Mathematics 

Numeracy News

Many of our Year Levels are moving into the Measurement and Geometry section of the Victorian Curriculum. This covers areas such as:

• Using units of measurement (eg. length, area, mass, capacity, time)
• Shape (2D and 3D shape)
• Location and Transformation (position, movement, mapping, symmetry etc.)
• (Years 3-6) Geometric Reasoning (measuring, labeling and comparing angles)

Making connections to real life events and our learning are essential for students to engage in their learning. Our Year 5 and 6 students are heading to camp at Lake Dewar next week. An integral part of the Measurement Curriculum for these year levels is  to:

• Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between them
• Use a grid reference system to describe locations. Describe routes using landmarks and directional language
• Interpret and use timetables
• Measure, calculate and compare elapsed time

We are using camp as a great opportunity for students to get familiar with the camp map and timetable for the three days, and also make connections to this part of the mathematics curriculum, in a real-world context.

Some examples of questions based on the Camp map students will need to answer are: 

• Record the directions from the footbridge to the conference centre: (Using the keywords north, east, west, south, left, right, straight, forward)
• What are the coordinates of Lakeview 1?
• What activity is at I7?

Some examples of questions based on the Camp Timetable students will need to answer are:

• What time is Group 4 doing the dual flying fox? How long are they going to be at the activity?
• If on Tuesday the 23rd, you were canoeing at 9:30am, what will  you be doing at 1:30pm?  Which group are you?
• Using 24 hour time, what time is dinner each night?
• If you’re doing Dual Flying Fox for Rotation 1 on Day 1, what Group are you in? What is your second activity?