| Activity Outcome | Collecting, organizing and representing data based on rounded estimates of volume. Statistics |
| MTS Set | MTS7
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| NATIONAL Curriculum | The Number System |
| Topics | Rounding Whole Numbers
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| Keywords | Volume and Capacity, Rounding Whole Numbers |
| Grouping | Learning pairs |
| Resources | Filling material such as cubes, small boxes, marbles... A box such as a shoe-box or lunch box... |
| Lesson Notes | - Provide each student with a copy of the activity sheet.
- Direct groups to the Investigation and ask: What do you need to find out? What information do you have? What information do you need to collect? What strategy will you follow to collect the data you need? How will you record the data you collect? How much data will you need to collect? Why is a rounded record sufficient for this investigation?
- Would 60 cubes be a good estimate of the number that will fit in a shoe-box? ... Why do you think that? Why is a table a good way to record the data you collect? How will you summarise the data you collect? (Round and average to compare.)
- How will the data answer the inquiry question?
- Direct groups to plan their investigation.
- (Reflection) Move around groups and ask focus-inquiry questions as above.
- (Reflection) Bring groups together to share strategy ideas. Provide the opportunity for groups to go back to and improve strategies as appropriate.
- Direct groups with a sound plan (including tables for recording) to carry out their investigation.
- Provide the opportunity for groups to share their Finding by using the collected and summarized data to support their conclusion.
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| Reflections | See Reflection Table on the activity sheet. Discuss responses to this table with individual students. What planning did you do? What are the steps you followed? Is your data clearly recorded? Show me. Could you have solved this problem a better way?...
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| Answers | Not applicable |
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