'We live on a hunk of rock and metal that circles a humdrum star that is one of 400 billion other stars that make up the Milky Way Galaxy which is one of billions of other galaxies which make up a universe which may be one of a very large number, perhaps an infinite number, of other universes. That is a perspective on human life and our culture that is well worth pondering.'
I used the first of the links below with my maths group this week and it generated a very good discussion - some maths, some science, some philosophical.
It is really worth waiting for it to load up and viewing it - gives you a real appreciation of your place in the general scheme of things.......
Images from Hubble or alternatively, a tiny glimpse.
Interesting Websites:
Rona Books Blog [Eastbourne Book Shop]
African Art from the Jean Pigozzi Collection.
After watching the video clip above, you might want to do use the NASA Kid's Club with you class.
Maths Problem Solving.
- Learning examples here( addition/subtraction)
- multiplication and division
Google has an educators area with lots of resources for teachers. Google for Educators
Oracle Education Foundation sponsor Thinkquest 2007 an international website competition for students from 9 to 19 years. Worth a look, but so are the archived Thinkquests from previous years. Great online learning modules. For example here's maths. More general catalogue here. This is such a fantastic resource!
Exploratorium site on Ancient writings featuring Archimedes. Another great Archimedes site here.
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