The hands-on activity, ‘Fill Them Up’ shows how students can use a variety of different containers to estimate and compare the capacity of the containers. The activity can be done indoors or outside and would be suitable for work individually, in groups or with the whole-class. Students complete the learning activity to record and compare …More
When is a discount not fair? The interesting learning activity, ‘Bargain Busters’ shows the items a family bought at a variety of discount prices. Students calculate the savings they made, and check out the claims of a discount voucher. This activity includes comprehensive teaching notes to be read before beginning the activity with students, as …More
In the learning activity ‘Calculation Chains’ a chain is used as a model for demonstrating the changes that take place as a series of operations are performed on the numbers at the start of long chains. Students must work out how each number in the chain has been transformed, using a variety of strategies. They …More
This number and numerical operations worksheet, ‘Checking Results’ allows for practice checking the reasonableness of results of computations. Answer sheet provided with file download.
What happens when cold water mixes with hot water? In the learning activity, ‘Hot or Cold’ students use a girl’s experiments to learn about the relationships between water temperatures and quantities. The accompanying teaching notes provide background information about the way different ocean temperatures cause currents to form and affect the Earth’s weather.
The word problems in the learning activity ‘Kete Counting’ challenge students to use a variety of strategies, and to develop their algebraic thinking. Strategies include trial and improvement, visualisation, and using multiplication arrays. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes to support learning and further exploration.
Did you know that a whale shark has three times the mass of an African elephant? The learning activity, ‘Large or Huge?’ features more interesting animal facts, and asks students to use fractions as they compare their masses. This activity includes comprehensive teaching notes to be read before beginning the activity with students, as they …More
This number and numerical operations worksheet, ‘Magnitude’ reinforces the difference in magnitude between numbers. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This number and operations worksheet, ‘Mixed Numerical Problems’ allows for practice solving numerical problems. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This number and numerical operations worksheet, ‘Reasonableness of Computations’ offers explanation on checking the reasonableness of results using estimation. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This number and operations worksheet, ‘Rounding Up’ allows for practice rounding numbers. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This number and operations worksheet, ‘Square Roots’ allows for practice with square roots. Answer sheet provided with file download.
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