Active maths: sport and the outdoors · Maths CAS idea
Choreograph a dance using symmetry and patterns
ActivityCreativityProject-ready
With a group, choreograph and perform a dance built on symmetry, rotation and repeating patterns, rehearsing regularly.
Where the maths comes in
Reflections, rotations, sequences and timing.
Which CAS strand it fits
- Activity: Physical exertion that contributes to a healthy lifestyle.
- Creativity: The arts, and other experiences that involve creative thinking.
Your CAS coordinator decides how an experience counts at your school. Strand summaries are provisional (our words, being checked).
How to run it
- Form a group and agree a performance date.
- Explore movement patterns based on transformations.
- Rehearse regularly over several weeks.
- Perform and record the performance (with consent).
This can grow into a CAS project if your CAS coordinator agrees: see planning a maths CAS project.
How to evidence it
- Choreography notes and diagrams
- Rehearsal log
- Performance recording and feedback
Date everything and keep it in your school's CAS portfolio as you go. More on what counts as evidence.
Reflection prompts
Questions to think about, not answers to copy. Write your reflections in your own words, in whatever form your school accepts.
- How did the maths shape the movement, and where did you abandon it?
- How did the group make decisions?
- What did rehearsing regularly do for your fitness and confidence?
Learning outcomes this often gives a chance to show
- Collaboration. What did someone else bring that you could not have done alone? Describe a disagreement or a mix-up in the team. How was it resolved?
- Challenge and new skills. What could you not do at the start that you can do now? Which moment felt most uncomfortable, and what did you do next?
- Commitment and perseverance. When did you feel like stopping, and what kept you going? What does your record of sessions or meetings show about how regularly you took part?
Whether you meet an outcome depends on what you actually do and reflect on, not on the idea. Outcome labels are our short summaries, being checked.
Safety and ethics
- Warm up properly; rehearse in suitable spaces.
- Record only with everyone's consent.
Agree every plan with your CAS coordinator first. Safety and ethics for maths CAS.
Rates, averages and graphs of your data: try the online grapher.
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