Compare and describe measurements involving time and money
I can compare and describe measurements involving time and money.
Compare and describe measurements involving time and money
I can compare and describe measurements involving time and money.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A change in time or amount of money can be described multiplicatively.
- The sentence 'The __________ is ___ times the __________ of the __________' supports understanding.
- Comparisons of measure can be represented as multiplication or division equations.
Keywords
Times the __________ - Times the time/times as long/times the amount of money are phrases that can be used to compare and describe - one child might run a race in three times the time of another child.
Common misconception
Children are more familiar with multiplication resulting in an increase and need to appreciate that it can also result in a decrease.
When we multiply an integer by a unit fraction, the effect is the same as dividing the whole by the denominator. It results in a decrease.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions

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Exit quiz
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