Erasmus+ Project - Maths is Everywhere!: (UK) Activity 1

These are some of the Power Points made by the students.
SHAPES

NUMBERS

PATTERNS

This is the final montage of the best photos that the students took around school.

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
9 25%	20 55%	6 16%		1 0.03%

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

We enjoyed exploring parts of the building we don’t usually go to.

Using cameras to take photos of shapes.

Making the montage

3. What did you not like?

2 pupils did not enjoy having to make a Power Point about their findings, otherwise ok.
1 pupil did not like walking around!

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

Looking for more complicated shapes

Matching shapes or a competition e.g. first to find 6 circles.

Looking for one shape but in different sizes or colours

Making a video about finding them not just taking photos.

Widen the search outside school

They preferred finding shapes and loved identifying 2d in 3d
They liked making their own patterns rather than finding patterns

Create our own pattern hunt quiz

Find them on our own

ACTIVITY 1: Maths Around Us (STAFF)

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

100% yes. Our pupils enjoy getting out of the classroom and exploring.

2. Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%

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

Looking for more complex shapes

Competition around looking for specific shapes/ patterns etc.

Photo a shape etc and pupils to go and find those in a section of the building

1. Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
100%