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Issue #26

Issue #26 - MathsLinks Newsletter - resources for maths teachers

A rounding interactive activity, a podcast of number stories and an interesting activity to start a measurement unit.

Resources

Rounding

A new activity on MathsStarters. This interactive rounding activity could be used as a teacher demonstration or student practice.

Podcast

Sum Of All Parts - ABC Radio National

Sum Of All Parts is a podcast presenting stories from the world of numbers. The first episode discusses the Australian Netball team and how they won vs NZ by observing fish.

Video

Secrets to measuring a piece of paper

When Cliff Stoll sets your homework, there's always an extra lesson. Potentially a great start to a unit on measurement.

Katie and Semi-Eulerian Graphs

Matt Parker and Katie Steckles talk about Semi-Eulerian Graphs (networks). What conditions are required in a network to follow every edge without repeating?

Rob and the Anti-Monty-Hall Problem

Matt Parker and Rob Eastaway discuss a couple of probability problems.

A brief history of banned numbers

Some numbers have been considered dangerous enough to ban. Alessandra King details the history behind illegal numbers. [TEDEd]

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