Maths Working Models and Activities

About this ebook

What you will learn

Hands-on maths models you can make from card, paper, string and bottle caps, covering place value, integers, fractions, primes, tables, angles, Pythagoras theorem, area, volume, algebraic identities, probability, bar graphs and a clinometer for measuring heights. Each model comes with clear steps, worked examples and a simple way to explain the idea to a teacher or judge.

Who it is for

Students of class 3 to 10 and maths teachers.

Chapters

Contents

1. Chapter 1: Making maths visible
2. Chapter 2: Place value
3. Chapter 3: The number line and integers
4. Chapter 4: Even, odd and prime numbers
5. Chapter 5: Fractions
6. Chapter 6: Angles, triangles and tessellations
7. Chapter 7: Pythagoras theorem
8. Chapter 8: Area, perimeter and the circle
9. Chapter 9: Volume of solids
10. Chapter 10: Algebraic identities
11. Chapter 11: Data, chance and heights

Inside

At the end of the book

• Practice questions. To check what you have learnt, with the answers after them.
• Glossary. The key words of the book, each explained in one sentence.
• Easy English. Short sentences and everyday words, with each new word explained the first time.

How to use it

Reading, printing and sharing

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