Fermat’s Christmas Theorem (again!)
I'll start off by explaining the 'again' - I wrote this post, published and tagged,…
Christmaths Advent 2021
I was planning to upload a few Christmas activities during December, so I'm challenging myself to do a post a day until December 24th, either sharing one of my own resources or discussing a fab Christmaths resource I've found elsewhere.
Exploring decimal time
During revision on standard units with Year 9 this week, we dealt with the typical…
Origins: m and π
While revising the equation and graph of a straight line today with Year 10, I…
What have the Romans ever done for us?
On my way to work this morning, while stopped at a set of traffic lights,…
What’s in a name? (Fractions)
The etymology of mathematics absolutely fascinates me. The English language is remarkably irregular, but mathematical…
Making money
It's going to be a quick one today as it's Friday and I'm shattered! I've…
Fermat’s Christmas Theorem
Inspired by a question from the UKMT Intermediate challenge (2016); read the original blog post…
I thought Christmas was over…?
Today my Year 10s did the Intermediate Maths Challenge. I thought I’d have a go…
Why angles in a triangle aren’t always 180
I had a great conversation with my Year 10 set when doing geometric reasoning a…