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| Activity Outcome | Reading, writing, and understanding whole numbers in context. Statistics. | | MTS Set | MTS5
| | NATIONAL Curriculum | The Number System | | Topics | Understand Whole Numbers
| | Keywords | Reason, Tally, Tables, Large Numbers | | Grouping | Independent | | Resources | Not applicable | | Lesson Notes | - Students 'left handed' statistics table and share answers as a lead into the research investigation.
- Brainstorm ideas for carrying out the investigation. Look for suggestions based on the known data that 1 in 10 people are left-handed.
- Students prepare plans independently. Ask students to share their growing ideas for their plan. Students revise and improve their planning based on ideas from others and questions others ask of their personal planning efforts.
- Students carry out their research and report on their findings and recording strategies, e.g. "I asked 50 children and found 6 were left handed. So I made a table that showed a pattern that went like this to show how many left handed people at our school (of 300): 50-6, 100-12, 150-18, 200-24, 250-30, 300-36 left handers."
| | Reflections | Ask: How could this information about left handed people be used, for example, in a sports equipment shop?" | | Internet Links | | | Answers | Answers will vary |
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