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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 1d

We are living in the future...

Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · 1d

See that small, moving splotch?

That's 3I/ATLAS, a comet that formed in a different star system, photographed from Mars orbit by the ESA Exomars Trace Gas Orbiter.

A comet from a DIFFERENT SOLAR SYSTEM photographed by a ROBOT ORBITING MARS

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 1d

#MathsToday Really enjoyed the first of the AMSP L2 FM Subject Knowledge Live sessions tonight. Some good questions and lots of Maths thinking. #MathsTeachers

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 5d

#FridayFive
1.Raintown. Deacon Blue
2. Standin' In The Rain. ELO
3. Singin' in the Rain. Gene Kelly
4. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? Travis
5. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head. BJ Thomas

Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 5d

#FridayFive
1. Kiss the Rain. Billie Myers.
2. On A Rainy Night In Soho. The Pogues
3. So Central Rain. REM.
4. Only Happy When it Rains. Garbage.
5. Raining in Baltimore. Counting Crows.

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 6d

This is great, thank you.

MrCFMaths @mrcfmaths.bsky.social · 6d

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 6d

... Which is fine if the AI gets the question correct.

MrCFMaths @mrcfmaths.bsky.social · 6d

This has forced my y11s who I've had since y8 to at least write down all theb working stages from AI so if they are using it at least they're writing examples down...
All their homework is now 50+ mins with videos being watched etc.

EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 6d

I'm drafting a letter to all parents, I love this.

CantabKitty @cantabkitty.bsky.social · 7d

They gonna drive a car for 26 miles and claim they ran a marathon too?

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 6d

I like that - What's the poem?

MrCFMaths @mrcfmaths.bsky.social · 6d

They also all have a poem I got Chat GPT to write about the futility of using AI to do homework stuck in their honework books on the front cover.

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 7d

#MathsToday I had to talk to students (again) about why trusting AI to do their homework is not a good idea. 2nd time I have caught it out in a week.
#Maths teachers using online hwk platforms, what do you do about this?

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 10d

Sunday morning vibes
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A box of technic Lego with instructions to build the Mars probe Perseverance. I am only on step 12 of 401...

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The Calculator Guide @calculatorguide.bsky.social · 12d

Is You Casio Scientific Calculator Genuine Or Fake?

youtu.be/qD2vDRTp2JU?...

Thank you to @misshchapman.bsky.social

#casio #calculator #casiocalculator

Is You Casio Scientific Calculator Genuine Or Fake? #casiocalculator #calculator

YouTube video by The Calculator Guide

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · 12d

Saturn, rising behind its largest moon Titan.

This scene is a composite of images taken by the Cassini spacecraft on 31 March 2005. At the time, Cassini was 7,000 km from Titan and 1.2 million km from Saturn.

Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/Ian Regan/Val Klavans

In the foreground is Saturn's giant moon Titan, its hazy, peach-coloured atmosphere extending into space. Behind is Saturn itself, its upper hemisphere crossed by the shadows of its vast ring system.

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · 21d

#MathsToday Anyone seen today's Google Doodle?

Today's Google Doodle is about Quadratic Equations

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · Sep 8

#MathsToday www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Shrinkflation bites as boxes of Quality Street and Celebrations lose weight

Toblerone and Chocolate Orange also smaller this year after poor cocoa harvests in Africa raise cost of raw materials

www.theguardian.com

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Amanda Austin @draustinmaths.com · Aug 31

It's that time of year again - your annual reminder that if you're a Maths teacher and looking for suitable resources for your classes across KS3 to KS5 then do check out www.draustinmaths.com. The site is five years old this week 🎉🎉 and in that time it's amassed over 1000 resources! 1/3

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is a real image of what a new solar system looks like.

The light from the central star is blocked, so it's possible to see the lanes of cleared-up dust around it.

And that small, yellowish blob at lower right?

That's a whole, brand new planet.

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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · Aug 26

🎉 #SteplabSummerReads #8 - Final Giveaway!

Win "Just Tell Them" by Zach Groshell! Zach - Steplab North America lead + host of "Progressively Incorrect" podcast - shows how clear, explicit teaching helps all learners.

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thank you!

Rob Eastaway @robeastaway.bsky.social · Aug 23

MATHS TEACHERS: If you’re seeking ways to add quirky ‘real world’ maths to lessons next year I’ve updated my blog index robeastaway.com/blog/blog-in... .
You can use it to find odd applications of (say) quadratic equations. It’s the sort of thing you might use as a lesson starter (1/3) #TMiP25

Rob Eastaway

robeastaway.com

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Aug 22

Someone in comments (and now I can't find the actual comment, sorry) said the best Star Wars trilogy is now Andor, Rogue One and Star Wars Ep 4, and you know what, I'm here for that argument, call it the "Death Star Trilogy"

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · Aug 19

Now reading. I have picked up all of these bar the last one in local charity shops this summer, looking forward to spending time in Tudor England... #BookSky #NowReading

The front cover of the novel dissolution by c j sansom

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · Aug 19

Finished this last night. Very quirky crime novel, continuing the misadventures of Gary Thorne. Nothing quite like these, I could see these being turned into some sort of BBC2 comedy thriller. More interesting than reading yet another cosy crime book. #BookSky

EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · Aug 12

Now reading. I loved the first one, as quirky as you'd expect. Hard not to read this and hear Bob Mortimer's voice in your head. #BookSky

The cover to the book "The Hotel Avocado" by Bob Mortimer.

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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · Aug 18

📚 Steplab Summer Reads #7

Win "Symbiosis" by Claire Hill + a Steplab bundle!
Claire, Executive Director at Steplab, explores curriculum & classroom in the first book to do so — offering practical, coherent strategies for schools.

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · Aug 13

Finished! And the wi-fi is back on!

A Lego model of the head of the Marvel character Venom

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Niche @mr-n-wood.bsky.social · Aug 13

Rage in the machines general direction

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EnCeeMaths @enceemaths.bsky.social · Aug 13

Passive-aggressive stare at the machine.

Emily Rae @ecrmaths.bsky.social · Aug 13

Slightly diminish a band: Borrow That

MrCFMaths @mrcfmaths.bsky.social · Aug 13

Anxious at the disco

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Steplab @steplab.bsky.social · Aug 13

🎉 Steplab Summer Reads #5

Win "The Classroom Management Handbook" by Ollie Lovell + the Steplab bundle (mug, notepad, pen)!

Ollie, Steplab Australia Director, shares 10 principles & 18 routines for calm, focused classrooms.

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