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year 8 data and evidence applied to every day

Mar 21st, 2013

my most able pupils found the task a challenge when looking at the data but all found the task motivating and interesting. (yr 8)

Reviewer: kathryn bye

Choosing trainers review

Aug 18th, 2011

This was brilliant and got everyone talking and even my most troublesome pupil was on task and engaged.

Reviewer: Karen Duxbury-Watkinson

Choosing trainers

Mar 18th, 2011

Dear Author of this activity.
This is a well designed activity and fun to do in the class.

on page 3 there is the calculations for pressure.

To convert the area of the foot from cm2 to m2 we need to divide by 10000 the sheet say 1000.

Also could you please clarify why we multiply by 0.5 when the note says "When you run the pressure is much bigger"

Do we calculate the pressure using the area of the ball of your foot? - for running?

Reviewer: Alpana Kelkar

Choosing Trainers

Jun 22nd, 2010

Did a slightly altered version of this activity with a low ability Year 10 group. They were all engaged - they loved the group discussion as to what was most important when selecting a pair of trainers! At first they struggled to understand why we were measuring pressure rather than mass, but then they got on with the activity. I challenged them to design a pair of trainers and highlight the design features for a bit of cross curricula box ticking!

Reviewer: Jo Christopher

Choosing trainers review

Feb 21st, 2010

This activity worked well with several groups of differing ability. The activity is easily extended to look at the pressure put on your feet while wearing different types of shoes. There is also the possibility of getting students to design a trainer themselves thinking about what materials they would use and why.

Reviewer: Rebecca Daw

Forensic Science

Sep 24th, 2008

This activity was well organised and the images were easy to read when printed for the students. The students (aged 17-18) enjoyed working out the force and pressure applied to different areas of their feet. The students did not realise they were doing mathematical calculations as the activity was more interesting. All students managed the calculations and could answer all the questions by reading the graphs. A very good activity enjoyed by all. No additional material was required for activity to work effectively.

Reviewer: Jennifer Innes

Choosing trainers

Jun 17th, 2008

An excellent acivity, very differentiated by outcome. My top set group got well into it.

Reviewer: Fred Hampson

Choosing trainers review

Jun 4th, 2008

Have not tried yet, just browsing!

Reviewer: John Saddler

Mistake?

Mar 7th, 2008

Is the conversion factor in the 'Finding Your Pressure' activity wrong? 1 square metre is 10,000 square centimetres so the area found in step B should be divided by 10,000, not 1,000.
Pedantic Bob strikes again!

Reviewer: Bob Kerrigan

Think 30

Jan 11th, 2008

A great activity for getting a particularly scary looking equation across to a difficult yr 11 group. They really engaged with it although I ended up with some factually correct but gruesome powerpoints.

Reviewer: Tracy Hill