Beginning linear algebra

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 Thinking about co-ordinates and linear patterns & graphs

A useful starter:
nrich Treasure Island https://nrich.maths.org/1112
Students locate the objects and then use the answers to crack the code of where the treasure is hidden.



Extend this : 
How far is it from castle to the light house (scale)
How far does the  elephant have to walk to get to the gate? (pythagoras - distance between two points) we assume the ground is flat and the elephant can walk in a straight line


Fred the Robot car https://nrich.maths.org/2653 

Function Carnival in Desmos:  https://teacher.desmos.com/carnival


Linear patterns:
How many roti can this man make in 10 minutes ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QK82ow3FS4



How does this compare to an automated machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERqVISZVuyw

 

Arabic pita bread  - 2 at a time  - how would you represent this?
How many in 10 minutes, 1 hour, 8 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours 
why would these machines run 12 hours ? or 24 hours rather than 8 hours ?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Fk-cSSCzk&t=120s

 





Making hand pulled noodles 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrhO5jrEiU&t=95s




How would you represent this ?
How is the pattern same/different from the two methods above?

Digital Tech: Desmos

A collection of 7 linear activities : https://teacher.desmos.com/linear 

Minigolf of Desmos https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/589e5e51e9baeda305df5cf3 

 
Visual Maths : You cubed 
How do you see the pattern growing ?    Week of inspirational maths 1, Day 5
Fawn Ngyuen stacking cups http://fawnnguyen.com/stack-em-high-2/
101 questions another take on stacking cups http://www.101qs.com/1897-stacking-cups--act-1



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