Blendspace lesson for Tessellation

I shared this google doc with my class on which they found  the link to the Blendspace lesson on Tessellation.  The children worked independently through the lesson, watching videos and completing activities.

One of the activities was to create their own tessellation pattern using Google Draw.

The second activity was to watch a YouTube movie on making their own tessellation template by following instructions.  Most of the children were highly successful and everyone reflected on if their pattern worked or not.

Maths with Scratch

Paul Crowhurst came and taught our class how to use the Scratch coding programme. Coding is like learning how to write a good book. We all know how to play computer games but we don't know what goes into making those games. Coding teaches us that.  We are learning how to programme our 'sprite' to make a rectangle and a triangle. It's harder than you'd think!!  The children really enjoyed it!

 

Google Draw and Maths

Came across this excellent geometry lesson using Google Draw.

Activity Description:  Students were provided with a list of geometric elements to include in a scene they created in Google Draw using the drawing tools in the program.   The students labeled each element and then used the research tool within Google Draw to find definitions, models and interactives to link to each of their labels. They were motivated by the idea that a younger student could use their project to study and learn Geometry!

To go to the website click HERE