies - students consider the importance of approximating and checking strategies using mental calculations and calculators;. Triginomic Ratios- using problem solving and trigonometry to help the armed forces in rescue missions.