Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING how to use fractions in the context of the commonwealth games in a problem solving situation
    • We are EXPLORING how to use decimals in the context of the commonwealth games in a problem solving situation
    • We are EXPLORING calculating the probability of dice throws, spinners, and coin tosses.


    Success Criteria: I can/have:

    • write fractions in order
    • interpret multiples of a number
    • use my knowledge of multiples of a number for finding equivalent fractions
    • change a fraction (numerator and denominator) by the same multiple
    • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
    • add and subtract fractions with different denominators
    • understand how decimals are written
    • understand place value of decimals
    • order decimals
    • add and subtract decimals
    • multiply and divide decimals by 10, 100, 1000
    • describe the chance or likelihood of outcomes happening
    • describe the likelihood of an event as a fraction or percentage

    Activities:

    - experimental probability worksheet on GC

    - throwing dice and recording results in a table: using this data to calculate experiment probability of throwing certain numbers

    - flipping coins and recording results in a table: using this data to calculate experiment probability of flipping heads or tails