Middle Years Developing Numeracy - Measurement and Space: Book 1

Part of the series Middle Years Developing Numeracy - Measurement and Space -.

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Practical activities that are designed to improve and consolidate students' skills in measurement and space. 64 pages of maths activities featuring real-life and theoretical contexts; with each task carefully graded, and the level of difficulty progressing from Book 1 through to Book 3. Includes teacher's notes, and answers for time-efficient marking. Suitable for Middle Years 5-8.

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Book 1 Topics Include

• Geometrical Reasoning
• Correct Vocabulary, Notation and Labelling
• Conventions for Lines, Angles and Shapes
• Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
• Angle, Side and Symmetry Properties of Triangles and Quadrilaterals, and Solving Geometrical Problems involving these Properties
• Use 2-D Representations to Visualise 3-D Shapes
• Recognise and Visualise the Transformation and Symmetry of a 2-D Shape- Rotation, Reflection and Translation
• Conventions and Notation for 2-D Coordinates in all Four Quadrants
• Use a Ruler to Measure and Draw Lines to the Nearest Millimetre
• Use a Protractor to Measure and Draw Angles
• Use a Ruler and Protractor to Construct a Triangle and Simple Nets
• Names and Abbreviations of Units of Measurement
• Convert One Metric Unit to Another
• Estimate, Read and Interpret Scales on a Range of Measuring Instruments
• Estimate, Calculate and Solve Problems in Everyday Contexts involving Length, Area, Mass, Capacity
• Measuring and Estimating the Size of Acute, Obtuse and Reflex Angles
• Calculating the Area of Shapes
• The Formula for the Area of a Rectangle
• Calculate the Surface Area of Cubes, Cuboids and other Shapes

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Uses and Benefits of the Books

• Supplementary classroom lessons
• Homework activities
• Reinforcement of learning
• Extension work for advanced students
• Preparation for assessment
• Exam revision Teaching Benefits
• Creative teaching ideas
• Developing greater student interest and understanding
• A fresh approach to a topic or lesson
• A way of targeting student weaknesses
• Suitable for individual or group work
• A variety of activities for home study