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    Posted by: lancsHOD 04/07/2009 at 08:22
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    We are plannig to have 80 Year 9's in the Hall to have some Maths fun quite soon.

     

    I was thinking that they'd be in groups of about 7/8 and work in teams to solve puzzles- a Maths Olympiad. We have ordered the Liverpool Maths Roadshow CD and were thinking that would provide a lot of the resources, but if it doesn't arrive soon......

     Any good ideas/ websites that would provide activities, all help gratefully received.Big Smile
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    Posted by: lancsHOD 04/07/2009 at 08:30
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    We will be looking at NRICH for some puzzles.
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    Posted by: icosahedron 04/07/2009 at 08:31
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    Try http://www.ukmt.org.uk/ they do a team challenges and I have a CD of resources for this type of activity on my desk at school under a pile of other important but not urgent items.
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    Posted by: lancsHOD 04/07/2009 at 08:36
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    Thanks I found those from your link, someone in dept went on UKMT course last week so we were going to use some UKMT things but the weblink to all team challenges will help some more.
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    Posted by: CK1962 04/07/2009 at 08:36
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     You could use some of the past Team Challenge questions from the UKMT

    http://www.mathcomp.leeds.ac.uk/team-challenges/team-challenge/

     (scroll  down to find links to sample materials)

    I did this once with a class of 30 and it worked really well

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    Posted by: CK1962 04/07/2009 at 12:39
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     It took me so long to find the link that I see somebody got in before me!

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    Posted by: lancsHOD 04/07/2009 at 12:52
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    Thanks anyway

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    Posted by: likeglue2 04/07/2009 at 15:48
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    The UKMT team relay is particularly good. You may need to adapt some of their questions, but it is insane fun. It needs a fair amount of staff though - first time I did it was with 60 kids from years 7 & 8 and 3 teachers, we were completely shattered by the end! Kids loved it though, keep bugging us to do it again...
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    Posted by: lancsHOD 06/07/2009 at 18:24
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    Any other ideas anyone, before we put the puzzles togehter?
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    Posted by: lancsHOD 11/07/2009 at 10:12
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    Thanks for all who replied we had a sucessful 'Maths Olympiad' and now the organiser wants to do one a term- one for each year group!
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