Students write down an explanation of how the front-end estimation strategy works in addition problems to give information on their understanding of the strategy.
Students demonstrate their understanding of standard form numbers by ordering given numbers from smallest to largest and by identifying the larger of two numbers.
Students use substitution to calculate the cost and length of time taken to repair washing machines, and formulate and solve a related linear equation.
A newspaper article on working from home is the stimulus for this resource. The assessment focus is on looking at both sides of an issue, vocabulary and comprehension.