Creativity in Maths
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Linking with Technology - Curve Stitching
Check out these beautiful curve stitching tiles some of our students designed in maths and created in technology class
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Being creative about learningCheck out a few of our videos made by our students doing some amazingly creative stuff in maths lessons.
Y8 creating and rapping a maths riddle for Numeracy Fortnight Y8 exploring nets and shapes Y12 showing a human version of Critical path analysis |
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Curve stitching and live music!
How cool is this? Live music and Maths all in 1 place!
Watch this video, it's amazing!
On the concourse on the last Friday of term there was a live music performance in front of a Mathematical piece of art work. It used straight lines, which were carefully attached to the framework of the walkway to create the illusion of curves. This is a giant version of a mathematical activity we do in class called Curved Stitching.
The Curve Stitching Club met weekly and students practiced creating smaller curve stitching designs, often using simple number patterns to do this. Some patterns produced designs such as the cardiod and the nephroid.
Students discovered a famous maths theorem for themselves whilst at the club; Pythagoras Theorem. They used this to calculate the exact lengths of all of the straight lines required for the giant curve stitching. They practiced squares and square roots, applying the formula and also using a scientific calculator correctly. This meant that they could cut the ropes to the correct length in preparation for the final Curve Stitching piece.
Watch this video, it's amazing!
On the concourse on the last Friday of term there was a live music performance in front of a Mathematical piece of art work. It used straight lines, which were carefully attached to the framework of the walkway to create the illusion of curves. This is a giant version of a mathematical activity we do in class called Curved Stitching.
The Curve Stitching Club met weekly and students practiced creating smaller curve stitching designs, often using simple number patterns to do this. Some patterns produced designs such as the cardiod and the nephroid.
Students discovered a famous maths theorem for themselves whilst at the club; Pythagoras Theorem. They used this to calculate the exact lengths of all of the straight lines required for the giant curve stitching. They practiced squares and square roots, applying the formula and also using a scientific calculator correctly. This meant that they could cut the ropes to the correct length in preparation for the final Curve Stitching piece.
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