Mathematical Moments
This collection from the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) contains eight resources under the headings of:
* Using Technology Creatively and Appropriately
* Improving Learning in Mathematics
* Using Rich Collaborative Tasks
* Using Cooperative Group Work
* Exposing and Discussing Misconceptions
* Creating Connections Between Topics
* Encouraging Reasoning Rather than ‘Answer Getting’
* Building on the Knowledge Learners Already Have
Many of the resources contain more than one activity covering a range of mathematical topics. Each activity poses several questions for the teacher to consider along throughout the activity and the resources required for the activity are included in the file.
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Exposing and Discussing Misconceptions: Forces
The objectives of this activity are to expose common misconceptions about the nature of forces and to introduce Newton’s Laws of Motion. Students are asked to place the headings, true, false, unsure at the top of their paper and place the accompanying cards into the appropriate column, giving reasons for placing it...
Creating Connections Between Topics: Proof by Induction
The objectives of this activity are to develop a chain of reasoning and to understand the application of mathematical induction to proving divisibility. Students are given a set of cards. The cards have to be arranged in such a manner that they form the solution to a problem together with justification for their...
Encouraging Reasoning Rather than ‘Answer Getting’
[b]Linear equations:[/b] the objective of this activity is to develop skills in working with linear equations. Pairs of students are given a set of cards containing a number of linear equations. Students are asked to sort the cards into categories based upon their own criteria. Students have to justify why each...
Building on the Knowledge Learners Already Have
[b]Ordering units of weight:[/b] the objective of this activity is to assess prior knowledge of learners and their understanding of metric units. Students are presented with a set of cards on which are written metric weights in grams, kilograms and in words. Students are required to place the cards in order of...
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| Subject(s) | Mathematics |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
| Published | 2010 to 2019 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx63z |
