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reSolve: Authentic problems – Target Ball
This sequence of four lessons explores the relationship between an informal unit of measure and what is being measured using the context of designing a game of 'Target Ball'. Students work in groups to collect data on how far their chosen ball rolls, using a cut-out foot as an informal unit of measure. They represent and interpret their data and then work towards using formal units to make their game 'fair'. Each lesson is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, sample answers, discussion points and student resources. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry special topic 'Authentic Problems'.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 1 Year 2
- Purpose
- Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number Measurement Statistics
- Topic
- Operating with number Using units of measurement Length Data representation and interpretation
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Numeracy progression
- Number and place value (P4) Understanding units of measurement (P3) Interpreting and representing data (P2) Counting processes (P3)
- Publisher
- reSolve Maths by Inquiry
- Copyright
- © Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- data displays length informal units
- Other terms
- positive integers
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