Monthly Archives: December 2010

Polygons

Posted on December 31, 2010 by webmaths

The first topic in Year 7 next year is “Shapes”. We will study both polygons and polyhedra. My new year’s resolution is not ground breaking – it is simply to try to be much better organised for my classes. I … Continue reading →

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Coin Comparisons

Posted on December 28, 2010 by webmaths

Australian and US coins have some similarities but many differences. Images and data are readily available on the “net” and make for rich areas of investigation. The following data was obtained from the Royal Australian Mint website, and Coins of … Continue reading →

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Loop Card Games

Posted on December 6, 2010 by webmaths

The 2 day MAV (Mathematics Association of Victoria) Conference is over! It was again an excellent opportunity to network with other Mathematics teachers. I attended some excellent sessions and picked up a lot of new teaching ideas. Two of the … Continue reading →