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Surrounded
Encouraging children to think algebraically
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 Surrounded - CD and Manual
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Surrounded
This CD provides the opportunity to explore and extend the familiar ‘pond borders’ idea. The software draws the surrounds one at a time or several at once for any pond shape made from squares.
CD and accompanying booklet.
Pupils are challenged to:
There are three different bordering rules to explore, each providing examples of mathematical art situations suitable for Reception upwards. The surrounds pictures can be displayed by themselves or with a table giving the number of squares in each surround leading users to consider the algebra of the situation. There are a number of suggestions for exploring the situations and an abundance of puzzles, of varying degrees of complexity, requiring the user to find a pond that produces a given number pattern.
The ideas will challenge pupils of all ages in both primary and secondary schools and offer many opportunities for discussion, problem solving, mathematical exploration and for posing problems.
The materials are suitable for whole class use with IWBs or multimedia projectors. They are also ideal for pupils working in pairs or small groups.
Requires Excel 2000 or later.
