Applied Maths solving practical problems

Year 7 have been using their knowledge of nets over the past week to design and build their own mathematical villages. 

In case you are new to this concept, nets are two dimensional shapes that can be folded to form a three dimensional object.  Essentially, it's a flat pattern that, when cut out and folded along its edges, creates a specific 3D shape. Nets are useful for visualizing and understanding the surface area of 3D shapes. 

We’ve all been impressed by their creativity and teamwork in bringing these villages to life!

Meanwhile, Year 8 have been putting into practice what they’ve learnt in Maths this term on trigonometry.  Each student made their own clinometer, which they used to measure the angle of elevation of various buildings around the School. Finally, they used their measurements to calculate the height of each building and presented their findings in a poster. 

Mrs Browne and Miss Carver