Maths
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Year 10 & 11
Year 10 & 11
Read
Year 10
Read this article about Katherine Johnson and watch the YouTube video within it.
Life Story: Katherine Johnson (1918–2020)
Year 11
Read this article, Understanding the Monty Hall Problem
or
Read the book ‘The Tiger That Isn’t: Seeing Through a World of Numbers’ by Andrew Dilnot.
Listen
Year 10
Listen to an interview with Katherine Johnson.
What Matters - Katherine Johnson: NASA Pioneer and "Computer"
Year 11
Listen to an episode of the ‘More or Less’ podcast on BBC Radio 4
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrss1/episodes/downloads
Watch
Year 10
Watch the film ‘Hidden Figures’
Year 11
Watch this video on YouTube:
How statistics can be misleading
or
Watch ‘Money Ball’ (on Netfilx)
Research
Year 10
Research the NASA ‘Human Computers’
Year 11
Research the story of Florence Nightingale and how she used statistics to change healthcare
Visit
Year 10
Visit the World Museum and go to the Space and Time Exhibit on Floor 5.
Year 11
Visit a sports event (there are free events on Eventbrite and the World Boxing Championship in September).
Before the event, research team or player statistics, such as win/loss record or average points scored, and make predictions. Reflect on how you did.
Creative
Year 10
Create a poster about the Human Computers at NASA
Year 11
Create your own simple game using cards, boards, spinners, etc. Calculate the probabilities of different events, such as winning.
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