Long jump

Long jump

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This task is about ordering decimal numbers.

 
Image source: Wikipedia, 2009 (c) Pablo Perez, 2008 

 

 
SPORTS DAY
Junior School Long Jump Finals 
 
Name Jump 1 (metres) Jump 2  (metres) Jump 3  (metres)
Bev 1.25 1.30 1.35
Fran 1.50 1.45 1.55
Jo 1.35 1.20 1.35
Julie 1.35 1.50 1.50
Mimi 1.40 1.35 1.45
Rangi 1.45 1.40 1.50
 

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a)  What was the distance jumped for the
 
     i)   longest jump?   metres
     ii)  shortest jump?  metres

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b)  Put the distances of Mimi's three jumps in order from shortest to longest.
  • 1.40 m
  • 1.35 m
  • 1.45 m

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c)  After Jump 1 who was in
 
     i)    first place? BevFranJoJulieMimiRangi
     ii)   second place? BevFranJoJulieMimiRangi
     iii)  third place?  BevFranJoJulieMimiRangi
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This task can be completed online only and has auto marking displayed to students.
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge
Keywords: 
decimals, ordering numbers, place value
Description of task: 
Students interpret a table of distances for a long jump competition, written to two decimal places, finding the longest and shortest jumps and ordering sets of three numbers.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y6 (11/1998)
a)
i)
ii)
1.55
1.20
 easymoderate
b)   1.35, 1.40, 1.45 easy
c)
i)
ii)
iii)
Fran
Rangi
Mimi
 all correct -easy
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error Likely reason
a) i)    
    ii)
1.50 
1.25
Sees 1.50 as bigger than 1.55 (or doesn't see 1.55 or only looks at firstjump).
Sees 1.25 as smaller than 1.20 (or doesn't see 1.20 or only looks at firstjump) .