Activity
Aimed at stage 5
students, this mathematical modelling exercise allows students to visualise the
distances and time taken to travel to the moon and to the star Sirius. This
numeracy activity will be highly engaging for students, as it allows them to
learn to perform simple scale and distance calculations but also model it,
bringing an abstract concept closer to home for them. This activity would best
be done in pre-selected groups with students of varying ability. This way,
students who are more confident with the mathematics and calculations aspect of
the investigation will be able to demonstrate this to the students who are
weaker at maths.
Syllabus Dot Points Covered
ES1
c. use appropriate
scales to describe differences in sizes of and distances between structures
making up the universe
WS6 Students conduct
investigations by:
a. individually and
collaboratively using appropriate investigation methods, including fieldwork
and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data (
d. using appropriate
units for measuring physical quantities
Activity Link from Science Works (museums Victoria), pages 1-2.
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