WALT: Communicate locations and directions, using compass directions, distances and grid references.
WALT: Interpret locations and directions, using compass directions, distances and grid references
The key ideas to find out and understand this week are...
Describe locations using compass directions and grid references
Describe directions using bearings
Draw and interpret scale maps
Your daily task:
Daily Maths Prototec
Learn:
Complete the daily maths activities position and location tasks here.
Maths Buddy Position and Location Task. Download each PDF and file in your numeracy folder.
Create: Cartographers Challenge
Imagine you discovered a new island no one ever explored before. It does not exist on any map! You can name this island whatever you want and make its first official map.
Task Outline here
Share: Post your DLO on your blog. Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.
WALT: To recognise and identify different types of translations including rotation, enlargement and reflection
WALT: Use scale factors to enlarge objects.
The key ideas to find out and understand this week are...
What is enlargement?
What is scale factor?
How to use the grid method to enlarge an image?
Your daily tasks:
Daily maths maintenance from the board
Daily basic facts practice worksheet. Record your results in the back of your maths book
Learn:
Complete the maths activity sheets on enlargements
Maths Buddy Enlargement Tasks. Download each PDF and file in your numeracy folder.
Create: Create an enlargement of a picture of your choice. Create a step by step guide for someone to follow to create theri own enlargement.
Share: Post your DLO on your blog. Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.
WALT: Use drawing instruments to construct geometric shapes
WALT: Identify, name and describe simple polyhedron using faces, edges and vertices.
WALT: Visualise, draw and create 3 dimensional shapes
The key ideas to find out and understand this week are...
How to use drawing instruments such as a compass to construct geometric shapes
The properties of an equilateral triangle
The properties of polygons
Your daily tasks:
Daily maths maintenance from the board
Daily basic facts practice worksheet. Record your results in the back of your maths book
Learn:
Complete the maths activity sheets on visualising, drawing and creating 3D shapes
Maths Buddy Tasks. Download each PDF and file in your numeracy folder.
Make a copy of and complete this maths workbook about 3D shapes.
Watch the video clip and create a brief fact guide around geodisic domes.
Create:
Star Dome Prototype: Using a compass and a ruler create 12 equilateral triangles then use them to create a prototype star dome. Guide here
Share: Photograph your prototype and post on your blog along with a fact sheet about geodisic domes. Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.
WALT: Sort two dimensional shapes into classes and define properties
WALT: Create three dimensional shapes
The key ideas to find out and understand this week are...
The properties of triangles
How to classify triangles by their sides and angles
How to use a protractor
The properties of polygons
Your daily tasks:
Daily maths maintenance from the board
Daily basic facts practice worksheet. Record your results in the back of your maths book
Learn:
Complete the maths activity sheets on triangles and polygons
Maths Buddy Triangle Tasks. Download each PDF and file in your numeracy folder.
Make a paper plane then unfold your paper plane. Try and classify each of the triangles you can see by their sides and angles.
Create: Create an interesting DLO to teach someone how to classify triangles by their sides and angles.
Share: Post your DLO on your blog. Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.