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Interdisciplinary Learning, Maths & Numeracy, National Maths Week 2017, Primary 2, Uncategorized

P2 Dinosaur Maths

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P2 have been very busy this week learning to gather, display and interpret information related to our IDL context of Dinosaurs.

Success Criteria

  • I can collect information
  • I can display information
  • I can interpret information

We discussed what question we wanted to ask, and how we could best gather the information.

We decided to find out what P2’s  favourite dinosaur is. We  thought that creating a Tally chart would be a good way to gather and display the information.

This is what we found –

We were then able to look at, and comment on the results.

In our Dino Discovery Teams, we were developing our research skills this week too.

        

As part of this, we began to learn about the size of different dinosaurs. We soon discovered that although some dinosaurs were quite small, some were huge! We were particularly interested in the length of them. We noticed that the lengths were given in metres, so we had a look at a metre stick that happened to be in the Maths area, and we used it very successfully to work out that a Stegosaurus would only just fit into our classroom!

We think we’ll have to find more metre sticks now, and go outside next week to measure the lengths of other longer dinosaurs!

Interdisciplinary Learning, Maths & Numeracy, National Maths Week 2017, Primary 3

Mighty maths in Primary 3

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We are learning to sort and display information in different ways

Success Criteria:

  • I can help to create a tally chart, block chart and pictogram to show information we have gathered
  • I can gather and organise information to create my own pictogram
  • I understand that the same information can be presented in different ways

This week, Primary 3 have been learning how to sort and display different types of data linked to their IDL context, Dinosaurs.

We learned what tally marks, pictograms, block charts and frequency tables were and looked at how they could be used to show information about our favourite dinosaurs. We created a class tally chart which we then changed into a pictogram and asked each other questions about the ‘most popular,’ ‘least popular’ and ‘difference between’ the information displayed. We also created our own pictograms and tally charts.

Primary 3 also took part in Sumdog’s Maths Week Scotland contest, developing our mental maths skills while having fun playing all of the different games.

 

Interdisciplinary Learning, Maths & Numeracy, National Maths Week 2017, Uncategorized

P4’s Dinosaur Maths Week

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This week Primary 4 collected data using our IDL context of Dinosaurs. We decided that it would be fun to find out the favourite dinosaur at Mid Calder Primary School.

Each Dino Data Group visited a different class to collect and record their data. We then looked at the data as a class to interpret our findings.

The most popular dinosaur at Mid Calder Primary School was the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the least popular dinosaur was the Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus.

FIRST LEVEL INDICATORS:

  • I have used a range of ways to collect information and can sort it in a logical, organised and imaginative way using criteria.
  • I can ask and answer questions about data that has been collected.

Early Level, Maths & Numeracy, National Maths Week 2017, Primary 1, Uncategorized

Marvellous Maths in P1P

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LI: We are learning to sort, collect and display information.
We are learning about tally charts and pictographs.

SC: I can talk about my favourite toy and ask others about their favourite toy.
I can say what type of toy I have and record it in the form of a tally mark.
I can contrast and compare our favourite toy results with the P7’s favourite toys.
I can answer questions about the information that I have collected and displayed.

This week P1P have been learning how to gather and display information. During our Maths inputs we have developed an understanding of tally marks and have began to explore and use pictographs through a variety of practical, written and digital activities. We have also been able to use our new knowledge during our Toy Story IDL lessons to create a tally chart to show P1’s and P7’s favourite type of toy. It was really interesting to compare both the results and find out that both P1 and P7 had the same favourite… ‘cuddly toys’.

Maths & Numeracy, National Maths Week 2017, Primary 5, Uncategorized

Maths week Scotland in P5A

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Maths has been our main focus this week in P5a. We have been learning all about position and direction. At the start of the week we got out our Atlases during IDL, where we had to locate where the Rainforests were in the world. We used our knowledge about using a non-fiction book to help us locate this information in the Atlas. One of the children spoke about co-ordinates and was able to explain to the others what a co-ordinate was,  the other children were then challenged to find a main airport and provide the co-ordinate for it.

