Activities from the First Short term pupil exchange in Catania, Sicily

Student powerpoint on Activity 4 Maths and Art 

whilst in Sicily

In the above video there are examples of Maths in art. During our stay in Sicily our students looked for Maths in their surroundings - at school, in the streets, in museums, old buildings and other places. Here's what they found.

Student powerpoint on Activity 3 Maths and Travelling whilst in Sicily

A photo review of our activities in Catania:

This video presents our activities during our stay in Sant'Agata Li Battiati and tours around its neighbouring attractions such as Catania, Etna, Taormina and Siracuse. 

Enjoy!

(Romania) Activity 3 Maths and Travelling

The third activity of the project was a great way of engaging our students in an activity that was both pleasurable and useful. 

The research they had to undergo made them surf the internet in search for means of transport, accommodation, local attractions.

We decided to make some of our classes work in teams, whereas other classes made projects at home.

The fact that they had to present their projects in front of the class was also an interesting experience, especially for younger students who carefully prepared their speech and were very proud of their achievements and keen to share their findings.

Here are some photos of the activity: 

(Turkey) ACTIVITY 3 - MATHS AND TRAVELLING

ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STUDENTS)

1.     Please tick the appropriate box for the activity

Very Interesting	Interesting	Ok /Nothing Special	Really Boring /Tiring	I can’t decide
13 %50	8 %30,76	5  %19,24

2.     What did you enjoy most during this project activity?

I enjoyed to plan a travel

I learned how to book plane tickets and hotels.

3.     What did you not like?

I can not make the travel real.

4.     What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

If you would take us all to these cities.

Staff 

1. Do you feel the pupils engaged with the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%

 2. Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%

 3. What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

 4. Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
100%

(Italy) ACTIVITY 3: MATHS AND TRAVELLING

ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STUDENTS)

ACTIVITY 3: Maths and Travelling

         1.     Please tick the appropriate box for the activity

Very Interesting	Interesting	Ok /Nothing Special	Really Boring /Tiring	I can’t decide
x

              2.     What did you enjoy most during this project activity?

We enjoyed working with the group, improving our English, imagining and realizing the trip, applying Maths to the project.

             3.     What did you not like?

             4.     What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

 ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STAFF)

ACTIVITY 1: Maths Around Us 

             1.     Do you feel the pupils engaged with the activity?

Yes, I do.

2.     Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%

 3. What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

 It would be very good to use Skype for communicating with team members.

               4.     Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes X

Maybe

No

 

(Poland) TASK 3 - MATHS AND TRAVELLING

In our school 100 students studied  how to travel 

to the partner countries the cheapest and the fastest. 

They worked in groups and prepared 17 presentations. Every presentation is different.

 

They presented the results of their work in geography lessons. 

In the end, every class chose the presentation they liked best. 

The film below presents TASK 3 and includes one of the best presentations 

made in our school. WATCH IT!!!

EVALUATION AFTER TASK 3

Students' Evaluation of TASK 3: Maths and Travelling

MATHS IS EVERYWHERE! 2014-2016 - Evaluation (students) – 89 students

1.  Please tick the appropriate box for the activity	Yes	No	I don’t know
Did you like Task 3?	59%	32%	9%

2. What did you enjoy most during this project activity? 

I enjoyed the task because:	Yes	No	Sometimes
1. I learned new things.	65%	18%	17%
2. I learned how to work in group.	57%	28%	15%
3. I learned how to work in the European project.	62%	19%	19%
4. I learned new English words.	51%	15%	34%

Extra comments – 53

Positive comments - 76%

Negative comments - 24%.

• I liked it because we worked in groups.
• We had fun working on this activity.
• The activity was great, interesting and useful.
• The task was funny but after sometimes it got boring.
• I learned a lot of new things.
• We could check our skills and knowledge.
• It was sometime difficult.
• It was boring.
• Sometimes the groups were too big.
• Some people in my group didn’t want to work.
• Some people in my group didn’t do their part on time.
• We had too little time for this task.
• I learned a lot of new and interesting things and how to work in a group.
• It was the most difficult task.

Teachers' Evaluation of TASK 3: Maths and Travelling

1. Do you feel the pupils engaged with the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%

 2. Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%

 3. What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

The task could be further enhanced - if there were more time for it. Students could prepare a photo album along with descriptions of places that they would visit during the trip - "The journey of my dreams". We could also ask students to show how to implement a planned trip - i.e. where and how to find money for the trip. In this way students could demonstrate their entrepreneurship.

 4. Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
100%