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Steve Lyon [email protected] The National STEM Centre Preparing for the new A level - a practical approach to delivering applied maths - mechanics
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Steve Lyon
The National STEM Centre
Preparing for the new A level - a
practical approach to delivering
applied maths - mechanics
Aims of the session
To• consider why we should encourage the use of active learning strategies
in A level mathematics in general and in the mechanics element of the new A level in particular
• Use, analyse and critique two active learning resources designed to engage students when drawing and interpreting distance –time graphs with particular reference to acceleration.
• Use, analyse and critique a number of practical experiments to investigate moments and friction.
Discussion
• Why should we engage A level students in ‘Active Learning’?
• How do we know it works?
Improving Learning in Mathematics
Page 6
Page 7
Page 32
For evidence see Case Studies
https://www.stem.org.uk/rxtg6
Why Mechanics?
Hammer Challenge
Nails Challenge
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Moments: See-saw
Friction: Horizontal Plane
Ball Drop
Resources
What are the barriers?
How can they be overcome?
Time
o Time to make, prepare resources
o Perceived lack of curriculum time
Resource availability
o We don’t have the physical resources available
o We don’t know what resources we will need
Teacher confidence
o Teachers feeling they are of in control of the lesson
o Teachers not knowing where the lesson will lead and unsure of how to steer it in the
direction required
o Teachers unease at maybe not being able to answer the questions posed by students
