Night Train

Part of the series A World of Maths

These 12 short sequences, shot behind the scenes on the overnight sleeper train from London to Scotland, each display a different aspect of mathematics for pupils to explore, investigate and discuss.

How fast and how far does the train travel, how much food is carried, how many sheets are there, how do the carriages get cleaned, and is that bed really big enough?!

Each sequence poses a question intended to stimulate mathematical discussion rather than to elicit a correct answer to a computation.

The programme is intended to be used in sections, stopping and replaying the video to analyse the information.

It can be shown to pupils on a whiteboard where the pictures can be annotated, or worked on by pupils individually, or in groups on PCs or laptops.

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melonstar on 31 October 2007

Hi there - I am new to downloading and using video, and I am frustrated to find that I can only play this from the begin ...
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Duration: 15:00 minutes
Published: 03 September 2007
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A World of Maths

Series

Stages:

KS3 | KS4 | Secondary

Subjects:

Geometry and measures | Maths | Number and algebra | Statistics

Support Materials

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A World of Maths - Night Train: Information for Teachers (Word document)Download (154 Kb)

Teacher's notes from the producer, Peter Evans

Useful websites

DCSF: Standards Site: About Secondary The secondary national strategy for school improvement

ATM: Improving Learning in Mathematics Enthusiastic ATM review of the new Improving Learning of Mathematics pack from the DCSF

ScotRail: Sleep Trains Information on overnight train services operating between London Euston and Scotland

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- melonstar
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  World of Maths Videos
  
  31 October 2007 - 20:27
  Hi there - I am new to downloading and using video, and I am frustrated to find that I can only play this from the beginning then pause and restart. I cannot replay any particular section or choose my starting point in Media Player.
  Help?!
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- FlorenceA
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  Re : World of Maths Videos
  
  9 November 2009 - 12:42
  I do pause and play and it does not go back to the beginning when I do this. You should not click on the stop button but click on the play button when you need to pause. The play button changes to puase when you click on play and you can click on it again to pause whilst it is playing. I hope this answers your question.
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- pevans5
  
  Maybe not such rubbish
  
  26 March 2009 - 13:15
  These clips aren't intended to ask specific questions to which pupils have to come up with answers. They're for pupils to choose for themselves what investigation each clip suggests and to come up with their own questions and to work out for themselves what information they need to answer them. We include a few open questions, but the clips would work just as well without questions at all. We know for many this will be a new way of getting students to engage with mathematical investigations - using resources that ask no questions, give no answers and provide no explanations - but one we think is worth trying. For teachers who would like some hints about the kind of discussion each clip might suggest, have a look at the 'Information for Teachers' in the 'Resources' section at http://www.teachers.tv/video/21935/resources
  
  Peter Evans - Producer - Glasshead TV
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- ceviche
  
  Playing and pausing at will
  
  10 February 2009 - 20:48
  You can also download another video player and try that. VLC is a very good alternative (better than Windows Media Player):
  
  http://videolan.org/vlc/
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- timmyo40
  
  rubbish
  
  10 February 2009 - 12:33
  This video was poorly put together. It had plenty of opportunities to streamline the questions and give pertinent information, but it was put together in a non-linear way. Very difficult to glean the appropriate information from what was given.
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- pevans5
  
  That would be really useful,
  
  2 February 2009 - 17:38
  That would be really useful, as we made the programme to be used pupils in short clips. I think the idea is that you download the video and import it into some simple editing software such as Windows Movie Maker. Then you can break it up into separate short clips of your own choosing. There's some advice about this on the Teachers TV site at http://www.teachers.tv/help/use/edit
  
  Peter Evans - TV Producer - Glasshead TV
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