Activity 1: Household purchases (Maths)
1. PLAY the video segment
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In the video, Sophie and Tye are interviewing Nik as a potential housemate.
Nik is amazed that the 'interview' is short and Tye and Sophie only ask if he has a job (and some money). |
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You have decided to share a house with two friends. You have a meeting to talk about what furniture everyone's got and what you will need for the house. Here is a list of the things you still need:
- a sofa
- a fridge
- a TV
- a coffee table.
2. In groups DISCUSS how you might be able to get these things for the house. Estimate how much each item will cost you. How will you pay for it?
a. sofa
b. fridge
c. TV
d. coffee table.
3. CHECK your ideas by visiting shops to find the items on your list and obtain details for any loans or credit you will need. Report back to the class on how you have solved the problem for the household, where you found the items and exactly how much it will cost you. DISCUSS with each group the advantages and disadvantages of the strategies they have used.
4. LIST and COMMENT on each of the payment options chosen by the class.
This activity can be found in the NSW Money Stuff Teacher resource book – Mathematics page 21 .
Explore additional learning activities (which include extension and revision tasks) in the print resources section under Print resources - Victoria.
Linked Learning Outcomes - NSW
Theme 6: Mathematics in the Community
The student chooses and sequences arithmetic operations to solve problems.
The student selects and uses appropriate mental, written or calculator techniques to perform a variety of operations involving fractions, decimals, percentages and positive integers.
General Mathematics (Stage 6)
Uses mathematical argument and reasoning to evaluate conclusions drawn from other sources, communicating his/her positions clearly to others (H11)
Learning Outcomes – Victoria
Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) Discipline-based learning
Domain: Maths
Dimension: Number, Space, Measurement, Chance and data, Structure and Working Mathematically
Level 5
Students use efficient mental and/or written methods for arithmetic computation involving rational numbers, including division of integers by two-digit divisors.
Students formulate conjectures and follow simple mathematical deductions.
Level 6
Students carry out arithmetic computations involving natural numbers, integers and finite decimals using mental and/or written algorithms.
Students choose, use and develop mathematical models and procedures to investigate and solve problems set in a wide range of practical, theoretical and historical contexts.
Learning Outcomes - Western Australia
(Maths)
WM 3.6 Partitions a problem into sub-problems to help guide investigation and uses problem solving strategies that include identifying and working on related problems or sub-problems.