YouCubed and Problem Solving

For the first few weeks of year 10 Maths with Mr Werder, we've been looking at videos created by Youcubed, and using them to help us with problem solving activities. For example, we used matchsticks and blue-tack to recreate a model. We then had to calculate how many pieces of blue-tack and how many matchsticks we used to make it without counting. Another activity we did was creating a square or rectangle with an area twice the size of the perimeter (For example, a 6x8 cm rectangle has an area of 48 and a perimeter of 24).

Some of the messages that these Youcubed videos have are that making mistakes helps your brain grow, and that you don't have to be fast at maths to be good at it.