Archive for March, 2008

17th March 2008

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Today we are learning to … sketch (and recognise) trig graphs.

Page 243, Ex4 – ques. 4, 5, 6

NOTE: trigonometry-graphs-and-formulae-note.doc

18th March 2008

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Today we are learning to … apply our knowledge to puzzles.

The pupils attempted to solve a variety of puzzles.

18th March 2008

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Today we are learning to … measure “time”.

Discussed leap years, different lengths of years for different planets (e.g. 1 Pluto year is roughly the same as 250 Earth years).

Then we made a “50 Year Calendar”.

18th March 2008

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Today we are learning to … assess our knowledge.

Sat the Block 3 assessments.

14th March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Today we are learning to…..

think about TIME. We discussed what a world without time would be like and how we could tell the time without clocks. We drew a Time ‘mind map’. 

17th March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Today we are learning to ….. work with matrices.

Found the inverses of 2×2 and 3×3 matrices. Used matrices to solve systems of equations.

TJ Notes pg 37 to 43

17th March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Today we are learning to …. apply our knowledge to exams.

Tried the 2002 Credit exam papers.

17th March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Today we are learning to ….. name the parts of a circle.

pg 86 Ex 1 All questions

17th March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Today we are learning to ….. work with squares and circles.

Looked at symmetry in a square and how to use it to find lengths and angles.

pg 119 – 120 Ex 4

Named the parts of a circle, and found the connection between radius and diameter.

pg 121 – 120 Ex 5

17th March 2008

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Today we are learning to … apply our knowledge to exams.

Worked through the 2005 General Paper 1.