3. What is Functional Maths? Level 1/2

4. We face lots of maths problems every day – some simple, some not so simple. Here are some examples. Every day maths

5. The temperature yesterday was 4 degrees. The weather… What will the temperature be tomorrow? 4 – 8 = Weather experts say the temperature will drop by 8 degrees overnight. ? -4

6. You and your three friends decide to go and watch a new movie in 3D. Going to the cinema… Tickets cost £7.50 each or a group ticket for up to four is £25. Which tickets would be the cheapest? Tickets £7.50 each or 4 for £25 £7.50 x 4 = Group ticket = £25 ? £30

7. You and your three friends decide to go an watch a new movie in 3D. Going to the cinema… You buy two drinks and three tubs of popcorn. Drink £1.99 each Popcorn £1.42 each What is the total cost for your trip? Tickets £7.50 each or 4 for £25 Ticket s (2 x £1.99) = (3 x £1.42) = £25 Drinks Popcorn Total = £3.98 £4.26 (group) = ? ? ? ? £33.24

8. Time… The film starts at 19:45 and lasts for 90 minutes. You have to be home by 21:30, do you have enough time to watch the film? 19:45 + 90 minutes = ? 21:15

9. Your dinner will take 25 minutes to cook. Time… You put the food in at 21:15. What time will your dinner be ready? 21:25 + 25 minutes =21:50 ?

10. Time… What time train would you need to catch from Long Road to be at the Ice Skating Rink before 08:30?

11. Measuring… This is a table of equivalent imperial and metric lengths: ImperialMetric 1 inch2.54 cm 1 foot12 inches0.3048 m 1 yard3 foot0.9144 m 1 mile1760 yards1.6093 km How wide is this in m? A cricket pitch is 50 yards wide. 0.9144m x 50 = ? 45.72m

12. Understanding and using whole and negative numbers. What will you learn?

13. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using a range of strategies. What will you learn?

14. Equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages. What will you learn? = 1/10 = 0.10 = 10%

15. Ratio. What will you learn?

16. Solving problems requiring calculation with time, money, weight, length, capacity and temperature. What will you learn?

17. Using simple formulae. What will you learn?

18. Converting units of measure. What will you learn?

19. Calculating area and perimeter in practical situations. What will you learn? 3.05m 21.12m

20. Constructing geometric diagrams, models and shapes. What will you learn?

21. Extracting and interpreting data from graphs, tables, charts and diagrams. What will you learn?

22. Calculating mean, mode, median and range. What will you learn? mode =

23. Assessing the likelihood of an event occurring. What will you learn?

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