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An archive of Nathan Day's #MathsToday posts: an example of something taught or a resource used in maths lessons each school day.

Cuboid practice for finding volume and surface area from dimensions or face areas, including missing lengths.

Multiple-choice practice reading Python programs that use lists: indexing, len, append, insert, sort, remove and changing items.

Explore incorrect methods that can sometimes give correct answers, through simplifying fractions, rounding, double angle formulae and second derivatives.

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ALT: Right to Jail, Right Away

Sequences completion table linking term-to-term rules, nth terms, zeroth and tenth terms, first five terms and sums.

ideas and resources for mathematics teachers of 10 to 16 year olds

After completing a worked example on the board, one of my favourite questions to ask is, “What would happen if I changed the question?” More specifically, point to a number or term within the quest…

Let's switch roles: this time YOU are the computer !