| Explore number operations and the relationships between them using mental, written and calculator methods, and investigate strategies for checking results. Sixty four 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.
Topics Included:
- Understanding Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division
- Using the Laws of Arithmetic
- Using the Order of Operations including Brackets
- Rapid Recall of Number Facts
- Recall Known Facts including Factors
- Powers, Roots, Units of Measurement and Formulae
- Fraction to Decimal Conversions
- Mental Strategies of Calculation- Four Operations, Decimals, Fractions and Percentages
- Presenting and Interpreting Solutions
- Justifying Inferences and Explaining Reasoning
- Identifying Necessary Information to Solve Word Problems
- Using the Calculator Function Keys to Sign Change Roots, Fractions and Brackets
- Interpreting Calculator Displays in Different Contexts
- Checking a Result using Order of Magnitude
- Working Backwards to Check a Result. |
