MESH visited Walthamstow School for Girls E17 9RZ to talk about Space Maths as part of our STFC project: 2000 + 1 a space maths odyssey.
We introduced various examples of where maths is used to help our understanding of space before focusing on the Year 7 pupils’ current topics:
- Unit 7: 2D shape
- Unit 8: Area and Perimeter
We developed some bespoke resources for these units on the theme of developing appropriately sized solar panels for space exploration. The pupils’ solar panel designs will be used in our up-coming maths game 2000 + 1: a space maths odyssey.
We ran three sessions, speaking to 56 Year 7 pupils.