Tuesday 20 January 2009

MATHS IS FUN IN YEAR 5!!! Multiplying by 10,100 and 1000 using scale maps


This week we are looking at multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. We are also investigating Cardiff Bay ahead of our visit on Friday. In order to introduce a practical (problem solving) approach to both topics, the children were set a challenging task today - to recreate a scale map (1 to 1000) of the Cardiff Bay area. Myself and Mrs. Marlow were amazed at how well the children worked and how accurate the maps were. Landmarks included the Millennium Centre, St David's Hotel, the barrage, the Welsh Assembly and many more.
Well done everyone, you worked fantastically.
Who knows what we'll have up our sleeves for you in next weeks problem solving challenge?











































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