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Buffon’s Needle simulation to generate Pi
A high quality Flash Animation to demonstrate Buffon’s Needle Theorem. Fire it up on your IWB and leave it running for a good while to get closer and closer to the value of Pi.
A great resource to use when introducing students to the surprising mathematics involving Pi.
Cell Phone Maths
An interactive whiteboard resource to encourage students to apply their maths skills to the real world. 2 types of real world questions can be generated by the resource: percentage discounts and area.
Credit Card Game
Students must choose between 3 different credit cards before they go shopping. They then review the true cost of their purchase, depending upon the amount they choose to pay off each month.
ESSI Money Game
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The player is required to undertake a series of financial challenges during a certain period in order to achieve the best possible financial result. The ‘play time’ will be relatively short – up to a maximum of 6 hours – however, the game will simulate the results/outcomes of the player’s decisions over a 6 month time period. The player will achieve an understanding of how decisions made throughout a time period can have both positive and negative impacts on their financial situation.
Latitude and Longitude
A spinable globe with latitude and longitude clearly indicated in choice of decimal or sexagesimal measure. Part of a much more extensive astronomy site.
SimSpin
A probability spinner that tables experimental probability results. You can change the colours on the spinner.