February 2010 - Posts

A new Motivate maths enrichment session

Posted Monday, February 22, 2010 12:42 PM by SteveJames
Hi I've just added a new VC session to our conference programme for the summerterm: "With the right strategy I can always win ...", for 12-14 year-old students, 10.00-12.00, on 15 July. The cost is £85 for up to 40 students (more pro rata). In this enrichment session, we will analyse Nim-like games to see if we can work out (a) what makes you lose, and (b) how to avoid it. This is an opportunity to develop mathematical thinking by playing games between local and remote participants and working out what went right or went wrong with the strategy used. More information: http://motivate.maths.org/content/Nim We also have two other day conferences for secondary students: "Coding and Languages", for 13-15 year-old students, looking at the maths that underlies coding and which can be also applied to our study of language. More information: http://motivate.maths.org/content/coding-languages "Alien Visit", for 11-13 year-old students, using a story about a potential alien visit for a variety of problem-solving activities. This would be appropriate for lower ability sets, but we will accommodate all ability levels. More information: https://motivate.maths.org/content/alienvisit(link now repaired, if you've tried to visit this page already and found the link didn't work). We can also offer a range of enrichment sessions for any age group for your school or group of schools. More information: https://motivate.maths.org/content/mathsenrichment For more information, or to discuss any of these further, please email us at motivate@maths.org. Regards Jenny--Dr Jenny GageCoordinator, Motivate Project             Centre for Mathematical SciencesMillennium Mathematics Project                            Wilberforce RoadUniversity of Cambridge                                          Cambridge44(0)1223 764278                                                   CB3 0WAFax: 44(0)1223 765900                                           http://www.motivate.maths.org

 

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A new Motivate maths enrichment session (2)

Posted Monday, February 22, 2010 12:41 PM by SteveJames
Hi I've just added a new VC session to our conference programme for the summerterm: "Was Goliath really a giant?", for 7-9 year-old children, 10.00-12.00, on 15 July. The cost is £45 for up to 40 students (more pro rata). In this enrichment session, we will find out about traditional units of length which relate to parts of the body, and use practical activity to decide whether we think Goliath really was a giant or not! Moreinformation: https://motivate.maths.org/content/Goliath We also have two other conferences for primary children: "Is there anyone out there?" This is a 2-VC conference for 9-11 year-olds. We already have a group of three South African primary schools signed up for this conference, so as well as finding out about how astronomers find new planets outside our solar system, and thinking about whether there might be life there, this is an opportunity to spend a day with children in a totally different country. More information: https://motivate.maths.org/content/life "Evrything you ever wanted to know about the universe", a 2-hour enrichment session for KS2 (8-11 year-olds). This session will be a mix of answering children's questions about space and the universe and practical activities which will help them to understand more about how the universe works. Moreinformation: https://motivate.maths.org/content/universe We can also offer a range of enrichment sessions for any age group for your school or group of schools. More information: https://motivate.maths.org/content/mathsenrichment For more information, or to discuss any of these further, please email us at motivate@maths.org. Regards Jenny--Dr Jenny GageCoordinator, Motivate Project             Centre for Mathematical SciencesMillennium Mathematics Project                            Wilberforce RoadUniversity of Cambridge                                          Cambridge44(0)1223 764278                                                   CB3 0WAFax: 44(0)1223 765900                                           http://www.motivate.maths.org

 

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A new secondary Motivate day conference

Posted Monday, February 08, 2010 9:33 AM by SteveJames
Hi We are running a day conference for 11-13 year-old students on Wednesday 28 April, 10.00-15.00 (UK time). The theme is problem-solving and investigation and you can find out more at https://motivate.maths.org/content/AlienVisit This link gives you details of the mathematical content, and tells you how to book a place. You can find a list of upcoming conferences at https://motivate.maths.org/content/conference_list Anything listed in the right-hand column as 'bookable' is available to any school. Regards Jenny--Dr Jenny GageCoordinator, Motivate Project             Centre for Mathematical SciencesMillennium Mathematics Project                            Wilberforce RoadUniversity of Cambridge                                          Cambridge44(0)1223 764278                                                   CB3 0WAFax: 44(0)1223 765900                                           http://www.motivate.maths.org

 

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Another new secondary Motivate day conference

Posted Monday, February 08, 2010 9:33 AM by SteveJames
Hi We are running a day conference for 11-13 year-old students on Wednesday 28 April, 10.00-15.00 (UK time). The theme is problem-solving and investigation and you can find out more at https://motivate.maths.org/content/AlienVisit This link gives you details of the mathematical content, and tells you how to book a place. You can find a list of upcoming conferences at https://motivate.maths.org/content/conference_list Anything listed in the right-hand column as 'bookable' is available to any school. Regards Jenny--Dr Jenny GageCoordinator, Motivate Project             Centre for Mathematical SciencesMillennium Mathematics Project                            Wilberforce RoadUniversity of Cambridge                                          Cambridge44(0)1223 764278                                                   CB3 0WAFax: 44(0)1223 765900                                           http://www.motivate.maths.org

 

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