Josh Wright

@jwrightmaths.bsky.social

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Maths teacher (Secondary and FE). Dabble in MFL and Digital Skills. Lover of the language of Maths. Obsessed with diagrams and manipulatives. linktr.ee/jwrightmaths

A more traditional bus stop method on top, but underneath I'm writing what's been used, like long division, but written in the same fashion as inside the bus stop. E.g. the middle calculation is fours into 29, so the 7 on top and unserneath writing the 28 I've used, with a superscript 2 before the 8, so they can see why it's remainder 1
A bookshelf with Tom's book: The Mathematicians' Library
A starter screen asking students to estimate the number of televisions on Earth, giving reasons for their answer.
A starter task for HCF of different pairs, ranging from 4 and 6 to 4 x squared y and 6 x cubed y
A vertical number line from 10 to negative 10
The formulae found on the Foundation formula sheet.
A selection of important mathematical prefixes and suffixes. DM if you want the full list.
Area of a triangle = base times perpendicular height divided by 2. When terms are next to each other with no symbol (5y, ab, 6 bracket 2 etc), it means they have been multiplied. Exterior angles in any polygon sum to 360 degrees. A polygon with n sides has n minus 2 triangles, therefore has 180 bracket n minus 2 degrees.
A place value table showing column names, then above that equivalent powers of 10, and decimal place position.
A display board with place value and formulae not on the sheet. See in thread for details.
A summary of one board, with place value and formulae not on the sheet (see later photos)
The bar model alternative method. Again, DM if you want a breakdown.
My personal method to solve simultaneous equations. If, by the time you see this, I haven't explained it in replies, please DM me for the full breakdown!
A pyrography (wood burning) piece of a pufferfish blowing bubbles. The outline is burned onto wood and then he has painted colour onto it. This piece of wood had a weird shape, and the idea came to him as a result (there is a weird bit on the end that looks like a fish's tail).
A desmos graph, the original post explains it as best as I could think, but I plotted an algebraic function to fit
The Pub at Solley's. Christmas Craft Fair. Sunday 24th November 2024 10AM-4PM Free admission. The Pub at Solley's, The Dairy, Church Lane, Ripple, near Deal, Kent, CT148JL
My 3 sentence definition of sig figs. If you want it please DM me as that's quicker
9th, 10th and War Doctor's screwdrivers together, with the quote 'Same software, different case' from Day of the Doctor
An adorable cartoon character from multiple strips holding a wooden sword, and a speech bubble saying 'Quest?' but spelt q w e s t
A pyrographed lobster on a wooden chopping board, coloured with paint
Contrails in an advert saying woo hoo, but each letter O looks like theta
A WWE stage from a Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view, where there was a wall of floating chairs
My proof where I turned a and d to negatives, finding the top square would be 3b plus 3c minus a minus d
Mongols saying 'We're the exception!' in reference to Crash Course History
The graph of the Twins' playoff odds throughout the season, as described in the thread.
x∶y∶z 2∶1 3∶4 6∶3∶4 2x+y=15 3z=12 ∴15:12=5:4
x:y=2:1 ∴2x+y=5y y:z=3:4 ∴z=4/3 y ∴3z=4y ∴2x+y:3z= 5y:4y=5:4
A close-up of Rufus cross-armed in the original photo
Circle and square proofs (DM if you want)
Area = 1/2 * apothem *perimeter
What percentage of Foundation Tier GCSE mathematical terms should each of the following know the definition of: 1) Trust Director of Maths 2) Head of Maths 3) Lead Practitioner 4) Primary School Maths Lead 5) Secondary Maths Teacher 6) Primary Maths Teacher 7) Teaching Assistant 8) Maths Tutor 9) Trainee Teacher 10) A Level Pupil 11) Higher Tier GCSE Pupil 12) Foundation Tier GCSE Pupil 13) Key Stage 3 Pupil 14) Key Stage 2 Pupil
A table of 4 columns 1) Groups (brackets, radicals and numerators/denominators) 2) Powers and roots 3) Multiplication and Division 4) Addition and subtraction. At the bottom of each column is an arrow going from left to right, showing what to do when you have more than one of the same priority operation. In the 'Groups' column, it also says start inside the brackets, then go outside.
Eddie Woo's proof of Pyhtagoras, aligning four congruent triangles into a square (one 'a' side next to one 'b' side), the gap in the middle is a square of length c
The recipe. Too many words so DM if you want it
An untouched cooked version of the casserole
Spreadsheet showing the combinations of all possible powers of 2, 3 and 5, all giving different factors
Dave Gorman's amended 13 month calendar: March, April, May, June, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, December, January, February, Gormanuary
The first significant figure is the first non-zero digit in the number. The final significant figure is the final non-zero digit in the number. Anything in between is always significant.
Woodburned coasters of The Hulk and Batman