19
March
2006
This amazing picture is from the really cold winter of 1963.
It illustrates a process called expansion.
When water freezed it expands.
- What is going to happen at the ice rink when the water is frozen?
- How does the process of turning water in to ice take place?
- If there is 1cm of water which expands by 10% what will the new thickness be?
- Find out some actual figures from the ice rink to help you
- Will there be expansion sideways as well as upwards?
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19
March
2006
Why do icebergs float in water? This seems difficult to answer because the ice is only frozen water…..lets have a think
- If you put an ice cube in a glass of water it floats
- An iceberg is just a massive block of ice so the same rule applies
- From 50º C to 4º C water gets heavier (i.e. the density rises) but when water gets colder than 4º C it becomes lighter, at 0º C it becomes ice so it is less dense than the water surrounding it. Therefore it floats…
click here for the website where Richard Smith found this information
You may like to do some research yourself using the internet. One place to start is wikopedia (A free content, multilingual encyclopedia written collaboratively by contributors around the world. The site is a Wiki – anybody can edit and add to an article)
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12
March
2006
This is the most amazing website…
www.explorelearning.com
Try this link for percentages
It allows you to discover what is happening…play…enjoy…and therefore learn
add some comments to tell us what you think…have fun
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12
March
2006
Exercise often makes you feel like eating or drinking.
When you finish your skating different foods and drinks are available at the ice rink.
Today’s session is about
- what refreshments are offered to you
- why certain foods sell better than others
- whether a healthy range of foods are offered
- what effects the selling price of the refreshments
You will need to use words such as calculate, estimate, predict and mark-up
Add some comments at the end of the session
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5
March
2006
Ice hockey is a really popular sport. If you want to watch the Telford Tigers you may need to book some seats before the day when the game takes place.
The ice rink use a computer program to help them work out how many seats have been booked. Today you are going to use a spreadsheet to do this. After you have created a spreadsheet it can work things out automatically. For some spreadsheets to try out click here.
If you have any questions please add them to the comments section.
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26
February
2006
Some questions…
- Is it about half a kilometer around the rink?
- How many times could a speedskater go round the rink in a minute?
- Why don’t we have a square rink…it would be easier to build?
Here are some mathematical term to help you with this task
1. The perimeter is the distance around a 2 dimensional shape such as a rectangle.
2. The perimeter of a circle is usually called the circumference
3. To calculate the circumference of a circle you need to use a formula
3. How fast a skater is travelling can be measured in metres per second (m/s)
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26
February
2006
We were so impressed that you started to work together in teams. You need to remember
- The ice rink had to invest in a large stock of boots before it could open
- Each pair of boots loses value as it get older. This is called depreciation.
- The boot store needs to be well organised.
- Staff calculate the value of the boots which may include making an estimate
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26
February
2006
Congratulations…….You have been selected by your school to work with other people who are very good at Maths. Altogether there are 15 people in the team.
Good Luck
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