- Weather wise: Learning to read the thermometer Number: numberline to 20 for infants Data: Daily recording of the weather, recognising and interpreting data Maths skills used: communicating and expressing, integrating life skills with geography & maths, reasoning, comparing weather on different days, understanding weather measurements. http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/09/our-weather-stick.html
- Classifying Bugs: Number: Counting bugs (1-12) Data: pictogram of the bugs Early Mathematical Activities: Classifying, sorting, grouping Maths skills used: communicating and expressing, integrating maths, science and nature, connecting real life skills of observing, recording etc with maths learned, understanding sorting, data, classifying, grouping in real-life situation http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/10/classifying-bugs.html
- Making Craters: Measures: Standard (cm) and non-standard (matchsticks) units of measurement. Measuring height of ball drop and diameter of craters made Maths skills used: applying and problem solving, communicating and expressing, integrating science, maths, geography, connecting physical geography with historical events, reasoning, implementing, understanding, recalling and recording http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/11/making-craters.html
- Our favourite planets: Data chart: Data: pictogram, comparing groups Maths skills used: communicating and expressing, integrating maths, science and geography, understanding sorting, data, classifying, grouping in real-life situation, decision making http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/11/space-data.html
- Melting ice and using insulators: Measures: Ordering ice from quickest to melt to slowest to melt Maths skills used: applying and problem solving, communicating and expressing, integrating science and maths, reasoning, implementing, understanding, recalling and recording http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2010/12/melting-ice-and-using-insulators.html
- Trains travel different distances on different surfaces: Measures: Measuring distances using non-standard units of measurement Data: Making a data chart based on results Maths skills used: applying and problem solving, communicating and expressing, integrating science, maths, geography, connecting physics with practical implications, reasoning, implementing, understanding, recalling and recording http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/02/trains-travel-different-distances-on.html
- Signs of spring: Data chart: Data: pictogram, comparing groups, more/less, difference Maths skills used: communicating and expressing, integrating maths, science and geography,connecting living things, seasons, wildlife, understanding sorting, data, classifying, grouping in real-life situation, decision making http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-data-chart.html
- Measuring caterpillars: Measures: Non-standard units of measurement, comparisons of growth over time. http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-big-are-our-new-caterpillars.html and http://scoilchaitrionajnrmsmcloughlin.blogspot.com/2011/05/our-caterpillars-have-nearly-doubled-in.html
Friday, September 3, 2010
Step 4: Maths
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