Maths
Maths Activities
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.
Task 13: Mathletics
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.
Task 11: Volume task II
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
Task 12: Multiplication task
Using multiplication strategies for everyday situations.
Click the link to find the activity:
https://nzmaths.co.nz/sites/default/files/PartyToTheMax.pdf
Task 9: Volume
Here 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
Task 10: Weighing meat
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
Maths Task 7: Loads of Sugar
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.
Maths Task 5: Space Escape
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.
Maths Task 6: Napier's Bones
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.
Maths Task 4: Area of the Lawn
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.
Maths Task 3: Swimming across Lake Taupo
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.
Maths Task 2: Measurement
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.
Task 1: Prototec
Click on the link below to go to the Prototec website and practise your basic facts.