Order! Order! 2
Watch the video to learn how to play
Watch the video to learn how to play
(From Mike Askew, A practical guide to transforming primary mathematics, 2016)
Transcript
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Collect resources
Collect resources
Students will need:
sticky notes (or blank number cards)
markers
4 x 0-9 dice (you could also use playing cards, a spinner or numeral cards).
How to play
How to play
Students:
roll the dice and create and record a 4-digit number.
repeat until you have 4 4-digit numbers.
order them from smallest to largest, and largest to smallest in the fewest moves possible, moving adjacent cards only.
Another way to play
Another way to play
Make bigger or much smaller numbers (like decimals and fractions).
Use only a few playing cards to form numbers (for example, use Ace-4 only). Does that increase the challenge of working out the order?