Night train.
The programme comprises twelve short sequences shot behind the scenes on the overnight sleeper train from London to Scotland, each with a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore, investigate and discuss. How fast and how far, how much food and how many sheets, how do the carriages get...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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[London] :
Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education,
2006.
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| Series: | Education in video
World of maths ; 6 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The programme comprises twelve short sequences shot behind the scenes on the overnight sleeper train from London to Scotland, each with a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore, investigate and discuss. How fast and how far, how much food and how many sheets, how do the carriages get cleaned - and is that bed really big enough? The mathematical content is intentionally understated, although the material rewards repeated viewing and provides a rich source of mathematical imagery. Each sequence poses a question intended to stimulate mathematical discussion rather than to elicit a correct answer to a computation. The programme is intended to be used in sections, with teachers or students stopping and replaying the video to analyse the information. It can be shown to students on a whiteboard where the pictures can be annotated, or worked on by students individually or in groups on PCs or laptops. The items are best used in programme order. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (28 min.). |