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How to escape from terrorists, post-apocalyptic wastelands and man-eating crabs (using maths)

Jul 5, 2014

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by

Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education resources, ELN Tutor, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Maths, Maths Anxiety, Numeracy

My friend Damon Whitten is putting together some pretty cool maths and numeracy lessons designed to engage the unengaged… This is maths designed to illustrate the point that we need these skills in real life. The scenarios might seem extreme, but hey… have you ever seen Die Hard 2? 1. How to escape when you…