Polygons.
Teaching Award winner Jonny Heeley inspires a group of gifted and talented KS2 pupils with an active lesson about polygons.With an emphasis on pupil participation, Jonny explores the definition of a polygon before helping them produce their own squares, triangles and hexagons.Calculating the inside...
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| Format: | Streaming video |
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| Language: | English |
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[London] :
Teachers TV/UK Department of Education,
2008.
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| Series: | Jonny Heeley's masterclass ;
2 |
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| Online Access: | Click to access this resource online |
| Summary: | Teaching Award winner Jonny Heeley inspires a group of gifted and talented KS2 pupils with an active lesson about polygons.With an emphasis on pupil participation, Jonny explores the definition of a polygon before helping them produce their own squares, triangles and hexagons.Calculating the inside angles of these polygons is the next stage. This allows them to create tessellated patterns using a variety of different polygons.In an entertaining twist, Jonny invites the pupils to help him make a success of his tile shop by creating a number of tessellated designs for his customers.This lesson provides maths teachers with some concrete and accessible ways to teach students all about polygons. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (27 min.). Previously released as DVD. |