Jaguar Cars – Maths in Motion Challenge for Schools

1. Jaguar Cars – Maths in Motion Challenge for Schools Brian Richardson Partner Cambridgeshire Software House Software forSchools

2. What’s it all about? • Helping to raise standards in mathematics • Engaging and motivating children • Embedding ICT into the curriculum • Demonstrating that maths can be fun • Using maths in a practical way • Using simulation software effectively • Sharing information online • Challenging gifted and talented pupils.

3. Supporting Mathematics • Percentages • Calculations using calculator work (or not!) • Fractions • Ratios, chance, risk, strategy • Measure, scale • Speed, distance, time • Interpreting graphs

4. 2007 – 2008 Season • Very successful season with 38 Primary schools and 6 Secondary school participating in the online leagues • The KS2 Bradford Champions were Margaret McMillan • The KS3 Bradford Champions were Beckfoot Grammar • The KS4 Bradford Champions were Titus Salt School • Margaret McMillan reached the National Finals and finished 4th • We held two successful F2F races; one winter and one summer.

5. 2008 – 2009 Season • 47 Primary schools have registered to take part this season • Top 4 schools in the league qualify for the Bradford Final plus 3 schools from a play off. • 6 Secondary schools have registered and they will all qualify for the Bradford Final if they participate in 3 or more online races • Teacher’s league?

6. There are 3 age banded competitions • Children in KS2 (team of 4) • Children in KS3 (team of 2) • Children in KS4 (team of 2)

7. Organisation • The curriculum ICT team will provide training and support for all schools through Challenge CLC and Greenhead CLC. • All schools will be placed in online leagues and the top teams in the league will compete against each other to produce a Bradford Champion. • The Bradford Champions at each KS will be entered into the National Final Race. • All initial training will be at the CLCs and will take place in September. • An Education Bradford Consultant will be available to support all schools where possible. • Most support will be via email and the website.

8. Extras • Schools supported with developing blogs, videoblogs and podcasts using ‘Honeycomb’ • Training opportunities for Honeycomb will be in November. • The Bradford final will contain winners from the leagues and the top 3 cars in the play off. • We are working on sponsorship and the possibility of a Karting day out as a prize. • Regular emails will be sent to registered users of online races, F2F events and training • All details are on www.skillspace.com/bradict

9. The time Scale Reg Finals Nat Final Summer F2F Training Online races Winter F2F Online races School Finals May 2009 June 2009 June 2009 Sept 2008 Oct - Dec 2008 Dec. 2008 Jan - Mar 2009 Apr - May 2009 Online Races will be run approximately every 3 weeks from October through to March.

10. Training Dates. • Two adults and up to 3 children from the school can attend the training sessions • 24/9/07 Challenge CLC 9.30 – 11.30 • 30/9/07 Challenge CLC 9.30 – 11.30 • 1/10/07 Challenge CLC 9.30 – 11.30 • 2/10/07 Greenhead CLC 9.30 – 11.30 • All registration is online via links on the website

11. A more detailed look. • Each team consists of 4 pupils (KS2) & 2 pupils(KS3 & KS4). • Each team has to prepare a grand prix car for a chosen circuit and weather conditions. • The track has to be measured and categorised. • The car has to be tuned. • Optimum speeds have to be set for each area of the track. • A race plan has to be put together to decide on tyre changes, refuelling, etc. • The car is submitted for the race.

12. Getting Started • Load up software • Click on name

13. First steps – Team Home Page • Decide ‘Temperament’ – makes a difference • Own picture? • Team livery? • ‘Back’ out • Start ‘desk’ work

15. The Track Plan • Using string, calculate length of track • Using the key on the Track Plan, decide what each feature is by…… • Estimating, then measuring each STRAIGHT and, using the scale, decide if it is a long, medium or short straight 2. Estimating, then measuring the angle on each BEND and, using templates/protractor, decide whether it is a long, medium or tight bend. TAKE NO NOTICE OF WHAT THE TRACK DOES. Extend the lines until they cross and measure this angle

16. Planning Sheet 1

17. Planning Sheet 2

18. Workshop Adjustments….get the red bars as high as possible but ….. …. make sure you consider how many of each feature you have

19. Race Planning • Click to set to the feature type • Set to your actual safe speeds • Click here to transfer speeds to main table • ALL CARS HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST 1 SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE LAP TO GET INTO THE RACE • Click here to run a practice lap

20. Practice Lap Report – If you see a report with orange or red bars, watch out!

21. Weather Conditions • Track: Albert Park, melbourne • Laps: 50 • Weather: 14.00 Showers • 14.15 Showers • 14.30 Showers • 14.45 Showers • 15.00 Dry • 15.15 – 16.00 Sunny

22. Pit Team Briefing • ? Tyres at Start • ? Fuel at Start • ? Any pit stops to change tyres/add fuel – 20 second penalty • The more fuel, the heavier you will be • What’s the weather forecast?

23. New features for 2008 - 2009 • Ability to save your car data to an external destination so that you can have multiple saves of your car as you progress to revert back to. • KS3 and KS4 will be using the ‘Rule 4’ for fuel consumption as the season progresses. • More video tutorials on how to use the software and tips on getting best performance • Video tutorials to support the pupils use of mathematical skills and concepts required to create a competitive car.

24. Input from the school • Online registration of school with reliable e-mail account • Allocate a staff member as the school representative • Purchase of software or receive free upgrade • Installation of software before online races start • Set up the challenge as a class project or after school club • School to complete a form from each child to allow use of images and take responsibility of this

25. Input from the school • Attend training sessions offered • Check e-mail / website to get details for each online race • Enter data into the software and ensure team names are correctly set up • Run a race in school and save the winning car for that race • Email your winning car to me before the deadline for that race • If possible, attend the F2F events • Encourage pupils to use the website, Honeycomb and available support resources

26. Input from Education Bradford and the CLCs • Provide free training and free support • Liaise with school representative • Setup and monitor Honeycomb • Provide race details for each online race • Run the online races and update all results and tables online • Support production of podcasts, videocasts and blogs with schools using Honeycomb • Provide medals, certificates and trophies for the winners • Provide a series of Face to Face races

27. Setting up drivers and exporting cars • Please ensure that the team name for your car contains the school name. The driver’s names can be anything within reason. • Set up a separate team for each of the groups of children who are building a car. • When exporting your car to email me choose the fastest car in your school for that race and ensure the file is labelled as using the following format Race1-school-league. For example Parkwood school would be Race1ParkwoodSenna

28. Online support • All details of online races, results, tables, schedule, how to guides, etc. Are available on www.skillspace.com/bradict