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24 Game
Choose a card from the pile on your table.
How to play: Make the number 24 using the four
numbers on a game card. You can add, subtract,
multiply, and divide. You must use all four numbers,
but use each only once.
How many points can you get in 5 minutes? (points =
dots in the corner of each card; more dots means harder
sums)
Starter Activities
Part 1:
To demonstrate how a variety of resources (internet,
PowerPoint, mini-whiteboards, true/false cards) and maths activities
could be used as starters of maths lessons 20 min
To try out and evaluate a number of starter activities by
considering the questions on the Planning for a starter
activity with pupils sheet (to be provided) 20 min
Part 2:
To choose from a bank of starters provided and plan in
details for a starter activity with a class of pupils 50min
Thu, 06/12/2007
Starter Activities
1. What does RHS
stand for?
3. Name the red
2. Choose the correct line:
spelling:
A
a) hypothenuse
b) hipothenuse
c) hypotenuse
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
9
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
19
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
3
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
13
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
10
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
49
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
2
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
15
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
3
?
4n + 8 6n - 1
4n + 9 5n + 8
8n - 5 7n + 1
4n - 5 n - 7
-4
?
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
4
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
15
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
12
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
31
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
10
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
56
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
8
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
38
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
1
0
7
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
29
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
1
1
3
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
20
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
INPUT
RULE
2n + 1
5n - 2
3n + 4
2n + 7
3n + 8
7n + 5
6n - 4
3n + 8
1
2
7
?
4n + 8
4n + 9
8n - 5
4n - 5
23
?
6n - 1
5n + 8
7n + 1
4n - 7
OUTPUT
Countdown
25
TARGET
290
Stop
6
1
3
7
Odd-one-Out
Justify each one as the odd one out in
as many ways as you can.
32
27
24
3n
(3n)
The answer is 4,
Target Board
In groups of 3:
What questions would you ask/ what will pupils do
if this was the target board. 7 min+3min share with whole group
Show me:
Starter ideas
Re-arrange
yourselves in 9
tables with 6 of
you per table = 2
groups of 3
Starter Activities
Part 2:
in groups of 3, share the Planning for a starter activity
with pupils
log
= 3
log
+ log
log
Extension:
- log
= 24
=6
True,
False
or
Unsure
?
Q1.
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.