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About us
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Kenny the Kounting Kangaroo, the perfect Maths Faculty mascot and all round good guy, is a true star at Mathematics. He made his live debut at a Gloucestershire Maths Conference in 2001 and his reputation precedes himself to this day! Due to the unending popularity of our antipodean friend, we felt it was more than appropriate to name this site in his honour. Keep visiting kangaroomaths to find out 101 uses for Kenny in the classroom!
101 uses for Kenny(incomplete)
- Kenny does equations. He thinks of a number, doubles it then adds 3. Kenny's answer was 13. What was the number? Infinite possibilities.
- Kenny has a pouch. This is very useful as he can hide numbers in it. Students guess the number by asking questions. (Yes or no are the only answers allowed)
- Kenny also keeps small plastic shapes in his pouch. Repeat the above for shapes.
- Kenny keeps a look out for calculators in non-calculator lessons. (He always spots them.)
- Dangle Kenny on the end of a spring as part of an experiment into Hooke's Law.
- Kenny sometimes keeps coloured counters in his pouch. This is a handy trait as probability experiments can be carried out.
- Kenny keeps a beady eye out for latecomers coming down the corridor.
- Non-standard units are a peculiar thing, but use Kenny and all becomes clear. We can measure the length of the classroom in 'Kennys'.
- Drop Kenny down a stairwell as part of a Mechanics lesson investigating acceleration. Attach a variety of parachutes for added interest. Sixth Form students only.
- Being a kangaroo, Kenny is particularly good at jumping. Together with a number line, Kenny demonstrates adding to and subtracting from negative numbers.
- Another use with the number line is to show subtraction by the jumping on method.
- Like so many kangaroos, Kenny can jump up different size staircases, which leads to a discovery of Pascal's Triangle.
- Kenny sits on the teacher's desk and keeps an eye out to check that students are working well.
- By keeping compare bears in his pouch, Kenny explains subtraction to the very young by removing just some of them. (Compare bears that is)
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