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Pi Day Activities

Posted on March 14, 2020 by danpearcy.com

Pi day yesterday was a welcome break from the current global chaos – a lovely last day before a full month of online learning begins. Here’s what we organised if you need some inspiration for next year. I decided to … Continue reading →

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Task: Differences

Posted on November 8, 2019 by danpearcy.com

Opinions on this task? Any amendments or additions would be gratefully received before trialling it with my Year 9 group. Happy to receive comments below or via twitter (@DanielPearcy). We have completed a considerable amount of work on straight line … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Load Theory: Questioning the Intricacies

Posted on January 31, 2018 by danpearcy.com

To give some context for this post, I’ll start by saying that I absolutely love Craig Barton’s podcasts. Whenever I listen to one I almost always have to re-visit given the ridiculous number of ideas and claims made. One thing’s … Continue reading →

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Does an equation exist to describe a square? What about any polygon?

Posted on March 31, 2015 by danpearcy.com

Yesterday I saw some awesome Mr Men Math posters created by @solvemymaths (www.solvemymaths.com) and have already stuck some of them up in the corridor at school. Mr Astroid particularly caught my eye as one of the interesting Mr Men shapes. … Continue reading →

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Moving towards more Meaningful Mathematics Assessment in the 21st Century

Posted on December 3, 2013 by danpearcy.com

I’ve always believed that there’s nothing wrong with a sit down test if the test items assess the core philosophy and values of the subject. Hence, I’ve tried to make an assessment for my Year 7 students (grade 6) which I believe … Continue reading →

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Estimation Calculator (Multiplication) on Geogebra

Posted on August 18, 2013 by danpearcy.com

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Protected: Introduction to Fractal Geometry 2: Julia Sets and the Mandelbrot Set

Posted on May 30, 2013 by danpearcy.com

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New Sunflower Applet: Fibonacci and the Golden Angle

Posted on May 27, 2013 by danpearcy.com

Here’s a new applet I created (simply because I haven’t made one in a while and thought it’d be fun). Look at how different angles result in different sunflower configurations by clicking the picture below. Why is the golden angle … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Mathematics of Rainbows

Posted on May 15, 2013 by danpearcy.com

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Introduction to Fractal Geometry

Posted on May 5, 2013 by danpearcy.com

At University, I did a full mathematics degree which covered around 36 modules – that’s quite a lot of maths! The weird thing about my degree (which is probably the case with most mathematics degrees?), is that most of the stuff we … Continue reading →

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