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Trains and Train Stations: Compilation with Music

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Trains and Train Stations: Compilation with Music

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Help us to collect photographs with examples of maths in context from across Liverpool and the wider City Region. Add photos from your school and the local community and pose questions for other school pupils to answer.

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Show students images of a section of Anfield or Goodison Park (or another other stadia or sporting venue in the Liverpool City Region) and ask them to estimate how many seats are visible. Then use this to estimate the total stadium capacity by counting sections. Introduce concepts like scaling for older students.

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Give students access to local train/bus/ferry timetables and ask them to calculate how long a journey takes, or how long it would be between different ferry times. Older students can calculate total journey times for round trips.

Provide pupils with maps and ask them to plan a journey to particular Liverpool landmarks or venues.

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A set of photos from around Liverpool for pupils to explore. What maths can they find in these photos? What word problems could you write about these photos? What information would you need to be able to answer these questions?

Can the children take photos around the local area or around school and talk about how maths features in the photos?

EYFS: Provide the children with simple shapes and ask them to recreate iconic Liverpool buildings like the Liver Buildings or St George's Hall.

KS2/3: Can pupils use isometric paper and measuring materials (compass, ruler, protractor etc) to create technical drawings of Liverpool landmarks? What maths skills do they use as part of these technical drawings?

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Mersey Ferries | Liverpool Ferry | Merseytravel

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This page lists out everything you need to know about Mersey Ferries, with links to live updates, timetables, Mersey Ferries ticket prices and more.

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Merseytravel Timetables | Journey Planner & Maps

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Find all the Merseytravel timetables for the different modes of transport; including bus timetables, train timetables and ferry timetables.

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Is your child fascinated by magic tricks? Get ready to unleash your inner magician as you explore how our eyes play tricks on us. In this activity, you'll create your very own optical illusion: the impossible triangle!

An optical illusion uses patterns, color, and light to make images that confuse our brains. How does it work? Well, when our eyes gather information from the world around us, our brain's job is to make sense of it. To understand what our eyes are seeing, our brains create something called a perception. But optical illusions actually cause our perceptions to be incorrect! They trick our brains into thinking we see something that's not actually the true image.

Optical illusions are fun to explore! This activity highlights the optical illusion triangle. This is an object that can be drawn but cannot exist in 3-D form-it's actually impossible! And that's how it got its nickname of "the impossible triangle." For our first optical illusion, we'll guide your child to do the impossible as they create a model of the impossible triangle using building blocks. Then, we'll teach them how to draw the optical illusion triangle on paper. Get ready for some mind-bending fun!

Supplies

Building bricks (one 2×10-stud brick, one 2×8-stud brick, four 2×2-stud bricks)

Building bricks base (16×16-stud or 32×32-stud)

Paper

Pencil

Eraser

Ruler

Markers in two different colors

How to Build and Draw an Impossible Triangle
First, let's build!
Step 1: Collect the building brick base and the pieces you'll need to build the impossible triangle. It's helpful to use building bricks that are all the same color.

Step 2: Place the 2×10-stud brick on the base.

Step 3: Connect the 2×2-stud bricks. Add the stack to one end of the 2×10-stud brick. You should have a structure that looks like an L now.

Step 4: To complete your optical illusion triangle, add the 2×8-stud building block at the top. It should face away from the bottom brick. From an angle, the structure should look like a 7.

Step 5: Now it's time to trick your brain! Move around, looking at your optical illusion triangle, until it looks like the sides are connected. To help your brain perceive the illusion, try closing one eye (which skews depth perception), moving closer or farther away, or moving side to side! Did it work?

Now, let's draw!
Step 1: On a blank piece of paper, use a pencil to draw a triangle with equal sides. (Draw lightly, as we're going to erase some lines later!) This type of triangle is called an equilateral triangle. It's helpful to use a ruler to help measure equal sides and make straight lines.

Step 2: Next, draw a line in each corner to make three smaller triangles. New lines in the picture are highlighted with yellow for clarity.

Step 3: Now, connect the small triangles. Draw three lines that are parallel to the original triangle. (Parallel lines go in the same direction and never meet or cross each other.) Now you can see a smaller triangle in the center.

Step 4: Repeat Step 3 by drawing three new lines that are parallel to the small triangle's sides. Now you can see an even smaller triangle in the center!

Step 5: Next, we're going to erase. The dotted lines in this image show you which lines to erase.

Step 6: Use a black pen or marker to darken the triangle's lines.

Step 7: Lastly, color two sides of the triangle and leave the other side empty to make your optical illusion triangle pop. Get creative with colors, designs, and patterns!

