Global Dimension Maths Bit late posting this up. our Summer Maths Day was on 12 June, but it was a fabulous day and I wanted to share our great work. This term all the day had a global theme, so each of our numerical activities had a geographical or cultural theme. Sorting World Cup Teams using a Carroll DiagramWith the start of the World Cup we took the opportunity to explore the different nations involved. We looked for different ways to sort and group their flags; symmetry, colours, shapes, counting different elements. Statistics for African CountriesWe thought carefully about the units we would need to use to gather data on all the countries that make up the African continent; population, area, perimeter, highest point etc.
Is this really FairTrade?We looked at the prices of different chocolate bars, then estimated how much each group of people involved in their production received; the farmers in Ghana, Production Factory and Shop Keepers. The children were really surprised how little the farmers in Africa received for their work. They came up with a different payment structure that would definitely be FairTrade! |