Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING... to discover the various ways in which we use energy in our homes
    • We are EXPLORING... to calculate approximately how much energy we are using at home and the costs
    • We are EXPLORING... to analyse our energy usage data in order to determine a method for lowering our costs

      Success Criteria: I can/have...
      • We can analyse graphs and visual displays of data to form opinions on the ways in which we use energy at home and increase or decrease the cost of energy bills  
      • We can extract data from power bills and labels on appliances 
      • We can  represent data from energy use into tables and pie charts 
      • We can calculate how much we are spending at home using a general formula and more specific formula depending on the appliance 
      • We can identify and describe a problem and put it into a question in order to guide our inquiry

      Activities:

      1. "Power Rangers" slide
      2. Home & Miss S energy bill analysis
      3. Ludi basic facts work 

      Homework:

      1. 20 min of Ludi "Playground"
      2. Mathsbuddy tasks