ORBIT/GeoGebra

ORBIT/GeoGebra Competition

Submit your primary mathematics activity for a chance to win University of Cambridge prizes & certificates and have your activity posted on a high profile educational website!

Members of the GeoGebra community will vote for the top 25 activities, and experts in primary maths will designate the three winners.

Competition Instructions

The activity must be open-ended to some degree, supporting interactive teaching and active learning. We are looking for investigations that allow children (age 6-10) to explore an element of mathematics for themselves.

Submitted GeoGebra files and instructions must:

1) a short overview (max 200 words),
2) list of learning objectives (max 3),
3) description of the underlying pedagogical/teaching approach or rationale (max 50 words),
4) compulsory teacher’s note (max 250 words) which provide instructions, useful tips and recommendations (submissions without teachers’ notes will not be reviewed).

For an example of the kind of pedagogical approach and teacher’s notes required, please see the ORBIT resource at http://orbit.educ.cam.ac.uk/wiki/Consecutive_sums.
Your notes need not be as long as those, however.

Submission Procedures

1. Upload your file and notes on GeoGebraTube (File -> Share) with the TAG: ORBITCOMP using either your GeoGebraTube, Facebook or Google password. The following screenshots will give you an idea of what to expect during this process:

2. Copy the link of your GeoGebraTube file and fill this form.

3. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS 31st JANUARY 2013

What is ORBIT?

ORBIT is a new resource bank with a focus on interactive teaching in mathematics and science across the primary / secondary sectors, enhanced by using ICT. It is designed for a wide audience of teachers and teacher educators interested in using and sharing Open Educational Resources (OER).

We have found it difficult to source high quality GeoGebra resources for primary children, hence this competition!

The three winners of the ORBIT/GeoGebra competition (and probably some of those on the shortlist) will have their activities posted on the ORBIT wiki alongside teachers from prominent teacher education institutions.

Prizes

1. A University of Cambridge tee-shirt, mug and bag for the winner + a University of Cambridge/GeoGebra Certificate
2. A University of Cambridge tee-shirt and bag for finalist number two + a University of Cambridge/GeoGebra Certificate
3. A University of Cambridge tee-shirt and mug for finalist number three + a University of Cambridge/GeoGebra Certificate

Fame – or at least public acknowledgement! – through inclusion in the ORBIT resource bank. This is a unique opportunity to have your name associated with a high profile, innovative University of Cambridge project.

The creators of the top 25 resources will receive a University of Cambridge/GeoGebra Certificate