Surrounded
Encouraging children to think algebraically
Key Stage suitability • Explanation
- FS
- KS1
- KS2
- KS3
- KS4
- FE
- HE
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| Surrounded - CD and Manual | Add this | sof072 | £25.00 | £18.75 |
| Surrounded - instant download (incl booklet) | Add this | dnl007 | £18.00 | £13.50 |
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This CD provides the opportunity to explore and extend the familiar ‘pond borders’ idea. The software draws the surrounds one at a time or several at once for any pond shape made from squares.
CD and accompanying booklet.
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Pupils are challenged to:
- Construct mathematical pictures with coloured borders based on different rules and a variety of shapes
- Investigate the resulting number patterns
- Solve randomly generated puzzles of varying difficulty
- Explore and develop puzzles for others to solve
There are three different bordering rules to explore, each providing examples of mathematical art situations suitable for Reception upwards. The surrounds pictures can be displayed by themselves or with a table giving the number of squares in each surround leading users to consider the algebra of the situation. There are a number of suggestions for exploring the situations and an abundance of puzzles, of varying degrees of complexity, requiring the user to find a pond that produces a given number pattern.
The ideas will challenge pupils of all ages in both primary and secondary schools and offer many opportunities for discussion, problem solving, mathematical exploration and for posing problems.
The materials are suitable for whole class use with IWBs or multimedia projectors. They are also ideal for pupils working in pairs or small groups.
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