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Olympic Mathematics - Fraction flags for Year 3-6
Credit to Jade from Ballajura PS for many of these student work samples. Story: You hit it big selling handmade crafts at your local...
Olympic Mathematics - Triathlon for Year 5/6
Story: Welcome to the fractions, decimals, worded form triathlon! You are a first-year competitor at this event, so first you need to...
Olympic Mathematics - Angles on the field for Year 4-6
Story: It's the dying seconds of the game and you have the ball in your possession. One problem though - it is literally the final three...
Olympic Mathematics - Kangaroo long jumps for Year 4-6
Who's a kangaroo? You're a kangaroo! Time to show everyone what you got - jump as far as you can and prove your kangaroo status. Tools:...
Olympics Mathematics - Gold, Silver, Bronze Medal Factors Hunt for Year 5-6
Story: There are only a few gold medals left...time is running out! But wait - special headline. Mathematics has been added as an Olympic...
Rounding shootouts - Year 3-6 (Year 3-4 whole numbers, Year 5-6 decimals)
Story: Did you know shooting is an Olympic event? Well, maybe we will use nerf guns just in case...(for extreme student engagement, use a...
Olympic Mathematics - Surfing or skating around angles for Year 3-5
Story: Surfing and skateboarding made it into the Olympics! Hang ten man! The trick with these sports is that it is all about those...
Olympic Mathematics - Ant sprint fractions for Year 4-6
Story: While you were watching the Olympics every morning and night, you had a secret buddy watching alongside you. No, not your mum....
Olympic Mathematics - Streamer/Straw Javelin for Year 4-6
Story: Unfortunately, there was a nasty accident during the warm-up for the Olympic javelin event (use your imagination). So, the umpires...
Olympic Mathematics - Place value soccer (or any goal-scoring sport you like) - Year 4-5
Story: Welcome to the place value Olympics! Instead of scoring 1 point per goal, you can score hundreds of thousands, or millions, or...
Olympic Mathematics - Marathon problem-solving for Year 6
Story: Your heart pumps through your chest. Sweaty palms. Uneven breathing. The starting gun fires! You are competing in the 100m sprint...
Olympic Mathematics - Animal weightlifting for Years 4-6
Story: If you think those weightlifters are strong, wait till you hear what animals can do... You see, even a world record weightlifter...
Olympic Mathematics - Equestrian Decimal Jump Strategy for Year 4-6
Story: Neigh! Neigh! Time for the equestrian! You need to jump to clear all the barriers and make it to the finish line (1.50) in record...
Olympic Mathematics - High jumps for Year 5/6
Story: Your big brother has put something you desperately want way up high so you can't reach it. Well...sucks to him! This is why it...
Olympic Mathematics - Pompom or catapult shot put for Year 4-6
Story Unfortunately, there was a nasty accident during the warm-up for the Olympic shot-putting event (use your imagination, but not too...
Olympic Mathematics - Rhythmic ribbon gymnastics transformations for Year 3-4 (Year 5-6 with decimals extension)
Story: Swish, twirl, swoosh. Welcome to the ribbon artistic gymnastics! One problem - moments before the event, your dog just ate your...
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