_I_skipped_FORTRAN_

notes for the beginner parent handling purplemash and discovery espresso.

[joserbn]

The final post

This blog is now defunct. To continue reading _i_skipped_fortran_, go to http://josepurplemash.blogspot.co.uk/ .

[joserbn]

Education jargon buster

I was looking at things to do in purplemash but I followed some thread and bumped into this great jargon buster of terms used in schools which I hope will help me (and others): http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome/for-home/maths-owl/expert-help--2/jargon-buster

[joserbn]

Purplemash: pirates+

Looking up the purplemash website upon suggestion from Mrs Kirkby I found this very interesting: the island editor and some videos with a ‘pirate’ describing the proposed activities. However, as I was tutoring Liam, I realised he really wanted to use the car games available and that was a good move. I now would suggest going to purplemash > games and playing A-fish-metic and Maths city 1. The first had a nice counting challenge whereas the latter allowed playing with time, distances and velocities by choosing car speeds.

Next time: LOGO https://www.purplemash.com/#app/tools/logo

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Smartphone app watches out for chicken welfare

Researchers are aiming to improve the welfare of chickens by enabling farmers to manage their flocks more efficiently using a smartphone app.

People have been developing a system that constantly monitors the welfare of chickens throughout their lives. It works on smartphones placed inside chicken houses.

Video credit: Marian Dawkins and Tom Nickson from the University of Oxford

For more BBSRC news visit: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/news-index.aspx