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teachwire.net/secondary 09 Paul Sayers @NotFactChecker I hadaboy (Y8) sat next tohismother. Her: "But I knowmy son. That's not likehimhe wouldn'tmisbehave inyour lessons." Him: "I do,Mum." Her: "He justwouldn't, youmust bemistaken." Me: "..." JennyColgan @jennycolgan Managed topolitely sit throughmy child'sparents' night last night as his English teacher toldme F. uses toomuchdialogue inhis creativewritingand, 'you can't tell a story throughdialogue'. NRICH provides thousands of free online mathematics resources covering all stages of secondary school education - completely free and available to all. You can access the latest secondary curriculum map and check the latest Live Problems at nrichmaths. org/9451 – the NRICH team looks forward to receiving your students’ solutions and publishing some of the best ones on the website! Followus@teachsecondary – and let us knowwhat you’re thinking! Who’s been saying what on Twitter this month? Retweets CURRICULUM LINKS: Citizenship, PSHE Education Femi is ayoung British boyofNigerian descent who lives a happy lifewith his adoptedmother andbest friends in rural Lincolnshire.When his birthmother returns anddecides to take himbackto London, Femi struggles to adapt,torn between hismother’s Nigerian heritage and the culture of inner city living. As he grows up into ayoungman,the perils of gang violence,drugs and racial prejudice threaten to lead Femi down a dangerous path,forcing himto choosewhat kind of adult hewants to become. Blending social realismandpoeticvisuals,The LastTree is a storyabout displacement,prejudice and social values,especially regardingyoung black men in contemporaryBritain. Discussion questions: •What are some ofthe keythemes explored in the film? Doyou thinkthismight be a personal story fromthe filmmaker? •What is the effect of seeing Femi’s childhood? Does it change our understanding of him? •Think about thevisual language in the film.What doyou notice about the sceneswith Femi as a child in the countryside in comparison to those with himas a teenager in London? Head online to intofilm.org to discovermore inspiring films and associated resources as part of Into Film’s upcoming Spring Screenings programme of free screenings,titled‘Changing Times: Shifting Ground’. Get Into Film THE LASTTREE (2019, 15, 98MINS) Creative exercises to get students generating new ideas Your task is to say, in your own words, and in as much detail as possible, how exactly the device works. What parts of the structure contribute to the success of the function, and how? Think of Two Numbers (nrich.maths.org/thinkoftwonumbers ) Here is an alternative and more unusual version of the ‘Think of a Number’ trick which you may have heard of before. Think of two whole numbers under 10. Take one of them and add 1. Multiply by 5. Add 1 again. Double your answer. Subtract 1. Add your second number. Add 2. Double again. Subtract 8. Halve this number and tell me your answer. N E WS | F E B / M A R From your answer I can work out both your numbers very quickly. How? Choose some different pairs of numbers and repeat the process. Can you figure out how the trick works? Intriguing problems to inspire curiosity M A T H S C O R N E R The image here shows a device we use to perform a task. The caption says what the device is and what it does. #8 PERFORMING STRUCTURES A F E W M I N U T E S O F D E S I G N