crime scene do not cross. maths week 4 th – 8 th february 2008 maths and crime
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CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS
Maths Week4th – 8th February
2008
Maths and Crime
Tutor Activities
Thinking skills:
Logic/Inverse problems
Citizenship:
Fingerprinting
Literacy:
Crime in the media
Assembly follow up:
Competition: Using crime statistics
Key Stage 3• Themed lessons:
– Bank robbery (Speed, Distance, Time)
– Overflowing prisons (Research the facts and figures)
– Diamond robbery (using real-life graphs)
– Millionaire’s Mansion
Key Stage 4
• Themed lessons:– Stolen Goods
(solving by simultaneous equations)
– Policeman’s Dilemma (Sequences and patterns)
Visitors
James BloweyDurham University• Using maths to prevent crime
• KS3, KS4 and KS5
Chris BuddBath University• How maths can help in the fight against crime (lecture/workshop)• KS4 and KS5
ITT StudentsDurham University• Carousel of activities for KS3
Extra-curricular activities• Staff competition - can you
solve the crime?
• Daily competitions for
pupils
• Interactive online
competition for the local
community
• Lunchtime showing of
Numb3rs Series.
• KS3 STEM Club Theme
How you can get involved?Modern Foreign Languages:Solving numerical problems in French based on crime.
English:Using crime statistics to write and present a news report.
ICT:Fraud.Database containing crime statistics.
Art:Photography of crime scenes linked to sequences
All proceeds to South Africa Expedition
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