Today was the last session for the Maths Module and an important fact that I will remember is CPA: Concrete, Pictorial and Abstract. I also enjoyed the story “How big is a foot?” by Rolf Myller. This book is a wonderful introduction to measurement and conveys the message of how important it is to have the same standard of measurement or the end results would be very different.
An interesting lesson that we had today was to Make a container to fill 15 kidney beans. It was surprising that the container needed to fill only 15 beans was so tiny. Hence, from this experience I understand how concrete experiences are important in helping children with estimation too. The Maths Trail is interesting as it gives students opportunities to carry out mathematics learning using the environment. We were assigned the task of finding out how high the 1st floor is from the one below. Our group counted out 4 sections with 16 steps each and the height of each step was 13.5cm. Therefore, the answer was 16 x 4 x 13.5 = 864cm.
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