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The science of dishwashers

May 31, 2017May 31, 2017Oxford Science Team

So, horror of all horrors, the dishwasher broke!  And to make matters worse it was after a dinner party and we had used every plate, bowl, fork and knife in the place!  So, the hunt was on for a new dishwasher and in this I learnt some new Chemistry and am now incorporating my dishwasher […]

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Graph yourself

February 3, 2017February 3, 2017Oxford Maths 1 Comment

One of my favourite lessons on graphs is when I use the floor of my classroom as the x–y plane. I fix an origin in the middle of the floor (in order to make sure negative coordinates are included). I use masking tape to represent the axes along the floor, with masking tape dashes marked […]

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Stimulating mathematical thinking

November 5, 2015March 23, 2016Oxford Maths

Sometimes we use simplistic recall and knowledge questions, for example: Is 29 a multiple of 3? What is ¾ of 48? What is the probability of rolling a 6 on a fair dice? What shape is this   ? We tend to use them because we want to move the lesson on at a pace that […]

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