Phase 3 and 4: Exploring

Operations and estimation...

Our Mission: To discover how operations like
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
are related to each other and can be used to
process information to solve problems.
The first thing we should do is set goals about things you want to learn, investigate and or discover.
All goals should be neatly recorded on your mathematics goal sheet. In order to set goals you can:

3. Read the sub

4. Think: What else
2. Look at your headings and add
1. Look at your “Operations” do you want to
estimation skills things you don't
pretest. know about
reflection. understand to your
operations?
mathematics goals.

Remember, you can continue to set goals as you discover more.

 How should you record what you have done?

If the activity is a game reflect on your work in your mathematics booklet using
the graphic organizer or reflection tool of your choice. Some of you might want
to create your own graphic organizer or reflection tool. Or, you can just writing
about it using journal writing prompts.
If it is an investigation or a question neatly copy the appropriate titles and show
your working in mathematics book. Use scrap paper to do all of your rough
calculations and estimations. Keep these pieces of paper your math booklet.

Be sure to the record the date and to give the work a clear title.

CAREFULLY COMPLETE A TOTAL OF SIX ACTIVITIES CONNECTED TO YOUR MATHEMATICS

GOALS.

ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOU START THINKING ABOUT THE NUMBER SYSTEM AND
LARGE NUMBERS
1. Watch this:
2. Copy and respond.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDjzKzSWSM8&
feature=player_embedded “Subtraction is the total opposite of addition,
There is no way they can be related,” moaned
Show why they kept getting it wrong in your math
Minus.
book.
1. An inquiry into the language of multiplication and division,
for example, factor, multiple, product, quotient,
prime numbers, composite number.

Mathematical Muscle Builders Expert

a. Click the link below and choose the lesson on multiples, Investigations
factors, primes and composites.
Multiples,
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/Math5.html and
Prime
b. Factor-multiple Chains Factorization
Stage: 2 Can you see how these factor-multiple chains
work? Find the chain which contains the smallest possible
numbers. How about the largest possible numbers?

c. Two Primes Make One Square

Stage: 2 Can you make square numbers by adding two

prime numbers together?
2. Commutative Property…

a. What is commutative property?

b. Neatly and clearly show

examples of Commutative property.

c. How can it make your life easier?

3. How can we show the inverse relationships?

A. FOR REAL: BIANCA'S B. TOGETHER AGAIN C. I'VE GOT YOUR

UNDOING
Explore inverse
relationships. In this video
clip from Cyberchase
Bianca attempts to do the
inverse of her actions in
order to carry out a secret
mission.
D. What are inverse relationships?
NUMBER
Sharpen critical thinking
through an examination of Amaze your friends with a
basic problem-solving simple number trick.
skills. Understand that Discover how inverse
transformations can be operations undo each
undone by reversing the other.
steps in the process.

F. Why are they useful?

4. How can we show that multiplication is
repeated addition and that division is repeated
subtraction?
The multiplication and division key on Monkey’s calculator is broken. Show
how Monkey can use his calculator to solve the following problems.

a. Banana’s cost $8.13 per kilo. Monkey bought 4 kilos of bananas. Show
how monkey used his broken calculator to calculate the cost of the
bananas. Remember, you cannot multiply or divide using Monkey’s
calculator.

b. Monkey had 22.50 cents. He had to share this between his four baby
monkeys. How much did each monkey get?
5. An inquiry into using estimation strategies.

