Year 9 Diana fountain maths activityYear 9 have recently learned trigonometry and took that knowledge out to Bushy Park to calculate the height of Diana Fountain. Rule No. 1 was not to get wet, so we needed to find the circumference of the lake in order to get the radius. Using the radius of the lake, the angle of elevation and the tangent... ratio, the students calculated the height of the fountain. Solutions ranged from 15m (only slightly off) to heights that would put the Eiffel Tower to shame. Maths in the real world is not that easy after all. See more
Year 4 “Mart” project this weekMart: a word made-up by the Year 4 children for this week’s art lesson which also implements mathematical understanding. The children worked on symmetry and discovered real-life symmetrical objects, road signs and animals. They worked on reproducing symmetrical patterns and identifying lines of symmetry... in different shapes. They completed their work this week by drawing the other half of an animal’s face. Well done Year 4 for your hard work and enthusiasm! See more
Ready… Steady… Bake!…In Year 4 Year 4 have been learning about measurements and revised units of lengths, weight and capacity. Cooking is a wonderful way to get children weighing and measuring practically and reading scales carefully. The children can experience metric/imperial measures in recipe books and practise scaling by multiplying... or dividing to create, e.g. double or half the amount in the recipe. Another fun activity is making ‘mocktails’ with different-coloured squashes or juice – challenge your child to create a recipe that actually tastes good. This is what some of the Year 4 children have been trying at home and Rupert baked a banana bread using his maths skills. Thank you for the pictures Rupert! We hoped you and your family enjoyed your fantastic baking! See more
HCH Maths Advent Calendar 2019It is the season to be jolly and you have reason to be even more jolly as the HCH maths advent calendar is back! Children from Reception Class to Year 13 are being given a different maths class each day to discuss and explore with their parents. For each correct entry a child’s name is entered into... a prize draw which will take place on the last day of the term The maths department wishes everyone a harmonious, calm and jolly lead up to Christmas. Examples of tasks: Reception and Lower Years: Find something in your kitchen that weighs less than 400 grams. Ideas for parents (choose the appropriate level for your child): – explain that we use grams and kilograms as units – explain 1000g = 1kg and ask what they could use to weigh an ant, a dog, a pig….. – let them estimate the weight of various items and then weigh them – have a discussion about Santa’s weight ( any observations from exploring this topic are welcome on the answer sheet) Middle/Upper Years and Sixth Form: Sue is orienteering. She goes 1 km North, then 2 km East, then 3 km South, then 4 km West. In what direction must she go to return to the start?See more
Year 8 Transformation GameYear 8 have recently revised all four transformations: reflection, translation, rotation and enlargement. They tested their knowledge with this game, which can be found on the nrich website. https://nrich.maths.org/transformationgame A great way of testing and deepening understanding!
Times Tables Challenge 2019Time flies when one is learning a lot and we have almost reached half term. Which means the annual HCH Times Tables Challenge got under way. The first semi-final on Monday had Year 4 up to Year 8 very close together, with Year 5 being in the first spot. Tuesday saw the older year groups battling to get... into the final and Years 10, 11 and the Sixth From left Year 5 in the forth spot, just missing out on a pace in the final. This meant that for the first time in the history of this event did the three oldest year groups make it into the final. And what a final it was! Especially the younger children were impressed by the speed and you had to be there to believe the excitement times tables can elicit. In the end it came down to the final points and the Sixth Form won by a small margin, with Year 11 in second place and Year 10 carrying home the bronze medals. See more
HCH hosts UKMT primary maths challengeHampton Court House held its third annual Primary Mathematics Competition yesterday, following the rules of the UKMT Primary Team Challenge. Seven teams, with four year 6 students in each team, took part in a range of tasks and activities to accumulate points for their school throughout the day. The... tasks were designed to put the teams’ mathematics skills to the test but also encouraged the students to cooperate with one another in shuttle rounds and relays. The now renowned and fiendishly tricky crossnumber round proved to be a stumbling block for some, while other teams found the last round of the day, the team relay, to be the trickiest of all. The most important thing was that all the teams thoroughly enjoyed rising to the challenge and some friendly competition while also getting to make some new friends from other schools along the way. Why not have a go at the crossnumber puzzle with your family and friends this weekend? HCH Crossnumber 2019 Crossnumber Solution 2019 See more