BODMAS Pack

This week we are adding a BODMAS pack to our stores.

 

The acronym BODMAS is useful when remembering the order of operations used to solve equations.

BODMAS stands for Brackets, Order, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction.

Included in this pack are posters and tasks designed to build student’s understanding and problem solving when using BODMAS rules.

  

Depending on student's prior knowledge, some tasks will require higher levels of student support and scaffolding than others. Once you have introduced students to BODMAS, you may wish to direct some students to particular tasks, independent students may self-select tasks they are interested in.



Included in this pack:

• 3x BODMAS Posters
• BODMAS Test Your Skills (can be used as an assessment task)
• BODMAS Fast Fives
• BODMAS Make It… Solve It
• BODMAS Jigquiz (3 x 3)
• BODMAS Jigquiz (4 x 4)

 



BODMAS... coming soon!

There is a new unit of work in the pipeline...

This unit will focus on supporting students to understand the order of operations used to solve mathematical equations (commonly known as BODMAS). It will include posters, problems to solve and a jigquiz - to challenge students to put their knowledge to the test.

 

A sneak preview...

 

We look forward to sharing this with you soon!

 

Sunday Night Games

Sometimes we stumble across a gem that is worth exploring further...

Here is a great site (suitable for PC - as it needs Flash to run) that allows students to practice a range of basic skills in the following areas:

* addition

* subtraction

* multiplication

* division

* order of operations

 

 

Students have one minute to answer as many questions as possible and can complete the level as many times as they like. There are four levels, with an increasing range of basic skills available in each level. Questions become harder as students select higher levels.

These activities allow students to implement strategies they have been learning, as well as develop their automaticity across all basic facts.

Students can log in as a guest and make their own graph to track their scores over time.

This is a part of a wider maths tutorial website that is a user pays system, however, this game is free.

 

http://www.mathsonline.com.au/games/speed_skills

 

Give it a try and let us know what you (and your students!) think!!!