Kids who love maths

This post is all about the 5 smallest particle that the world knows of. They are atoms,electrons, protons, neutrons and quarks. Atoms are made out of a nucleus and electrons, the nucleus is made out of protons and neutrons, the protons, neutrons and electrons are made out of even smaller particles called quarks. An atom works like this, the nucleus is like the boss, bigger and stronger than his workers and centred right in the centre, and then there are the electrons who are like the workers whizzing around all day doing their work. This is a image of an atom that might explain a bit more: here you can find a whole lot more information on atoms

The triangle is the strongest shape, this is because if there is any pressure on top or beneath it the triangle will only bend in the section where there is the most pressure. With most other shapes - such as a circle or square - the top would just bend and then collapse on top of the rest of the structure. But at the same time triangles are not the stiffest shape but is actually pretty flexible compared to quite a lot of other shapes, which makes it one of the most important shapes for structures like bridges. You can try making a bridge out of straws and then see how strong it is!  Here are some bridges with triangles.                                                                                                   ...

Not to long ago I went on this course where I learnt to code my own apps using a device on the mac called XCODE. CodeCamp helped me out a lot during the hard parts and taught me how to turn a small bit of computer programming into a fully functional app that you can release out to the world. All the apps that get created at CodeCamp do not go to the app store but instead they go to a different place called Hockey App. click here to see XCODE. click here to find out more about CodeCamp. It's great fun for kids who love maths!

Something that encouraged me to work harder to improve my maths and programming skills is a website called Codecademy which is a course which teaches you to program in lots of different computer languages to take you step by step through the basics of programming and even creating your own website! I started off on HTML and CSS and I am still only half way through which reminds me that I will need a lot of patience and you should to. http://www.codecademy.com/learn click above to get started!