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Four Corners
The video introduces Four Corners, a card game that combines fun and learning. The game setup involves placing cards in room corners and children move according to the drawn card. The concept of probability is explored by narrowing down the cards to four of each suit. The shuffled cards serve as ...
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The Human Birthday Graph
The concept of the human birthday graph is introduced, where students arrange themselves according to their birth months. The process of interpreting and graphing the data is explained, emphasising the importance of scale and axes. The students are guided throughout the activity, receiving assist...
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Nini Nini 5/6 Version
The Nini Nini activity, a tribute to Mork and Mindy, introduces various mathematical concepts like data, probability, fractions, decimals, and percentages. The activity uses containers, teddy bears, and recording sheets. It emphasises the importance of interpreting data and making decisions. A pr...
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Ninny Ninny Game Sheet 5-6.pdf
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Mystery Spinner
The activity begins with instructions for a spinner game, where participants are asked to prepare pen and paper. The spinner, featuring four colors, is spun 50 times with the colours called out. Participants tally the colours, make a guess about the spinner, and create pie graphs using the data. ...
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Design Your Own Dice
In this engaging activity, kids design their own dice and spinners, thereby creating unique probabilities for each face or colour. They use their understanding of fractions to determine these probabilities. To test their creations, they roll them a hundred times and record the data for further an...
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Probability Lines 3-6
The concept of probability lines and their application in various fields such as weather predictions and transport safety is explored. The importance of students discussing and justifying their ratings on these lines is highlighted, emphasising the practical use of this mathematical tool.
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The Fair Race Track.
This content explores the concept of a fair racetrack, using two standard dice to determine possible outcomes. Data is collected, analysed, and graphed to visually represent the frequency of each roll. Children are then encouraged to design their own fair racetrack based on the data. The effectiv...
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What Story is The Graph Telling?
Students pair up to select and discuss a graph, leading to questions about its purpose and subject. They study the graphs, noting their features and using examples for reference. The students then create their own graphs, deciding on columns, scales, and collecting data accordingly. The concept o...
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What Story Is The Graph Telling.pdf
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