Mathematical Muscle Builders Builders Expert Investigations

a. Click here and Choose the estimating lesson. a. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sc
B. Shedding some light Stage: 2 Make an estimate of how many light hools/ks3bitesize/maths/
fittings you can see. Was your estimate a good one? How can you number/approximation/a
decide? ctivity.shtml

C. Bike route source: cyberchase 60.0 0 interactive/online

activity
b. All in a Jumble
Use knowledge of distance and time to determine the route that is the
shortest and quickest. Stage: 3

My measurements have got all

D. Glowla's estimation contraption
jumbled up! Swap them around
Explore how to use rounding for estimating addition of a group of
numbers. and see if you can find a
combination where every
E. Jellybean jostle Source: cyberchase 60.0 0 interactive/online Activity measurement is valid.
Estimate the number of jellybeans by using a grid and sample method.
6. An inquiry into choosing the best
estimation strategies.
Work in a team of two or more people. You will solve the problem by yourselves
and then compare estimation styles.

a. Click here to choose an estimation style for each problem. (You can also use
the class estimation posters) Choose a different strategy each time.
http://portal2.nist.ac.th/eleschool/y6/public/6AR/EstimationStylesARichel.pdf

b. Estimate the answer without showing your partner.

c. When you have finished, show each other how you did and explain why you
chose a particular strategy.

Problems
1. 22.3 X 3.9 = 2. 398 + 402 + 399 = 3. 1,198 / 3.9 =

4. Make up problems suited to different strategies and see if your partner

chooses the best strategy to solve the problem.
7. An inquiry into modeling the addition
and subtraction of decimal numbers .

Mathmatical Super Challenges

Muscle
a. How Much Did it Cost?
Builders
Stage: 2 Use your logical-thinking skills to deduce how much Dan's
http://www.le
crisps and ice-cream cost altogether.
arnalberta.ca/
content/me5l/ b. Forgot the Numbers
html/Math5.ht Stage: 2 On my calculator I divided one whole number by another
ml whole number and got the answer 3.125 If the numbers are both
Choose the under 50, what are they?
addition and c. Decimal Time
subtraction of
Stage: 2 Use the clocks to investigate French decimal time in this
decimals
problem. Can you see how this time system worked?
lesson.
8. An inquiry into modeling the multiplication and division
of whole numbers and decimal numbers.

Mathmatical Muscle Builders Super Challenges

a. Click on the multiplication and division of whole numbers lesson. The Remainders Game

Stage: 2 and 3
B. FOR REAL: DONUT DOZE OFF
A game that tests your understanding of
Source: Cyberchase 60.0 0 Video
Explore how repeated addition can be represented as multiplication, and discover how to break a problem into simpler parts. In remainders.
this video clip from Cyberchase, Bianca uses multiplication and repeated addition to determine how many donuts she must frost.
Expert Investigations
MULTIPLICATION VIDEOS Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
C. Whole Numbers Multiplication and Division
1.
D. MULTIPLYING NUMBERS IN A COLUMN
E. MULTIPLY BY A TWO-DIGIT NUMBER http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebit
esize/maths/number/decimalsrev3.sht
DIVISION VIDEOS
ml
F. PLACE VALUE AND DIVISION NUMBER FAMILIES
2.
G. SHORT DIVISION http://www.mathsisfun.com/dividing-
H. SOLVING SHORT DIVISION PROBLEMS decimals.html

I. DIVISION WITH REMAINDERS 3.

J. LONG DIVISION WITH REMAINDERS http://www.math.com/school/subject
1/lessons/S1U1L6GL.html#sm1

K. This Excel file just lightens the computation burden for division, allowing the teacher and student to discuss the 4. Solving Problems With
process and explore the relationships between the process elements. Decimals
9. An inquiry into exponents and
square roots.
Mathmatical Super Challenges Expert
Muscle Builders a. One Wasn't Square Investigations
1. Square Roots Stage: 2 Challenge Level: Mrs Morgan, the Number Rules -
class's teacher, pinned numbers onto the OK
2. Exponents.
backs of three children. Use the information Stage: 4 Challenge
to find out what the three numbers were. Level:
b. Seven Square Numbers Can you convince
Stage: 2 Challenge Level: Add the sum of the me of each of the
squares of four numbers between 10 and 20 following: If a
to the sum of the squares of three numbers square number is
less than 6 to make the square of another, multiplied by a
larger, number. square number the
product is
ALWAYS a square
number...
10. The Order of Operations
Information Expert Practice

http://www.brainpop.com/math/n
umbersandoperations/orderofoper
ations/preview.weml