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The tools below are of two main kinds and are briefly described here:

  • Lesson plans which have been developed, based on the experience of teachers who used the original plans, and which could be used in your classroom.
  • Lesson accounts which provide a description of what happened in FaSMEd classrooms and from which you can develop your own lesson ideas.

Algebraic Equations

Lesson Account: A concept development lesson focusing on developing understanding of multi-step linear equations. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 14-15 years. Hardware: Tablets – with Internet access – for students, Interactive whiteboard. Software: Mathspace (App for automatically generated feedback). Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying, Processing and Analysing, Providing an Interactive Learning Environment. Time needed:…
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Algebraic Expressions

Lesson Account: A concept development lesson focusing on connections between algebraic expressions and the area of rectangles. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 13 – 14 years. Hardware: Tablets for students, Interactive whiteboard. Software: NearPod (student response system). Functionalities: Sending and Displaying. Time: 1 hour. FaSMEd Partner: The University of Nottingham. Summary The lesson focused on…
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Areas and Perimeters

Lesson Account: A lesson about clarifying the concepts of area and perimeter. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 9-10 years. Hardware: Tablets and Interactive Whiteboard. Software: NearPod (student response system). Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying. Time needed: 1 hour. FaSMEd Partner: The University of Nottingham. Summary The lesson focussed on clarifying the concepts of area…
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Can I sketch a graph based on a given situation? / Kann ich zu einer gegebenen Situation einen Graphen erstellen?

Lesson Plan: A digital tool for formative self-assessment. Unterrichtsentwurf: Ein digitales Tool zur Selbstdiagnose und -förderung im Themenbereich Funktionales Denken. Subject: Fach: Mathematics. Mathematik. Age of students: Alter der Lernenden: 14-17 years. 14-17 Jahre. Hardware: iPads. (or Laptops, or PCs). Software: TI-Nspire CAS Application. Functionalities of Technology: Funktionalitäten der Technologie: Providing an Interactive Environment. Bereitstellen…
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Card matching time-distance graphs

Lesson Plan: A concept development lesson about matching graphs, descriptions and tables (card matching). Subject: Mathematics Age of students: 13-14 years Non-digital Technology: Small and big cards as well as mini-whiteboards Functionalities of Technology: Sending and displaying Time needed: 60-90 minutes FaSMEd partner: African Institute For Mathematical Sciences School Enrichment Centre Summary: This lesson is…
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Designing Candy Cartons

Lesson Plan: A problem-solving activity involving 3D shapes and nets. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 11-14 years. Hardware: iPads (1 per class or student). Software: Socrative or Classflow, Apple airsever or Showme and Reflector software. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying, Processing and Analysing. Time needed: 3 hours. FaSMEd Partner: University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Summary:…
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Developing a sense of scale

Lesson Plan: A problem-solving activity involving students recognising the relationships of direct proportions. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 11-14 years. Hardware: Tablets (iPad 1 per class or student). Software: Socrative or Classflow + Apple airserver, OR Showme and Reflector, OR Plickers. Functionalities of Technology: Sending and displaying, Processing and analysing. Time needed: 2-3 hours. FaSMEd…
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Directed Numbers

Lesson Account: A concept development lesson focusing on developing understanding of directed numbers. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 13-14 years. Hardware: iPads for students, Interactive whiteboard. Software: Nearpod, diagnosticquestions.com (student response system). Functionalities: Sending and Displaying, Processing and Analysing. Time: 1 hour. FaSMEd Partner: The University of Nottingham. Summary The lesson focused on developing students’ understanding…
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Equivalence of fractions

Lesson Account: Two lessons for consolidating the concept of equivalent fractions. For the French version click here. Subject: Mathematics. Age of students: 9-10 years. Hardware: Clickers, Teacher PC, Data Projector, TI-Primaire Plus Calculator. Software: Je lève la main (student response system). Functionalities of Technology: Sending and Displaying, Processing and Analysing, Providing an Interactive Environment. Time…
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Festa di Primavera

Lesson Plan: “Festa di Primavera” is a sequence of lessons set within the context of early algebra. The tasks within this sequence involve: (a) identifying and verbalising relations between variables; (b) representing relations by means of symbolic expressions; (c) interpreting graphs that represent relations. Disciplina: Matematica. Età degli studenti: 9-12 anni. Hardware: Tablet, pc, LIM…
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Formative assessment in Science and
Mathematics Education (FaSMEd)
The Research Centre for Learning and Teaching
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU
UK

Email: fasmed@ncl.ac.uk