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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · 2d

In #mathstoday, we started conic sections in FP1 with some model-making!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, definitely!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks @mathsnot.bsky.social, that's really helpful!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interesting figures, thank you. Is it possible to extract from the data what percentage of Year 11 entries are at Foundation tier?

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · Jul 17

Lucy Bronze on how she decided to blast her penalty down the middle (and score).

“Statistically it’s risky for the goal keeper to stand still… so yeah, I love maths”.

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · May 19

Two fantastic DofE practice expeditions in the last two weeks - Cheshire plain for Bronze and Clwydian hills for Silver. Gorgeous weather, great students, altogether marvellous!

Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Mar 14

Having re-read that, it sounds like I must have an infinitely large department...first 9 digits 😂

Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Mar 14

In #MathsToday I set up a Pi Day treasure hunt; all my brilliant maths colleagues came dressed as one of the digits of pi and we had a really fun day - lots of sweets and house points earned all round!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Mar 1

Same for me. I might possibly maybe finish by Easter but will almost certainly do numerical methods after Easter this year.

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Feb 21

We've started it this year and found it very successful. Next step is a good way of sharing and making use of "examiners' reports" i.e. what I noticed when marking my 8 questions that might be useful to other staff/students! Any tips/experience welcome

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MEI @meimaths.bsky.social · Feb 19

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Feb 10

In #MathsToday, I taught a little bit of integration, a little bit of projectiles with vectors and then the rest of the day was in the theatre rehearsing for the school show - West Side Story! Cast sound amazing!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Feb 8

In #MathsToday (well, yesterday) I worked on algebraic proof with a small group of fantastic students aiming for grade 9 in maths - what a treat!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 31

True of practising musical instruments too. I can practise something over and over and feel no progress. But then go back to it the next day and it feels easier like magic!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 30

In #MathsToday "You know the other week when I totally couldn't get Proof by Induction and you sat next to me for like two hours to help me. I came back to it and I get it now, my brain just needed to marinate it" Love the image and so true for understanding maths - helps to take a break and return!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 28

In #MathsToday - yr 11 revision - plotting graphs from tables (Foundation questions). Previously we have used a calculator but there are so often errors with brackets and powers of negatives. So I showed them the TABLE function as well and taught them how to use it, and they did a great job!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 27

I see a starter forming from some homework answers done very quickly! Great idea to help them get the message, really does defeat the object.

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 27

Yes, don't think you could have one on its own, has to be conformable with another one! Ones that play nicely together, so that the operation is defined, like you say.

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 26

Love this!

Score Follower @scorefollower.bsky.social · Jan 21

Bubble Sort in C

Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 23

Hilarious, definite Back to the Future vibes 😂

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 23

Looks like I need to get a class set of 3D glasses, thanks so much for your help!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 22

Do you mean there's a geogebra 3d tool where it makes pictures that work with the glasses or are they just a comedy prop? My Further Maths lot would love this!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 16

In #mathstoday, we found midpoints of line segments with a Foundation GCSE group. Then yr 12 Further Maths were finding the reflection of a point in a plane which involved finding the middle of a perpendicular when it meets the plane and I had a little lightbulb moment with the connections!

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Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 11

Had a winter walk to satisfy our curiosity about whether the canal is frozen - it is!
Also saw some interesting ice formations in the Bollin on the way.
All lovely, but hoping for a thaw so we have normal school opening this week!

Anna Hazel @dr-hazel-maths.bsky.social · Jan 8

The drive to work might have been less enjoyable than usual in this weather, but the view from my classroom window is amazingly pretty!

View over snow covered roofs to snowy hills