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302. Log Proof Puzzle

If you can guess where today’s blog image came from you obviously consume too much damn fine cherry pie and fresh coffee!

log lady

Image credit: Pinterest

You may have guessed that the topic of this post is logs. If you are introducing the rules for adding and subtracting logs or revising them, I have just the resource for you. It’s a basic proof of both rules with a twist. The instructions are in the wrong order and you must rearrange them into the right order.

Easy!

Are you sure?

For those of you who have a student or two who rush everything and don’t read the instructions there is a sting in the tail. One of the lines of proof is a tiny bit wrong. The methodical student will find it, the one who races through may end up changing more than one line – hence breaking the rules.

Have fun!

Proving log rules for addition and subtraction

Answer: It’s the ‘Log Lady’ from the cult classic ‘Twin Peaks’!

244. Resource of the Week

I recently came across this splendid resource for introducing Sine and Cosine rule to students.

Proving the Sine and Cosine rule

The proofs for these rules are relatively simple, but getting a class of teenagers to engage with it is a different matter! These worksheets give you the proofs, step by step, but all jumbled up. Students must rearrange the stages in order to create a proof. It worked brilliantly!

Thank you @mrslack_maths