Monthly Archives: April 2009

Criss Cross

Posted on April 30, 2009 by webmaths

I have already mentioned playing poker solitaire with a whole class at once (see my post on Feb 16, 2009). Criss Cross is a similar game, and is just as popular with students. I discovered this game here. My … Continue reading →

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Cartoon Blowup

Posted on April 27, 2009 by webmaths

This a great drawing activity. I use it in Year 7 or 8 classes when I am teaching ratio or scale drawings. Here are my instructions to students: 1. To begin, select a cartoon from a newspaper, magazine, comic or … Continue reading →

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Lure of the Labyrinth

Posted on April 25, 2009 by webmaths

Heard about this game via twitter a few weeks ago. At first glance I wasn’t hooked. After delving deeper, I found that this is an excellent game with some great Mathematics content. It has 9 puzzles to solve each with … Continue reading →

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Broken Calculators

Posted on April 19, 2009 by webmaths

There are certain Maths activities that seem to engage students without fail. Broken calculator activities is one of these. The flash interactive at subtangent has six levels and a time limit on each. Try this broken calculator which allows you … Continue reading →

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Pythagoras

Posted on April 8, 2009 by webmaths

Here I am on term holiday marking my year 9’s Pythagoras’ test. It wasn’t a particularly hard or long test and I am pleased to see that most students have done well. Because the test was short I decided to … Continue reading →