Creating number sentences

Creating number sentences

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This task is about creating number sentences.
Questions/instructions:
These cards show some numbers and signs.
Cut out the cards below and use them to make some number sentences.
Use each number only one time.
  1. Make a number sentence that uses <
  2. Make a number sentence that uses =
  3. Make a number sentence that uses >
 

Task administration: 
Equipment
Numbered yellow cards; red operational cards.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Equations and expressions
Keywords: 
nemp, greater than, equal to, less than
Description of task: 
For this NEMP task students use cards with numbers and operations on them to create number sentences.
Answers/responses: 
   

Y4 (10/1997)

1.

Correct

49%

2.

Correct
Correct, but reusing numbers.

26%
22%

3.

Correct
Correct, but reusing numbers.

32%
17%