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GDP and Fertility
This is a nice example of a relatively simple project that is clear and to the point. Human Geography is a popular topic for projects because it is an area that interests a lot of our students. The project...
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Television Series
In the age of user ratings (airbnb, trip advisor) more of our decisions are based on the views of 'the crowd' and those in the industry being rated will be increasingly interested in what it takes to...
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Speed
This candidate is a passionate sports person and was properly motivated to collect data and explore this. They showed a good deal of commitment in attempting to do so. I had warned that the potential...
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Popular Lyrics
This was always an interesting idea and the candidate was determined to pursue it, despite the fact that the available data, whilst good, was likely to limit the potential of the project. I did warn the...
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Oscars
Although we have seen movies as a subject before I felt this offered an original angle first, by focussing on the sample of the 90 best film winners and also because of the attempt to put the numbers...
Activities
The Normal Distribution
The normal distribution is a fascinating, naturally occurring phenomenon that has very relevant applications to understanding the world around us. When a data set is normally distributed it has some key...
Activities
Which rule - TN Free
This activity is designed to help students solve trigonometry problems by encouraging them to 'Speculate' about what might be possible. Students are asked to state different truths or complete different...
Activities
Speed-Time Graphs
'Match the moving object to the graph' You will have already investigated distance-time graphs using activities such as: Distance Time Graphs and Travel Graphs. Getting to grips with velocity-time graphs...
Activities
Optimal Jumble
'Piece this puzzle together by splitting up the three problems into a logical order' This problem is all about the 9 steps of 3 different optimisation problems. These have been cut up in to 27 pieces...
Activities
Rates of Change
'Distance, speed and acceleration - how does one affect the other?' The concepts behind calculus begin with understanding the notion of 'rate of change'. Kinematics - the study of moving objects is a...