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Year 9

Emergency response worker

I can understand how maths is used by emergency response workers.

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Year 9

Emergency response worker

I can understand how maths is used by emergency response workers.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Police use maths in order to investigate traffic accidents.
  2. Firefighters need to be able to interpret guages and perform maths calculations.

Keywords

  • Formula - A formula is a rule linking sets of physical variables in context.

  • Data - Data are a collection of information.

Common misconception

Pupils may substitute incorrectly.

Each variable in a formula represents something. Substituting for one variable at a time may help ensure that values are in the correct places.


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Pupils might like to investigate what sort of training emergency response workers have to undergo. For example, what attributes are important? What sort of exams/tests would they be required to take? How long is the training period?
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6 Questions

Q1.
A is a rule linking sets of physical variables in context.
Correct Answer: formula
Q2.
are a collection of information.
Correct Answer: Data
Q3.
If $$T = 20 \times 0.45m + 20$$ and $$m = 4$$, what does $$T$$ equal?
29.08
Correct answer: 56
216
821.8
Q4.
If $$T = 20 \times 0.45m + 20$$ and $$T = 83$$, what does $$m$$ equal?
Correct Answer: 7
Q5.
A is a circular graph where sectors represent different groups proportionally.
Correct Answer: pie chart, pie graph
Q6.
When you call 999 you will be asked, 'Which service do you require?' You will be asked to choose from:
Correct answer: Ambulance
Army
Correct answer: Fire
Correct answer: Police
Royal National Lifeboat Institution

6 Questions

Q1.
$$t = 0.5b + 30$$ When $$b = 280$$, what will $$t$$ be?
Correct Answer: 170
Q2.
$$t = 0.5b + 30$$ When $$b = 250$$, what will $$t$$ be?
Correct Answer: 155
Q3.
$$t = 0.5b + 30$$ When $$b = 100$$, what will $$t$$ be?
Correct Answer: 80
Q4.
$$t = 0.5b + 30$$ When $$t = 100$$, what will $$b$$ be?
Correct Answer: 140
Q5.
$$t = 0.5b + 30$$ When $$t = 175$$, what will $$b$$ be?
Correct Answer: 290
Q6.
$$t = 0.5b + 30$$ When $$t = 80$$, what will $$b$$ be?
Correct Answer: 100