In #mathstoday (yesterday), Y12 Further Maths tried to fool each other by writing what they thought a run of Heads/Tails could look like, then doing a real one. They were very good at detecting fake randomness!

In #mathstoday with Y12 we looked at suspended moments. They often struggle to visualise what these look like, so we looked at the tension in the ‘strings’ as well as the point of tilting.

Reading ‘The Island of Doctor Moreau’ in the glorious sunshine, I was amused to find this among the list of H G Wells’ short stories:

I suggested ‘Parable of the Sower’ as our next read at our school Book Club (staff only). Can’t wait to hear what they think of it… Terrifyingly accurate is my thinking…

Found myself humming a catchy tune that had embedded itself in my brain today, only to realise it’s the sound of the photocopier running.

In #MathsToday we first calculated FMax by raising the slope to the point of sliding, then set up a situation with a pulley where pupils calculated the amount of mass to add to the hanging end to pull the mass up the slope (to the nearest 0.1kg). Very satisfying to see!

With @echem-toghill.bsky.social Minute Cryptic - 18 February 2025
"Rabbit bounds behind pine, hiding face, motionless" (5)
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I scored: 3 under par
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Feeling like I want to read The Lord of the Rings again… The rising of a threat in a far away land, subservient men corrupted after taking riches from an evil mastermind, rulers being cowed into taking no action against the threat, insignificant people doing what they can to resist…

Set up another pulley situation in #mathstoday with Y12. Spent the whole lesson modelling, checking, refining the model to work out tension, acceleration, total distance travelled. I think they understand the questions better if they’ve seen it first and work through the process.

Went with @echem-toghill.bsky.social to a great gig with #spiersandboden Loved every minute of it! Foot-tapping, body-swaying music and entertaining introductions. Can’t wait for the next one!

In #mathstoday with L6, we looked at pulley problems. Thanks to the physics department we could create some of the problems to see how accurate the models were and discuss assumptions.

In #mathstoday I ran out of room on the whiteboard and only managed to just squeeze parts a) and b) from a past paper question 😂

Any other teachers out there feel guilty when they stay off work either because they’re ill or their child is? Toddler has a high temperature and I keep having to remind myself my pupils will be fine if I miss a day.. And yet the guilt! #teachersickdays

Chair Stop-Motion 🪑💨 Made with 444 pictures taken over 10 days

A spot of last-minute surtitling on a Friday evening!

I’m looking for suggestions for offline self-mark homework for A Level maths…

Anyone have any?

Reposts appreciated.