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Myuna Farm
Maths Trail
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Contents:
Map
page3
Introduction
page4
Reminders
page5
MyunaFarmTasks:
Task1
TheFeedTrail
page6
Task2
PigsinthePen
page7
Task3
Kangaroos
page8
Task4
SortingtheAnimalDisplayCenter
page9
Task5
Maze
page10
ExtendedResponseTasks:
Task1
TheFeedTrail
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Task2
SortingtheAnimalDisplayCenter page12
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WelcometoMyunaFarm!
ThisterminourscienceunitItsa
bigworldoutthere!youhavebeen
learningabouthowtogrouplivingthings
fromtheirobservablefeatures
,toplan
andconductinvestigationstofindanswers
toquestions,tousearangeofmethodsto
representdatatofindtrendsorpatterns
andtocommunicateyourideasina
varietyofwayssuchasatableordrawing
(Ausvels,2016).
Inourmathsunitsthistermwehavelearntaboutfractions,using
multiplicationtoproblemsolve,usingdifferenttypesofmeasurementto
measureobjects,howtocollectandrepresentdataintablesorgraphs,
creategridmapsanduseanglesasameasureofturninreallifesituations.
Todaywearecombiningwhatwehavelearntthistermtohelpus
investigateproblemsatMyunaFarm.Webelieveyouaretheperfectgroup
tohelpthemsolvetheirproblems!
Nowrememberyouneedtobeabletoexplainyourthinking,somake
surethatyouwillbeabletorememberwhatyourecordednotonlytoday
buttomorrow,nextweekandevennextmonth.
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Reminders
Checklist:
Lunch
Playlunch
Pencils
Mathstrailbooklet
Hat
Waterbottle
Sunscreen
Sunglasses
PleaseRemember:
Yourmannerssaythankyou,pleaseandofcourseexcusemeifyou
needtogopast
Pleasedonotpickupanyanimals,theyaresaferandhappierlefton
theground.
Dontrunaroundorchaseanyanimals.
Makesurethatyouarenottooloud,wewouldntwanttoscarethe
animalsaway.
BeawareofotherpeopleatMyunaFarm,wewouldn'twanttohurt
anyone.
andfinally
Have Fun!
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Task1:
Thefeedtrail.
Atthestartofthetraileachgroupwillreceiveoneloafof
bread.Youwillneedtodividethebreadevenlyamongstthe
animalsyoufeed.
Howmanyslicesofbreaddoyouhave?_______
Withoutcountingtheanimals,howmanypiecesofbreaddoyouthinkyouwillneedtofeedall
theanimalsonthefeedtrailand
why
doyouthinkthis?
Instructions:
Youwillneedtoappoint
one
persontokeeptrackofthenumberofanimalson
thefeedtrail.
Didyourunoutofbread?
Why
?
Howmanyanimalsmissedoutongettingbread?
Remindertorecordclearly:
Willyouunderstandyourworkingoutinaminute?hour?day?week?
month?year?
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Task2:
Pigsinthepen.
Myunafarmneedstoknowhowmanypigsitcanhaveinasmallpenatonetime.Youwillneed
toworkouthowtomeasurethepen
without
formalunitstosolvetheproblem.
Drawthesmallpigpen.
Howwillyoumeasure?
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Howmanypigsdoyouthinkwillfitinthepenandwhy?
Remindertorecordclearly:
Willyouunderstandyourworkingout
inaminute?hour?day?week?month?Year?
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Task3:
Kangaroos
Usingtheinformationboardhowtallisamaleeasternkangaroo?_________
Howhighdoyouthinkthefenceshouldbeforamalekangarooandwhydoyouthinkthis?
Doestheheightofthefencematchhowhighyouthinkthefenceshouldbe?Howdoyouknow?
Remindertorecordclearly:
Willyouunderstandyour
workingoutinaminute?hour?day?week?month?
year?
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Task4:
SortingtheAnimalDisplayCentre
Weneedtosortoutalltheanimalsintheanimaldisplaycentre.Theywillneedtobesortedby
oneoftheirfeatures,suchasheight,colourorkind.
Whichfeaturewillyoucategorisetheanimalsby?________
Categorisetheanimals.Howmanyanimalsareineachcategory?
Remindertorecordclearly:
Willyouunderstandyourworkingoutinaminute?hour?day?week?
month?year?
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Task5:
Maze.
Weneedtogettotheplaygroundbutwehavetogothroughthemazetogetthere!
Gothroughthemazeandfindyourwaytotheplayground.
Inpairs,writedownthedirectionsforanotherpairtofollowinorderforthemtogettothe
playground.
Askanotherpairtofollowyourdirections.Didyourdirectionswork?Why/Whynot?
Remindertorecordclearly:
Willyouunderstandyourworkingoutinaminute?hour?day?week?
month?Year?
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ExtendedResponsetasks:
ResponseTask1:
Respondingtopigsinapen.
Therearethreepensatmyunafarm,twoaresmallliketheoneyoumeasuredandoneislarge.
Thelargepenisequivalentorthesameastwosmallpens.
DrawthepigpensfromMyunaFarm:
HowmanypigscouldpossiblyfitinthepigpensatMyunaFarm?Howdoyouknow?
Hint:Useyourmeasurementsfromtask2.
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Remindertorecordclearly:
Willyouunderstandyourworkingoutinaminute?hour?day?week?
month?year?
ResponseTask2:RespondingtoSortingout.
Intheanimaldisplaycenteryoucategorisedtheanimalsandcollectedthedataonhowmany
animalsfitintoeachcategory.Nowyouwillrepresentthedatainagraph.
Graph:
Whatcategoryhadthegreatestnumberofanimals?_____________________
Whatcategoryhadtheleastamountofanimals?______________________
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References:
Ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au,.(2016).
AusVELSHome
.Retrieved3February2016,
fromhttp://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/
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