Ideas+and+Activities

At thinkmathematics we believe that creativity in the classroom is what its all about. The following are some examples of activities that we really like and use regularly!

=Maps, Scales and Google Earth=

Who knows how to intepret a scale on a map anymore? Why is is so 1:250000 so hard to imagine? In thias activity you measure distnaces between places on real maps and then use the scale to turn these distances into real distances! Then you can check your work with google Earth!


 * Time** 1hour **Age** 11 - 14 **Maths** Ratio and Scales

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