
Category: Maths
Maths teaching for additional challenge
Looking for ways to strengthen your maths lessons and challenge your advanced and adventurous learners? It’s easier than you think.
This questioning technique strengthens maths lessons and challenges advanced learners

Penalty kick equation
“So there you have it. The maths equation that tells you how much a football will curl based on how hard you hit it and how much ‘whip’ you give it. Footballers often get a bad reputation for perhaps not being the brightest bunch, but every time they step up to take a free kick or a penalty they are pretty much doing this calculation in their head. Maybe they’re not quite so bad after all…”
PISA research
Here is a presentation with some fascinating data comparing the uk to other countries
And in case you were wondering about elaboration strategies – here are some examples
http://m.busyteacher.org/6451-7-strategies-for-elaboration.html