How fast is fast? - Time Activities for 5th and 6th Class
Added: 25 Mar 2020
Contributor:
PDST
Resource type:
Guide/notes
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Lesson Plan
This unit is designed to provide students with a measurement context in which to use number operations. In calculating speed from distance and time, they will apply number strategies as they convert between units.
Activity 1: Discussing Speed
Activity 2: Running a kilometre
Activity 3: Running 100m
Activity 4: Bike Ride Problem
Activity 5: World Records
How it maps to the curriculum
- 5-6
- Mathematics
Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Time
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore the relationship between time, distance and average speed
Suggestions for use: These are a series of practical and real life problem based activities that give context to learners understanding of the relationship between distance, speed and time.