We then started to think about the language that we could use to give someone directions, what the children came up with was amazing, things such as; co-0rdinates, 360, 180 and 90 degrees, clockwise, anti-clockwise, full, 1/2 and 1/4 turn, left and right, backwards and forwards and the 8 compass points. We used our new language skills to write direction of how to get from one point of a map to another. We took our learning outside and we had to direct each other from different points in the playground using all the language that we had learned. We quickly learned that when blind folded we were unsure as to what direction N,E,S and W was and we had to change our language, we all had great fun.

We have also been learning how to ask good questions in maths. Miss Anderson and the children had to use their questioning skills to find out what the number was and the only answer could be yes or no. Some of the good questions that were asked were:

Is it an odd/even number?

Does it have 2/3/4 digits?

Is it a prime number?

Is it a multiple of?

The children were then given the opportunity to work with a partner and get them to ‘guess’ the number. This is a great game that can be played at home to improve questioning skills.

 

Hope you all have a fantastic September weekend.

 

Miss Anderson

Interdisciplinary Learning, Maths & Numeracy, National Maths Week 2017, Primary 1

Maths week in P1W!

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Learning intentions:

  • We are learning to sort, collect and display data.
  • We are learning to collect and display information.
  • We are learning about tally charts and pictographs.

Success criteria:

  • I can talk about my favourite toy and ask my P7 buddy about their favourite toy.
  • I can say what type of toy I have (category) and put a tally in the correct place on a chart.
  • I can contrast and compare our favourite toy results with the P7’s favourite toys.
  • I can answer questions about the information that I have collected and displayed.
  • I can say how I get to school and contribute to a class pictograph.

In P1W this week we have been focusing on developing our information handling skills. We have learned about tally charts and pictographs and we have been able to apply our learning to our IDL lessons on toys.

We enjoyed sharing our favourite toys with each other and hearing about our P7 buddies favourite toys as well! We created a tally chart and marked our toys in the correct area. We then did this with our P7 buddies and compared our results. We found out that in P1W we liked cuddly toys the most but our P7 buddies liked figure toys the most.

We also spoke about how we get to school each day. We collected this information and made a class pictograph chart. We then made another one electronically, using Education City, about our favourite colours.

Well done P1W!

 

Maths & Numeracy, National Maths Week 2017, Primary 5, Second Level

Maths Week Scotland in P5C

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As part of Maths Week, we linked our learning with our IDL context ‘The Rainforest’ . Early in the week we were learning about where in the world the rainforests are, using maps and atlases. We were able to link this to outcomes within Shape, Position and Movement.

I can use my knowledge of the coordinate system to plot and describe the location of a point on a grid.

MTH 2-18a / MTH 3-18a

L.I. We are learning about position and movement

S.C.- I can identify an object on a map

-I can describe its location in relation to the eight compass points

-I can create a grid and give instructions for how to describe or find a position on the grid

We practised giving each other directions,  making half, quarter and full turns and relating these to angles – some people were brave enough to be blindfolded and allow others to direct them!

Using our knowledge of the eight compass points, we wrote out directions for how to get from one point on the map to another. We practised plotting and finding coordinates on a grid and this allowed us to locate places on maps when we were finding out about where the rainforests exist.

Later in the week we were able to create our own grids and plot coordinates for others to find. We have been trying to keep practising using positional language whenever we can – during our bowling session this afternoon someone commented that their bowling ball had gone a bit too far to the North West!

 

Maths & Numeracy, National Maths Week 2017, Primary 7, Uncategorized

Coordinating Coordinates with P7/P6

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Learning Intention
We have been learning to explore the use of coordinates to plot points, and describe positions and movements on a grid.

Success Criteria
I can use coordinates to locate a point on a grid I can use coordinates to describe and locate a unique point on a grid
I can make journeys on a grid, following instructions about the coordinates to visit.

This week is maths week and we’ve been working on coordinates.

In coordinates we’ve been identifying the coordinates of objects on a grid.We also made our own grids.We wrote down the coordinates of objects around and island. Then we applied these skills to create our our own graph and created our own island. We did negative and positive coordinates. We had to identify the coordinates in which the objects were placed on a grid and we swapped with a learning partner to find our coordinates. We had great fun doing this as a challenge.
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