Royal Institution Master Class 6th February 2010

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==Format of Morning ==
==Format of Morning ==
* Start at 10.00 in JG0001.
* Start at 10.00 in JG0001.
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* Icebreaker to allocate teams.
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* Icebreaker to allocate teams. (20 mins for intro, etc)
* Then go to their break-out room, with box containing everything needed to do the 10 challenges.
* Then go to their break-out room, with box containing everything needed to do the 10 challenges.
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* Finish at 12.30
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* But issue them with just their first five challenges.
* 15-minute break
* 15-minute break
** Us to mark their answers, and put results so far on a PowerPoint.
** Us to mark their answers, and put results so far on a PowerPoint.
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* Quiz at end, with nominated representative from each team to do on a 'Weakest Link' basis.  (Mini-whiteboards)
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** Jokers etc
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* Finish at 12.30
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== Content ==
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* 80 minutes of challenges.
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* 40 minutes per session.
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== Activities / Challenges ==
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* Colour-code the tasks so that they or we can see which are the easier tasks.
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* Give them too much rather than too little.
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=== Guess how the paper was cut and folded ===
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* Kinaesthetic and visual
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=== Pentominoes ===
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* Lot to be cut out.
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* Christy has 30 sets
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=== Dingbats ===
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* From Emma
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=== Predictive Text puzzle ===
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=== Durham Maths Mystery ===
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* Start with blank 3x3 grid.
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* Clues as to which numbers and where.
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=== Codebreakers ===
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=== Christy's Shapes Puzzle ===
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* Code
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=== Mastermind ===
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* Dave
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* Guess the colours / digits
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=== Squares on a Chessboard ===
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=== Metric Clock ===
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=== Balancing Scale ===
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=== Sheep pen ===
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* Christy
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=== Shrek murder ===
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=== ABC + ACB letter sum ===
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=== How many different nets of the cube? ===
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=== Hexagon ===
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* Sarah
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=== Letter Sudoku ===
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* Four-letter word
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* How many solutions?
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=== Dartboard ===
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* Lowest score you cannot get with three darts.
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=== 5x5 Grid ===
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* Fit in the numbers 1 to 25
== Action for next time (Monday 25th January) ==
== Action for next time (Monday 25th January) ==
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# Gavin to decide which fillers.
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# How can it be presented to the kids?
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# Bring it in a form that it can be handed out to kids on the day.
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#Each activity to be ready, in a format to be presented to a child complete with instructions etc. Please bring this along to Monday’s session.
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# Estimate the time required for your activity and the points allocation. As a guide we agreed:
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#*  Green (<5min 50pts)
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#* Amber (10min 100pts)
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#* Red (20min 200pts)
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# Everyone to send a couple of good quiz questions to Sophie to compile a list
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# Sophie to send updated details of format/agenda for the day and prepare introductory slides for welcome.

Current revision as of 00:07, 21 January 2010

Contents

Format of Morning

  • Start at 10.00 in JG0001.
  • Icebreaker to allocate teams. (20 mins for intro, etc)
  • Then go to their break-out room, with box containing everything needed to do the 10 challenges.
  • But issue them with just their first five challenges.
  • 15-minute break
    • Us to mark their answers, and put results so far on a PowerPoint.
  • Quiz at end, with nominated representative from each team to do on a 'Weakest Link' basis. (Mini-whiteboards)
    • Jokers etc
  • Finish at 12.30
  • 80 minutes of challenges.
  • 40 minutes per session.

Activities / Challenges

  • Colour-code the tasks so that they or we can see which are the easier tasks.
  • Give them too much rather than too little.

Guess how the paper was cut and folded

  • Kinaesthetic and visual

Pentominoes

  • Lot to be cut out.
  • Christy has 30 sets

Dingbats

  • From Emma

Predictive Text puzzle

Durham Maths Mystery

  • Start with blank 3x3 grid.
  • Clues as to which numbers and where.

Codebreakers

Christy's Shapes Puzzle

  • Code

Mastermind

  • Dave
  • Guess the colours / digits

Squares on a Chessboard

Metric Clock

Balancing Scale

Sheep pen

  • Christy

Shrek murder

ABC + ACB letter sum

How many different nets of the cube?

Hexagon

  • Sarah

Letter Sudoku

  • Four-letter word
  • How many solutions?

Dartboard

  • Lowest score you cannot get with three darts.

5x5 Grid

  • Fit in the numbers 1 to 25

Action for next time (Monday 25th January)

  1. Gavin to decide which fillers.
  2. How can it be presented to the kids?
  3. Bring it in a form that it can be handed out to kids on the day.
  4. Each activity to be ready, in a format to be presented to a child complete with instructions etc. Please bring this along to Monday’s session.
  5. Estimate the time required for your activity and the points allocation. As a guide we agreed:
    • Green (<5min 50pts)
    • Amber (10min 100pts)
    • Red (20min 200pts)
  6. Everyone to send a couple of good quiz questions to Sophie to compile a list
  7. Sophie to send updated details of format/agenda for the day and prepare introductory slides for welcome.
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