The activity, ‘Faceprints’ explains how facial measurements are used to identify individuals, for example in airport screening systems. Students can make measurements of their own faces and compare the results. This activity includes comprehensive teaching notes to be read before beginning the activity with students, as they feature useful background information and suggestions for supporting …More
In the learning activity, ‘Going the Distance’ Tui wans to find out how far she needs to travel to visit all her friends. Students measure a scale drawing to work out the distances between towns, then use addition to calculate the distances Tui must travel. Students pose further questions for classmates about the distances on …More
This number and operations worksheet, ‘Approximation’ allows for practice approximating proportions. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This geometry and spatial sense worksheet, ‘Congruent and Similar Shapes’ allows for practice with congruence and symmetry. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This number and numerical operations worksheet, ‘Equivalent Whole Numbers, Fractions and Decimals’ allows for practice with representing equivalent forms of the same number. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This learning activity, ‘Flying-fish Soup’, can introduce the concept of ratio. Students must help Pat adjust Gran’s recipe to serve different numbers of people. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting 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 beginning maths worksheet, ‘Mixed Measurement 2’ allows for practice estimating measurements. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This beginning maths worksheet, ‘Mixed Measurement 3’ allows for practice comparing approximate measures. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This number and operations worksheet, ‘Percentage, Portion and Ratio’ allows for practice finding equivalent percents, portions and ratios. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This number and numerical operations worksheet, ‘Percents’ offers an introduction to whole-number percents between 1 and 100. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This word problems worksheet, ‘Proportion Problems’ asks students to practise identifying fractions in word problems.
This data and probability worksheet, ‘Stem and Leaf Plots’ allows for practice interpreting and creating stem and leaf plots. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This measurement worksheet, ‘Volume and Surface Area’ allows for practice finding the volume and surface area of three-dimensional objects. Answer sheet provided with file download.
Waka Widths’ is an interesting hands-on activity that uses ancient methods of canoe-making to help student explore the relationship between the diameter and the circumference of a circle using arm spans. An answer sheet is provided and includes accompanying teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
This data and probability worksheet, ‘What is the Probability?’ allows for practice with probability. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This data and probability worksheet, ‘What is the Probability? 1’ allows for practice interpreting a problem question and determining the probability of an event. Answer sheet provided with file download.
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