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Sunday, 25 May 2014

Using Mathematics to Make Pupils Less Gullible

I'm always amazed at how some students get taken in by videos like this:



Simply start the discussion with - why does this work? Can you explain it? Then give several minutes to come up with a carefully thought out solution. I have found this works very well as a plenary. This helps to develop reasoned argument and problem solving skills.




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