Quibans are Questions Inspired By A News Story.
Students who are studying the post-16 course referred to as 'Core Maths' need to be able to solve problems and to sift through data as they use mathematics. One good source of material for this is the media, with the opportunity either to comment on the way mathematics has been used or to work out some things based on a news article or other source.
This blog will include links to the news story (or other material), excerpts from it (as relevant) and then some questions that could be asked. The questions will not be exhaustive or definitive and it might well be appropriate to ask students to come up with their own questions (and then to answer them).
Will supermarket sandwich prices really jump?
From the Daily Telegraph Supermarket sandwich prices to jump Sainsbury's and M&S supplier warns bigger wage bill will drive up c...
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From The Times Newspaper: The over-55s keeping classrooms going amid a teaching crisis Richard Lewis will be 70 on Tuesday. A former City ba...
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With thanks to Cat van Saarloos for the data file, here’s a Quibans from the Daily Mirror. Police release names most commonly linked wit...
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From an email sent by Greenpeace: What questions? Here are some ideas: 1) How many bottles per year in the UK? 2) Wha...