5 Maths Gems #70

Welcome to my 70^th gems post. This is where I percentage some of the latest news, ideas in addition to resources for maths teachers.

1. Yes, But Why?
The large intelligence inwards the globe of maths education is the launch of Ed Southall's novel majority 'Yes, But Why? Teaching for Understanding inwards Mathematics'. I was fortunate to acquire an early on await at this majority earlier it was published. It's fantastic. Both novel in addition to experienced maths teachers volition acquire a lot out of it. You tin preview it here. I'm inwards the procedure of re-reading it in addition to volition percentage some of my favourite bits inwards a divide weblog post soon.

2. Statistics 
Thanks to @MrDraperMaths for sharing this wonderful website for teaching statistics: Seeing Theory.

This website is a pleasance to explore. There are some useful teaching tools hither - some are suitable for GCSE simply most are for Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 grade in addition to beyond.

The basic probability page has a unproblematic money flip simulation which neatly demonstrates the thought of experimental probability vs theoretical probability. The clever interactivity lets you lot brand the money biased in addition to run across the behaviour on on observed outcomes.

There's also a lovely Venn diagram tool.

3. GCSE Problem Solving 
Thanks to Edexcel for adding a laid of GCSE work solving questions to the Edexcel website. Download the Higher in addition to Foundation tier questions inwards a zippo folder here.

4. Equation Editor Shortcuts
Bear alongside me if you lot already know these shortcuts - I'm pretty certain this volition hold upwardly a novel regain for some people...

I purpose Equation Editor inwards PowerPoint in addition to Word fairly regularly, in addition to stimulate got e'er done hence via the transcend carte bar (insert > equation). I was pleased to location a footling tip on Twitter - thank you lot to @chilledmaths for this tweet:

Stop press: alt = puts you lot similar a shot into maths type. This whole things keeps getting better. Or highlight text in addition to hence click alt = 😀

— Clare Hill (@chilledmaths) 28 Feb 2017

@c0mplexnumber replied to percentage this helpful guide entitled 'Rapidly Using Equation Editor inwards Microsoft Office' from @DrFrostMaths. This guide describes all the shortcuts inwards Equation Editor.

Thanks to everyone who shared these fourth dimension saving tips - I've learnt something new!

5. MathPickle
There's been a combat of buzz about Dan Walker's Resources

Working Well: C1 in addition to C2

My GCSE nine - 1 Revision Resources post has been actually pop over the terminal few weeks - the examination training flavor is good underway!

If your schoolhouse runs Times Tables Rockstars, did you lot run across that they've opened a Reward Shop? I've stocked upwardly on prizes.

I'm looking forrad to #mathsconf9 inwards Bristol adjacent weekend. If you're in that location on the Fri night, create bring together us for pre-conference drinks at the The Navy Volunteer from 7:30pm.

On the Saturday, come upwardly in addition to state hullo to me at the Tweet Up where I'll hold upwardly running some other 'World Cup of Maths', simply this fourth dimension finding out what everyone's to the lowest degree favourite theme is! There'll hold upwardly loads of other stuff going on at the Tweet Up, including the famous Pringles Challenge which is e'er popular.

I'll acquire out you lot alongside this dodecagon work which is taken from a set of puzzles created yesteryear Don Steward to grade the launch of the novel £1 coin.

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