Bring on the Science!
How does the optical illusion triangle trick my brain?
This optical illusion triangle is an object that can only exist in a two-dimensional format. Also called the Penrose triangle, this object looks on paper like a solid, three-dimensional object, but it's actually impossible to make in a true three-dimensional form. In order to make a three-dimensional model, we have to trick our brains! The model must have a break in it and we have to view it from a certain angle.

Did you know there are other Penrose polygons? Check them out to see more exciting optical illusions!

If your child was fascinated by the impossible triangle, they'll love our Science Junior subscription, which features a whole month of optical illusions! Shop here!

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The Impossible Triangle Optical Illusion: Draw and Build It! - Little Passports

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Are you fascinated by magic tricks? Explore how our eyes play tricks on us and create your very own optical illusion, the impossible triangle!

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How to Draw The Impossible Triangle in 5 Easy Steps

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How To Draw A Penrose Triangle - Optical Illusion

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The Penrose triangle, also known as the "impossible triangle," is an optical illusion popularised by mathematician Roger Penrose who spent a significant amount of his early career at the University of Liverpool.

This shape appears to be a solid, three-dimensional object, but it cannot exist in reality. When drawn, it looks like a continuous loop of three beams meeting at right angles, but if you try to build it, the structure becomes impossible due to conflicting perspectives. The Penrose triangle challenges our perception of geometry and has become a popular symbol in art and design.

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Dazzle ships were a type of camouflage used by the British Navy during World War I. Instead of trying to hide the ships, they were painted with bold, geometric patterns in black, white, and other colors. These patterns, called "dazzle," made it hard for enemy submarines to judge the ship's speed, direction, and distance, making it difficult to aim torpedoes accurately. The designs were inspired by abstract art and often included zigzags, stripes, and swirls, creating optical illusions. While they didn't make the ships invisible, dazzle camouflage helped protect them from enemy attacks by confusing the viewer.

One of the Mersey Ferries, Snowdrop, is currently decorated using dazzle patterns.

Pupils could use measuring and their shape knowledge to create their own dazzle ship designs.

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This webpage includes an origami resource and a colouring sheet

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One of our most colourful attractions is our stunning Dazzle Ferry, created by Sir Peter Blake, as part of the First World War commemorations. Sir Peter Blake is most famous for The Beatles Sgt Pepper album cover.

The eye-catching dazzle design is in honour of the patterns that were first used on vessels in World War One. They worked by 'baffling the eye' and making the ships difficult to target. Each ship's pattern used unique colour and monochrome designs - to avoid making classes of vessels recognisable to enemy U-boats and aircraft.

The Dazzle Ferry, called 'Everybody Razzle Dazzle', is the only operating dazzle ship in the UK and the design has been commissioned by Liverpool Biennial, 14-18 NOW the First World War Centenary Art Commissions, and Tate Liverpool in partnership with Merseytravel and National Museums Liverpool. Supported by Arts Council England, National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and Department for Culture Media and Sport.

Taking a River Explorer Cruise aboard Snowdrop the Dazzle Ferry is the best way to appreciate it in all its glory whilst learning more about dazzle history through the on board exhibition panels. We operate two vessels, the Dazzle Ferry and Royal Iris in traditional colours, either one of these ferries will be operating the River Explorer Cruise.

The Dazzle is currently in service. Please note we reserve the right to change the vessel in service, due to operational reasons.

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The Mersey Ferry Dazzle Ferry is our most colourful attractions, with an eye-catching design inspired by WW1 ships. The ferry was painted by Sir Peter Blake.

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Dazzle Ship was a co-commission by 1418 NOW WW1 Centenary Art Commission, Liverpool Biennial and Tate Liverpool, in partnership with the Maritime Museum. Renowned artist Carlos Cruz-Diez worked with the idea of dazzle using the historic Edmund Gardner pilot ship owned and conserved by the Maritime Museum. The work was realised by painters from Cammell Laird.

Although this ship is no longer on display at the docks, the website features lots of useful information on dazzle ships including archive images of historical dazzle ships.

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Dazzle Ship was a co-commission by 1418 NOW WW1 Centenary Art Commission, Liverpool Biennial and Tate Liverpool, in partnership with the Maritime Museum. Renowned artist Carlos Cruz-Diez worked with the idea of dazzle using the historic Edmund Gardner pilot ship owned and conserved by the Maritime Museum.

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Artwork by Edward Wadsworth (1889-1949) of dazzle ships in drydock

https://gerrishfineart.com/product/dazzle-ship-in-dry-dock/

https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artwork/dazzleships-in-dry-dock-at-liverpool

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Gerrish Fine Art - Founded in 1972, Gerrish Fine Art is one of the leading dealers in 19th and 20th century British printmaking. We hold one of the largest stocks of etchings by David Hockney.

