Mental Math and Estimation
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Numbers Beyond School:
Numbers Beyond School:
You will use these skills in career aptitude testing, daily tasks such as cooking, cleaning, driving, distances, time etc
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
You will be able to:
Find or use a calculation strategy for solving problems without the use of working out (written)
Create or use a systematic approach to estimating the result within a problem
Understand the context and relevence for estimating and using mental math strategies
Prior Knowledge:
Basic operations
Key Vocabulary:
Break down, estimate, approximate, method
New Knowledge:
New Knowledge:
Examples:
Examples:
Notes:
Finding a way that suits you to get to the closest possible value without using a calculator or pen and paper
Application Tasks:
Application Tasks:
Worksheet below (second 2 are extension)
Estimation Activity -
Estimation Activity -
Mental maths mini investigation: Pearson International Mathematics 1 - Chapter 1, page 8
Mental maths mini investigation: Pearson International Mathematics 1 - Chapter 1, page 8
Differentiation:
Differentiation:
Create your own strategies and explain to someone how it is done.
Use harder numbers or bigger numbers to work with
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
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