From the sporting context of a rugby player attempting a conversion kick comes an application of right-angled trigonometry. The question “where to kick from?” leads to the consideration of how an angle of view changes as distances change and ultimately leads to a search for the optimal kicking position.

This Video for Learning collection includes a video introduction that sets the “where to kick from” question in the rugby context, and provides a possible starting point. It is accompanied by curriculum context information and, for those wishing to use this as a rich and accessible assessment task, a task sheet including ways to individualise student responses.

The accompanying “teacher only” collection (available to Prime School Plus members only to prevent student access) also includes a second video that works through an approach to the problem posed, a handy teacher resource or support for students needing more scaffolding. Also included are additional teacher notes and a spreadsheet that has all the answers!

Additional documents can be obtained from the links below:

Rugby Kick Curriculum Context Statement

Rugby Kick Task Sheet

Rugby Kick Task Sheet