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Maths Trail MaterialsMetre stick, ruler, trundle wheel, string, measuring tape, pencils, a watch, clipboards, camera, jugs, weighing scales, balancing scale, calculatorDon’t forget to take photos!Aims of the Trail:Apply mathematical knowledge to the stations on the trail.Co-operate and interact as a team.Have fun! 5th Class: Station One:The Classroom 2. Choose the appropriate instruments of measure to complete the following tasks and then complete the tasks.Balance, kitchen scales, and a spring balance.Use the appropriate metric units: (grams, kilograms)How heavy are your school bag, pencil case, and maths book. Estimate and weigh.Estimate the amount of pencil cases it will take to equal a school bag in weight and record your answer. Calculate the difference between your estimation and the actual weight. 2. (A)Which tool would you use to measure the following: (B) Estimate and measure :The radiatorsThe bookcaseThe classroom and your deskThe window panes Calculate the difference between your estimation and the actual length. ( using metric units : mm, cm, m, km)How many different ways can you measure a box? Display your results in an imaginative way.6.5. What time will it be in 1 hour and 40 minutes from now? Record your answer in analogue and digital time and using the 24 hour clock. What time was it three hours and 25 minutes ago? Record your answer in analogue and digital time and using the 24 hour clock. List all the prime numbers shown on the clock face.If we do maths for 40 minutes each school day, how many hours does this add up to in one month? If we did ten minutes less maths a day, how much would this add up to in one month? How about in a school year? Convert this to 24 hour time. How many tables are there in your classroom? How many table legs are there in your classroom? If there are 20 tables in each of the 3 classrooms, how many table legs are there altogether?Write a number between 1- 100 on the board. List all of its factors.How many rooms in the school are not classrooms? Represent this as a fraction of the total amount of rooms in the school.3. . 4. Change each of the following fractions to percentages:1/5, 1/3, ?, 2/3, 3/3, 7/10.Change each of the following percentages to fractions:25%, 40%, 35%, 70%, 7%, If the car park holds X cars, how many will it hold when it is enlarged by 50%? How many Toyotas, Mercedes, Opels, Fords, Nissans are in the carpark?Put this data on a bar graph using different scales. If the average car is 3.5m long, and there are 20 cars on the car park, how long would a line of all the cars be? Estimate and then measure the length of a white line on the car park spaces. Find the total length of all the white lines in the car park.8. Station Two The Yard Throw a ball across the yard. Estimate how far you threw it. Measure the length with an instrument of your choice.Jump as far as you can on the pitch. Estimate how many metres or centimetres you jumped. Measure it using an instrument of your choice. 877 7. 9. 10. How many parallel lines can you spot in the yard? How many different types of flowers can you spot? Represent this information on a bar chart. Estimate how many cups of water it will take to fill the bucket. Then, using the water in the bucket next to you, pour as many cups as necessary to fill the other bucket. Calculate the difference between your estimation and the actual amount. Underline the words that describe the lines the steps on the door step create:Perpendicular,Parallel IntersectingStraight11. The school has a budget of E240 for PE equipment. Does the school have enough money to purchase the equipment listed below? If not, how much extra money does the school need? (you may use a calculator)12. 13.Receipt:Beanbags X 6E 6.99 eachCones X 35E7.49 eachFootballs X 12E5.40 eachFlags x 40E3.50 eachRugby ball X6E7.99 eachWhat is the area of the sports hall?If six cones cost 34.50, how much would one cone cost? How much would sixteen cones cost?Move the decimal point by one place in the receipt for each item. Total the cost after moving the decimal point. Divide the number of items to be bought by the cost of the item. E.g. 6 /7.99Calculate the total cost of the equipment. If the school received a 20% discount, what would the total cost be?If 10% VAT was added to the cost after the discount, what would the total cost be after VAT? Rough Work:Rough Work: Self Assessment:Red light: I do not fully understand.Green light: I understand.Amber light: I am a little unsure. Circle the light which explains best how you feel about each station and explain why.Station One: Station Three: Station Two: ................
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