Friday, 21 August 2015

Numeracy - Scale Modelling and Time in Space

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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