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1 ASE Maths

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2 Today To develop an understanding of what maths is To look at strategies to embed mathematical skills into the science context Maths across the curriculum

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3 Work with a partner. One of you is person A, the other is person B. Person A is going to argue against the following statement. Person B is going to argue for the following statement. Ignore your own personal beliefs Ive got too much science to cover to worry about teaching maths. Its not my job. What is mathematic s to you?

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4 Work with a partner. One of you is person A, the other is person B. Person A is going to argue against the following statement. Person B is going to argue for the following statement. Ignore your own personal beliefs By following these instructions I will be doing science. What is mathematic s to you?

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5 Solar system problem What maths did you do in solving the problem? What is mathematic s to you?

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10 Mathematicians are forced to resort to written symbols and pictures to describe their world even to each other. But the symbols are no more that world than musical notation is music Ian Stewart in Natures Numbers What is mathematic s to you?

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11 13 16 = A calculation

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12 How many dots? Multiplication 17 13 10 7 3

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13 Working with calculations 208 30 4

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14 Copy down and answer Addition and subtraction - 3998 4007 4007 3998 = - 3998 4007 3111 99 0009 Addition and subtraction

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15 Ask What calculation are you trying to do? How are you trying to do it? Working with calculations

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16 13 16 = 208 16 13 = 208 208 13 = 16 208 16 = 13 Facts for free

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17 57 32 = 1824 Facts for free

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18 speed time = distance Facts for free speed time distance

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19 Particular Peculiar General Generalising 78 = 56 5732=1824 speed time=distance

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20 Focus on the relationship in different forms When working with formulae

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21 Possible opportunities to represent mathematically Graphs Very large/small numbers Averages Timelines Infographics Representing mathematically

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22 Key strategies When working on calculations ask about their methods and strategies. Ask about how they are going to tackle the problem. Give opportunities to work on a problem rather than work through. What methods were most efficient? When using formulae work on relationships and generalisations (particular, peculiar, general) Strategies

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23 Draw attention to mathematical thinking How are you going to collect your results/gather your information? Is that the most efficient way to do? How do you know? How are you going to structure your time on? How do you know that youll meet the deadline? What type of graph are you going to draw to show the relationship? Is that the best for this situation? Is that information biased? How do you know? Strategies