Keep on Learning in Maths!
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Keep on learning in Maths! Are you enjoying your maths work? Are you looking for something more? Are you in Year 11 and considering maths for A-Level? This is the place for you! We have tried to put together some ideas for you to extend your mathematical knowledge beyond what MyMaths and Kerboodle. None of this work is compulsory and we will not be assessing it, BUT if you have a go at it and want to share your work then please do! We would love to hear from you all Year 7 ● Have a go at some of the MyMaths games. They can be found on the left hand side menu under Activities. The games are split into Number, Algebra, Shape and Data so you can pick different ones to play. Challenge your friends! ● Some more challenging mathematical games can be found here: https://nrich.maths.org/9465. I particularly liked Last Biscuit ● Watch a documentary or a TED talk about applied maths- a list is attached at the bottom of this document Year 8 ● Have a go at some of the MyMaths games. They can be found on the left hand side menu under Activities. The games are split into Number, Algebra, Shape and Data so you can pick different ones to play. Challenge your friends! ● Nrich have a number of short problems here https://nrich.maths.org/11993 ● Watch a documentary or a TED talk about applied maths- a list is attached at the bottom of this document Year 9 ● Do you enjoy things like Sudoku? Then the game 2048 might be the one for you! You can download it onto your phone or go to https://2048game.com/ to play ● Some challenging maths problems and games here https://wild.maths.org/. I still cannot win against the computer on squares ● Watch a documentary or a TED talk about applied maths- a list is attached at the bottom of this document Year 10 ● Revising for your GCSE? The Khan Academy has great videos that you can use. ● Make a collection of revision cards using MyMaths, Kerboodle, your exercise books or a revision guide on the topics we have covered so far! You can keep them and use them in Year 11 ● The Langtree School website has a wealth of exam papers that you can use for exam practice. ● Watch a documentary or a TED talk about applied maths- a list is attached at the bottom of this document Year 11 ● Preparing for A Level? MyMaths have lots of lessons around the A Level syllabus. I have used these myself and they are extremely good. Take a look at the content and maybe do some pre-reading! I have put some stuff on Show My Homework which you might find useful ● Past paper practice could be useful. Perhaps continue revising and then sit your own paper under test conditions. Mark it and send any questions or scores to your teacher. ● Taking a look at some of the Level 2 Certificate material might be useful. Email Mrs Woodley if you’re struggling to find content online ● If you’re just looking to keep your maths ticking over at Grade 5 level, I have uploaded a booklet with questions at this level. Answers to come ● Watch a documentary or a TED talk about applied maths- a list is attached at the bottom of this document Name Length Link Gapminder Don’t Panic, end poverty 59:18 https://www.gapminder.org/videos/dont-pa nic-end-poverty/ Gapminder Don’t panic, the facts 58:50 https://www.gapminder.org/videos/dont-pa about population nic-the-facts-about-population/ Gapminder How not to be ignorant 19:05 https://www.gapminder.org/videos/how-not about the world -to-be-ignorant-about-the-world/ Gapminder The Joy of Stats 59:13 https://www.gapminder.org/videos/the-joy- of-stats/ Gapminder Population growth 9:56 https://www.gapminder.org/videos/populati explained with IKEA boxes on-growth-explained-with-ikea-boxes/ BBC Tails you Win: The Science of 59:04 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldHp4 Chance qayrU BBC The Story of Maths 57:55 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJbChZ rXDJE BBC Magic Numbers Mysterious 58:45 Part 1 World of Maths - Hannah Fry 58:38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyvDG8 qjt-M 59:02 Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6Qty8 tAnVI Part 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKKUZo qSTxw BBC Horizon: Fermat’s Last Theorem 49:14 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00 74rxx/horizon-19951996-fermats-last-theore m BBC The Secret Rules of Modern Living 58:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiFfp-H Algorithms Au64&app=desktop The Story of One by Terry Jones 54:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5dky0 oEDo8 Numberphile A collection https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphil of short e videos Donald Duck, Mathmagic Land 27:34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_ZHsk 0-eF0&app=desktop PBS The Origami Revolution 53:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH2bjZ 6V_04&feature=youtu.be Modelling Surveys introduced by 23:44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKA1Vv Stewart Gartside FQ6Y0 RI Lectures 2019: How to get lucky - 59:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q4DrU Hannah Fry HKC0Q RI Lectures 2019: How to bend the 59:15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtisQ9y rules - Hannah Fry Z2zo RI Lectures 2019: How can we all win? 59:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5mNa - Hannah Fry 6KE0lA What happens when Maths goes 1:07:33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JwEYa wrong? - Matt Parker mjXpA Four Dimensional Maths: Things to 1:01:40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wAaI_ see and hear in the fourth dimension 6b9JE .