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Dazzle Ship in Dry Dock - Gerrish Fine Art

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Wadsworth served as a Dock Officer, supervising the application of dazzle camouflage designs to ships during the First World War, first in Bristol then in Liverpool. Wadsworth kept a photographic record of the camouflaged ships which proved useful when he began work on the eight different woodcut designs he produced of the subject.

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Everybody Razzle Dazzle- Sir Peter Blake

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Everybody Razzle Dazzle- Sir Peter Blake

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Sir Peter's design entitled 'Everybody Razzle Dazzle' (2015) covers the Mersey Ferry Snowdrop with a distinctive pattern in monochrome and colour, transforming the vessel into a moving artwork as it continues its service. This is the third in the series of Dazzle Ship commissions and the first to be a working vessel. Snowdrop will remain dazzled until it is taken out of service.

Unlike other forms of camouflage, dazzle camouflage works not by concealing but by baffling the eye, making it difficult to estimate a target's range, speed and direction. Realised in monochrome and colour, each ship's dazzle pattern was unique in order to avoid making classes of ships instantly recognisable to enemy U-boats and aircraft.

As well as being a moving artwork, visitors who board the Snowdrop can learn more about the history of dazzle and the role that the Mersey Ferries took in the First World War in an on-board display curated by Merseyside Maritime Museum and Tate Liverpool. An integrated education programme underpins the project and includes a free digital resource with interactive activities for use in or outside the classroom. Share your photos using #DazzleFerry and create your own 3D dazzle artwork with the free Dazzle It app.

Sir Peter Blake (b. 1932) is a leading figure in the development of British pop art and his work is synonymous with the use of imagery from modern culture, including comic books, consumer goods and advertisements. Sir Peter Blake has a strong relationship with Liverpool that extends beyond his famous design of The Beatles's album cover, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967.

See Everybody Razzle Dazzle for free from the waterfront or hop on board to explore the curated display.

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Sir Peter Blake: Dazzle Ferry - Liverpool Biennial

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Sir Peter's design entitled 'Everybody Razzle Dazzle' (2015) covers the Mersey Ferry Snowdrop with a distinctive pattern in monochrome and colour, transforming the vessel into a moving artwork as it continues its service. This is the third in the series of Dazzle Ship commissions and the first to be a working vessel.

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This free digital resource focuses on three major public art commissions in Liverpool and London by artists Sir Peter Blake, Carlos Cruz-Diez and Tobias Rehberger. It has been designed for teachers and pupils with activities, teacher’s notes and lesson plans related to subjects across the curriculum as well as exciting interactive games for all the family to enjoy.

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About the Dazzle Ship Resources

This free digital resource focuses on three major public art commissions in Liverpool and London by artists Sir Peter Blake, Carlos Cruz-Diez and Tobias Rehberger. It has been designed for teachers and pupils with activities, teacher's notes and lesson plans related to subjects across the curriculum as well as exciting interactive games for all the family to enjoy.

Finding the Maths in Op art

Group Activity:

In groups look at the patterns in this picture what type of shapes can you see?

What do you notice about the shapes?

How many sides do they have?

What are the names of the different shapes?

Are the shapes symmetrical?

Classroom activity:
Draw your own Dazzle Ship. Use a ruler and try to measure out the dazzle ship. Create a pattern for your Dazzle Ship, draw as many different shapes as you can, if you like you can add colour to your ship. Try to make it as bright as possible.

Group activity:
In groups, take it in turns to show the group your dazzle ship.

What different shapes has everyone created?

What do you notice about the shapes?

How many sides do they have?

What are the names of the different shapes?

Are the shapes symmetrical?

Materials List

Ruler

Pencil

Gridded paper

Colouring pencils, crayons or felt tips

Extract from curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

compare, describe and solve practical problems for:

lengths and heights [for example, long/short, longer/shorter, tall/short, double/half]

recognise and name common 2-D and 3-D shapes, including:

2-D shapes [for example, rectangles (including squares), circles and triangles]

3-D shapes [for example, cuboids (including cubes), pyramids and spheres

Teachers Notes:
These activities could be used in conjunction with a project around Shape using patterns from Op Art.

This could also link to the dazzle art project around Op Art.

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Dazzle Ships - Finding the Maths in Op art - Liverpool Biennial

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About the Dazzle Ship Resources This free digital resource focuses on three major public art commissions in Liverpool and London by artists Sir Peter Blake, Carlos Cruz-Diez and Tobias Rehberger. It has been designed for teachers and pupils with activities, teacher's notes and lesson plans related to subjects across the curriculum as well as exciting interactive games for all the family to enjoy.