(UK) Activity 12 - Maths and Everyday Life

The students had to write down the details of a typical school day and then also of a typical day at the weekend.

They used this form to fill their day in.

Some parents helped the students with this task.

This is an example

This was the resulting PowerPoint after we considered everyone's information.

Evaluation

ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STUDENTS)

ACTIVITY 12: Maths and Every day Life

1.     Please tick the appropriate box for the activity

Very Interesting	Interesting	Ok /Nothing Special	Really Boring /Tiring	I can’t decide
2	9	25	4

2.     What did you enjoy most during this project activity?
Seeing what other people did.
I liked finding out what my friends did at the weekend

3.     What did you not like?

Remembering to fill in the diary
Writing down everything I did
Working out the times

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

 If I got help with the times from my parents

ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STAFF)

ACTIVITY 12: Maths and Every day Life

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

Some pupils weren't engaged or didn't see the purpose

2.     Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
70%	25%	5%

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

Contrast with a different culture
Include all students
Dependent upon a lot of support for calculating lengths of times or telling the time.

4.     Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
50%	40%	10%

(ROMANIA) Activity 11 - Maths and Logic

For this activity our students created their own maths board games and had the chance to play with them at school, during maths classes. It was great fun and an opportunity for them to create their own maths quizzes.

Other students made Power Point presentations with maths related quizzes that were both presented in class and to our partners during the meeting in the UK, 

(TURKEY) Activity 11 - Maths and Logic

(ITALY) Activity 11 Maths and Logic (Puzzles)

See how our students worked to create 

mathematical puzzles and riddles!

Class presentations:

Here you can see a few examples of our puzzles:

Watch our summary presentation:

(POLAND) Activity 11 Maths and Logic (Puzzles)

In the 11th task students worked in small groups or individually. They prepared mathematical challenges for their classmates: puzzles, sudoku, crosswords and riddles.

 

Watch our summary presentation:

EVALUATION OF THE TASK BY STUDENTS

1.  Please tick the appropriate box for the activity	Yes	No	I don’t know
Did you like Task 10?	100%	0	0

2.      What did you enjoy most during this project activity

I enjoyed the task because:	Yes	No	Sometime
1. I learned new things.	75%	10	15
2. I liked it because it was extra task beside normal lessons	78%	12	10
3. I learned how to work in group.	70%	5	25
5. I learned the new English words.	60%	20	20

EVALUATION OF THE TASK BY THE TEACHERS:

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

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%	0	0

2.  Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%	0	0

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

No changes.

  

4.  Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
100%	0	0

(UK) Activity 11 Maths and Logic (Puzzles)

Students were to make their own puzzles, logical games or decrypting codes games and integrate Maths into their riddles.

Examples of activities were :-

To play games that involve strategies – noughts and crosses, draughts, complete the box etc.

To try online or paper version logic puzzles (similar to Guess who)

Students that are able can invent their own after trying different examples

Solve and create own riddles

Logic grid puzzles (Work as a group or independently)

Tangrams and wooden block puzzles

Maths riddles and brain teasers

Sudoku boards and Word puzzles

http://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Printable_Logic_Puzzles_for_Kids
http://www.logic-puzzles.org/ (written or online)

An example of a logic puzzle.

Evaluation

ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STUDENTS)

ACTIVITY 11: Maths and Logic Puzzles

1.     Please tick the appropriate box for the activity

Very Interesting	Interesting	Ok /Nothing Special	Really Boring /Tiring	I can’t decide
32	10	5	5

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

    Liked trying different games
It made me think harder

3.     What did you not like?

Some of the puzzles were too hard
I couldn't solve the puzzles
I kept losing!!.
Some games were complicated.

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

trying to find the answer with a friend as on my own was too difficult.

ACTIVITY EVALUATION (STAFF)

ACTIVITY 11: Maths and Logic Puzzles

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

yes except when they got harder!

2.     Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
80%	20%

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

More ideas for lower ability groups
Several levels of puzzles for all abilities.

4.     Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
100%

(Italy) Activity 10 - Maths and Fundraising

See the photos and presentation below 

about our charity action: