Bringing maths to life by showing its application in many situations. Students are set intriguing mathemetical puzzles to encourage broader thinking.


A World of Maths

Eleven mathematic sequences filmed around Gaudi's church in Spain

These 11 short sequences, shot in and around Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona, each display a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore, investigate and discuss. Each sequence poses a question intended to stimulate mathematical discussion rather than to elicit a correct answer to a computation. The programme is intended to be used in sections, stopping and replaying the video to analyse the information. It can be shown to pupils on a whiteboard where the pictures can be annotated, or worked on by pupils individually, or in groups on PCs or laptops. The mathematical content rewards repeated viewing and provides a rich source of mathematical imagery.

Barcelona's Big Church

Ten maths sequences filmed during a cricket match

Cricket is a game based on numbers and maths, offering questions about how fast a ball travels, how high, what the score is, and why cricket pitches are often oval. These ten short sequences, shot during a Saturday cricket match, each display a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore, investigate and discuss. Each sequence poses a question intended to stimulate mathematical discussion rather than to elicit a correct answer to a computation. The programme can be shown to pupils on a whiteboard where the pictures can be annotated, or worked on by pupils individually, or in groups on PCs or laptops.

Cricket Match

Mathematic sequences from behind the scenes at a London hotel

Shot behind the scenes at a London hotel, these 12 short sequences each display a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore, investigate and discuss. Each sequence poses a question intended to stimulate mathematical discussion rather than to elicit a correct answer to a computation. The programme is intended to be used in sections, stopping and replaying the video to analyse the information. It can be shown to pupils on a whiteboard where the pictures can be annotated, or worked on by pupils individually, or in groups on PCs or laptops. The mathematical content rewards repeated viewing and provides a rich source of mathematical imagery.

Hotel

Ten short sequences featuring different aspects of maths

These ten short sequences, all shot during the construction of a new outdoor ice rink at the Old Naval College in Greenwich, feature a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore and investigate. Each sequence poses a question intended to stimulate mathematical discussion rather than to elicit a correct answer to a computation. The programme is intended to be used in sections, stopping and replaying the video to analyse the information. It can be shown to pupils on a whiteboard where the pictures can be annotated, or worked on by pupils individually, or in groups on PCs or laptops. The mathematical content rewards repeated viewing and provides a rich source of mathematical imagery.

Ice Rink

Twelve maths sequences filmed on a sleeper train

These 12 short sequences, shot behind the scenes on the overnight sleeper train from London to Scotland, each display a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore, investigate and discuss. How fast and how far does the train travel, how much food is carried, how many sheets are there, how do the carriages get cleaned, and is that bed really big enough?! Each sequence poses a question intended to stimulate mathematical discussion rather than to elicit a correct answer to a computation. The programme is intended to be used in sections, stopping and replaying the video to analyse the information. It can be shown to pupils on a whiteboard where the pictures can be annotated, or worked on by pupils individually, or in groups on PCs or laptops.

Night Train

Ten sequences based around the Mini for maths pupils to explore

Shot at the BMW Mini assembly plant in Oxford and out on the road, these ten short sequences all feature a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore and investigate. Each sequence poses a question intended to stimulate mathematical discussion rather than to elicit a correct answer to a computation. The programme is intended to be used in sections, stopping and replaying the video to analyse the information. It can be shown to pupils on a whiteboard where the pictures can be annotated, or worked on by pupils individually, or in groups on PCs or laptops. The mathematical content rewards repeated viewing and provides a rich source of mathematical imagery.

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Barcelona's Big Church

Cricket Match

Hotel

Ice Rink

Night Train

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