Maths Investigations – Success Criteria

Seating Arrangements/L Totals/Pentagon Houses/Paving Slabs/Pins and Posters/Cows and Sheep Present my information and results in a clear and organised way. Look for a pattern in my results. Predict further results and check they work. Search for a rule and test it out. Try to explain my rule.

Birthdays Make a list of my class mates. Ask my classmates when their birthdays are. Use a calendar to find out the days of my classmates’ birthdays. Put my results in a bar graph. Explain what my graph shows.

Heart Rate/Turning Coins Decide what to investigate. Make a prediction. Collect the data I need. Present my information and results in a clear and organised way. Look for a pattern by calculating the range, mode and mean. Explain what my results show. Refer back to my prediction.

Double Scoop Complete the ice cream flavour table. Identify the different combinations I could choose. Calculate the total number of combinations. Extension: Investigate the total number of combinations for a different number of flavours – 9,10 and 11. Present my information and results in a clear and organised way. Look for a pattern in my results. Predict further results and check they work. Search for a rule and test it out. Try to explain my rule.

Heart Rate Decide what to investigate. Make a prediction. Collect the data I need. Present my information and results in a clear and organised way. Look for a pattern in my results. Explain what my results show. Refer back to my prediction