Our Maths topics this term are Measurement, Multiplication and Division. Your teacher has assigned specific tasks for you to do in Mathletics, so it is a good idea to aim to complete one of your Mathletics tasks each day. There are lots of other Maths activities in here too that you can work on if you want to try something different. Email your classroom teacher if you need help or if you are unsure of what to do.
Go to www.mathletics.com/nz/ and complete one of the assigned tasks that your teacher has set for you. When you are finished, you can select other Maths tasks to do, or play Mathletics Live.
In this task you will use a formula to calculate the volume of a cuboid.
The formula is:
Length x Width x Depth
Click the link to get started!
https://arbs.nzcer.org.nz/teacher/26316/student/resources/packing-chocolate
Using multiplication strategies for everyday situations.
Click the link to find the activity:
https://nzmaths.co.nz/sites/default/files/PartyToTheMax.pdfHere is an online task where you will learn about measuring volume. Click the link to get started!
https://arbs.nzcer.org.nz/teacher/26316/student/resources/packing-boxes
This online task is about measuring weight
Click the link to start the activity
https://arbs.nzcer.org.nz/teacher/26316/student/resources/weighing-meat
This is a Rich Learning Task about measurement. Complete the first 5 questions in preparation for the final task!
Instructions:
Open your Google Drive and select your Maths folder.
Open the Google Doc called Maths Task 8: Loads of Sugar and record your evidence and answers to questions in here.
It's Huia's birthday! She has $5 dollars to spend at an outer space Arcade. Help Huia figure out which games she can afford!
Click the link to access the activity.
John Napier was a Scottish mathematician who invented a set of rods to make multiplication easier. These rods were called “Napier’s Bones. Click the link to access this activity.
Open your Google Drive and select your Maths folder.
Open the Google Doc called Maths Task 4: Area of the Lawn.
Once you have opened it, you can record your thinking and your answers.
Open your Google Drive and select your Maths Folder.
Open the Google Doc called Maths Task 3: Swimming across Lake Taupo.
This is where you record your answers to the questions below.
Try out these two Figure it Out activities by clicking on the links . They are both based on Measurement activities that you can do at home.
Click on the link below to go to the Prototec website and practise your basic facts.