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Financial Mathematics Maths Investigation – Let's Play Mini Golf!
Free | 12 pages (PDF)|Grades: 5 - 6 | Starter SheetA mathematics investigation about financial mathematics and measurement, embedded in a real-world context.
This open-ended mathematics investigation has been designed to deepen students’ understanding of financial mathematics and measurement.
In this investigation, students must use their knowledge and understanding of a range of mathematical concepts to design a mini golf hole for their backyard. They are required to submit a detailed diagram and financial plan for their mini golf hole using the worksheets and supplementary materials provided within the resource.
This teaching resource includes:
- teacher notes, detailing a range of important information about the investigation
- a detailed description of the investigation for students, including step-by-step instructions
- golf supplies catalogue
- a design template
- various recording worksheets
- a checklist for students
- reflection questions.
NSW Curriculum alignment
- MA2-10MG
Area - measures, records, compares and estimates areas using square centimetres and square metres
- MA3-5NA
AdditionandSubtraction - selects and applies appropriate strategies for addition and subtraction with counting numbers of any size
- MA3-6NA
MultiplicationandDivision - selects and applies appropriate strategies for multiplication and division, and applies the order of operations to calculations involving more than one operation
- MA2-10MG
Area - measures, records, compares and estimates areas using square centimetres and square metres
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCMMG222
Connect decimal representations to the metric system
- VCMMG196
Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles and the volume and capacity of prisms using familiar metric units
- VCMNA209
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving all four operations with whole numbers and make estimates for these computations
- VCMMG223
Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity
- VCMMG224
Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units
- VCMNA185
Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problems
- VCMNA214
Add and subtract decimals, with and without digital technologies, and use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers
- VCMNA215
Multiply decimals by whole numbers and perform divisions by non-zero whole numbers where the results are terminating decimals, with and without digital technologies
- VCMNA191
Create simple financial plans
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACMNA106
Create simple financial plans
- ACMMG135
Connect decimal representations to the metric system
- ACMMG109
Calculate perimeter and area of rectangles using familiar metric units
- ACMNA123
Select and apply efficient mental and written strategies and appropriate digital technologies to solve problems involving all four operations with whole numbers
- ACMMG136
Convert between common metric units of length, mass and capacity
- ACMMG137
Solve problems involving the comparison of lengths and areas using appropriate units
- ACMNA128
Add and subtract decimals, with and without digital technologies, and use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers
- ACMNA291
Use efficient mental and written strategies and apply appropriate digital technologies to solve problems
- ACMNA129
Multiply decimals by whole numbers and perform divisions by non-zero whole numbers where the results are terminating decimals, with and without digital technologies
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Do you have lesson plans available for these like you do with the class party investigation?
Michael Busija · Jul 5th, 2020
Hi Michael,
At the moment, this investigation is a stand-alone resource. If you would like to see it as part of a lesson, please feel free to request a resource at our ‘Request a Resource’ page.
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Requests are voted on by the Teach Starter community and we create the top requests. Please let me know if you have any further questions, I’m more than happy to help.
Paul (Teach Starter) · Jul 5th, 2020