Maths Trail
Maths Trail
Materials
Metre stick, ruler,
trundle wheel, string,
5 Class:
th
measuring tape,
jugs, weighing scales,
balancing scale,
calculator
Apply mathematical knowledge
to the stations on the trail.
Co-operate and interact as a
pencils, a watch,
clipboards, camera,
Aims of the Trail:
team.
Don’t
forget to
take
photos!
Have fun!
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Station One:
The Classroom
2.
1.
2. Choose the appropriate instruments of
measure to complete the following tasks and
then complete the tasks.
Balance, kitchen scales, and a spring
balance.
Use the appropriate metric units:
(grams, kilograms)
How heavy are your school bag, pencil case,
and maths book. Estimate and weigh.
(A)Which tool would you use to measure the following:
(B) Estimate and measure :
The radiators
The bookcase
The classroom and your desk
The window panes
Calculate the difference between your estimation and the actual
length. ( using metric units : mm, cm, m, km)
Estimate the amount of pencil cases it will
take to equal a school bag in weight and
record your answer.
Calculate the difference between your
estimation and the actual weight.
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6.
3.
How many different ways can you
measure a box?
Display your results in an
imaginative way.
5.
How many tables are there in
your classroom? How many table
legs are there in your classroom?
If there are 20 tables in each of
the 3 classrooms, how many table
legs are there altogether?
.
4.
What time will it be in 1 hour and 40 minutes
from now? Record your answer in analogue and digital time and
using the 24 hour clock.
What time was it three hours and 25 minutes ago? Record your
answer in analogue and digital time and using the 24 hour
clock.
List all the prime numbers shown on the clock face.
If we do maths for 40 minutes each school day, how many hours
does this add up to in one month? If we did ten minutes less maths
a day, how much would this add up to in one month? How about in
a school year? Convert this to 24 hour time.
Change each of the
following fractions to
percentages:
1/5, 1/3, ½, 2/3, 3/3,
7/10.
Change each of the
following percentages to
fractions:
25%, 40%, 35%, 70%, 7%,
Write a number between 1- 100
on the board. List all of its factors.
How many rooms in the school
are not classrooms? Represent
this as a fraction of the total
amount of rooms in the school.
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8.
Station Two
If the car park holds X cars, how many
will it hold when it is enlarged by 50%?
The Yard
How many Toyotas, Mercedes, Opels,
Fords, Nissans are in the carpark?
Put this data on a bar graph using
different scales.
If the average car is 3.5m long, and
there are 20 cars on the car park, how
long would a line of all the cars be?
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Throw a ball across the yard. Estimate how far you threw
it. Measure the length with an instrument of your choice.
Jump as far as you can on the pitch. Estimate how many
metres or centimetres you jumped. Measure it using an
instrument of your choice.
7.
Estimate and then measure the length
of a white line on the car park spaces.
Find the total length of all the white
lines in the car park.
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9.
10.
How many parallel lines can you spot in the
yard?
Estimate how many cups of water it will take to
fill the bucket. Then, using the water in the
bucket next to you, pour as many cups as
necessary to fill the other bucket. Calculate the
difference between your estimation and the
actual amount.
How many different types of flowers can you
spot? Represent this information on a bar
chart.
11.
Underline the words that describe the lines the steps on
the door step create:
Perpendicular,
Parallel
Intersecting
Straight
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The school has a budget of E240 for PE equipment.
Does the school have enough money to purchase
the equipment listed below? If not, how much extra
money does the school need? (you may use a
calculator)
Station
Three:
The Sports
Hall
13.
12.
Receipt:
Beanbags
X6
E 6.99 each
Cones X
35
E7.49 each
Move the decimal point by one place in the receipt for
each item. Total the cost after moving the decimal
point.
Footballs
X 12
E5.40 each
Divide the number of items to be bought by the cost of
the item. E.g. 6 /7.99
Flags x 40
E3.50 each
Rugby ball
X6
E7.99 each
What is the area of the sports hall?
If six cones cost 34.50, how much would one cone cost?
How much would sixteen cones cost?
Calculate the total cost of the equipment. If the school
received a 20% discount, what would the total cost be?
Rough Work:
If 10% VAT was added to the cost after the discount,
what would the total cost be after VAT?
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Rough Work:
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Self Assessment:
Red light: I do not fully understand.
Green light: I understand.
Amber light: I am a little unsure.
Circle the light which explains best how you feel about each station and explain why.
Station One:
Station Two:
Station Three:
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