Term 1: Week 4

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING Goat Island as a rich context for understanding standard form to decimal or whole numbers.
• We are EXPLORING Goat Island as a rich context for understanding decimal or whole numbers to standard form.
• We are EXPLORING Goat Island as a rich context for multiplying and dividing by powers of 10
• We are FINDING approximations, estimations & rounding significant figures
• We are INVESTIGATING the Goat Island marine habitat and expressing data as decimals and %'s (conversions)
  
  

Kia ora 8F1.  This week we continue our Number focus in an attempt to help us explore the  ‘Goat Island Marine Reserve: Te Taha Wairoa' .

Whakataukī: “He manako te kōura e kore ai ”
Metaphorical: The wish for fish will bring none. 
Literal: Dreams require action to become reality 

Authentic Outcomes:  Snorkelling and attendance at the Goat Island Marine Education Centre.  Social action, working towards a more sustainable future. 

Success Criteria:  I can...
• Identify place value of whole and decimal numbers
• Multiply and divide by 10, 100, 1000, etc
• Make reasonable approximations and estimations
• Round significant figures
• Make conversions between decimals and %'s and vice versa

Do Now:  Numeracy Ninjas
Mental Strategies, Timetables and Key Skills revision. 

Class Activities:   Plastic Pollution - Number
1.  Welcome.  Reinforce routines.  Work to speed up the implementation of the 'Numeracy Ninja' Do Now activity. 
2.  Ensure class has joined 8F1's Google Classroom page.  The join code is...   pl5s4id
3.  Over the course of 3 sessions, view....
4. https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/Students/Standard_Form.asp

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Wednesday: Converting fractions to decimals to percentage 

Converting Decimals to fractions

Homework:   

Maths Buddy: Please aim to complete your set homework tasks by Friday morning for 'stickers' from your LA.  The deadline is Sunday evening. 

Please also practice your 'Ludi' timetables programme.