Lets talk about Math!
Connecting the concepts in our students’ minds. To a secondary school maths student, we teach Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics, Coordinate Geometry… But, very rarely, we tell them what was discovered first, what came next, what was the need/ thought process behind the discovery of altogether a new branch of mathematics. Yes, I mean the timeline of discoveries. […]
Mathmagicians @Maths2Art
Hello parents/teachers, Happy to share a tried and tested idea to develop interest, excitement and curiosity in students for learning Algebra. This keeps our students fully engaged in our Algebra workshop. Hope it helps your children/students as well. Introduce your children to Math tricks and teach them how to decode the tricks. Encourage them to […]
The point behind Intersection Point!
One of my grade 8 students was working on the graphical solution method for simultaneous equations. 4x – 5y = 14 3x + y = 1 He plotted the lines on the graph paper and as expected, lines cut at ( 1, -2 ) He knew that the intersection point is the solution for such […]
The Mini Maths Library @Maths2Art !
What comes to your mind when you hear ‘She’s studying Math’ ? Frantic scribbles of complex formulae or crazy numbers and equations that will make you run for your life! Am I right ? 😉 Most students get so engrossed in ‘solving’ Math that they often miss out on the most important skill imparted by […]
Ask ‘WHY’
Today, I noticed a very interesting picture in a grade 4 student’s notebook. And, the description of the picture was even more interesting : A dinosaur head and a dinosaur egg in a multiple digit multiplication problem. Me – Why do you put a zero in the second row of multiplication? Student – This is […]
Have you ever followed a Fly?
Most students learn about Co-ordinate geometry in Grade 7 or Grade 8 and this is how we usually introduce this topic to them: We draw two perpendicular lines on the graph, name the intersection point as ‘origin’ and introduce x & y coordinates to represent any point on the plane. Then, we tell them the […]
Units are the Game Changers in Maths!
Let us take a look at a grade 3 problem: Find the perimeter of a rectangle whose length is 2 m and breadth is 10 cm. Most of the children are unaware of the significance of units, hence, they might simply ignore the units and attempt it this way : 2 + 10 + 2 […]
Zero in Division: quite a tricky affair ;)
Kids learn division in their primary school and find it quite easy and doable. But when they encounter a zero in division, either in the numerator or denominator or both, it gets a bit tricky. Here is my humble attempt to develop the basic intuition ( for Primary/Lower secondary students) for these cases with the […]
A fun way to develop interest in Algebra!
Me – Algebra can help me to find out how many brothers and sisters do you have. Student – How is that possible ? If I don’t tell you about my brothers & sisters, how can Algebra help you? Me – That is the beauty of maths dear!! Ok, lets try it out. Student – […]
Math is not to be accepted. It is to be understood.
I have been pondering why Maths is one of the most hated subjects among the kids as well as adults. Why is it that the mere thought of it makes a few of them uneasy? What can be done to reduce this Math anxiety? To understand the origin of the adverse reactions towards Math and […]
