Maths resources

Students are required to give reasons why the samples used to survey New Zealand school students on their favourite sports, may not be representative of the population.

Students construct a back-to-back stem-and-leaf graph of softball throwing distances from two sets of data.

Using data given in a table, students are required to construct a double line graph on the axes provided.

For this practical task students collect time-series data on the change in water temperature in a container at regular time intervals. Students are also required to display their results on an appropriate graph.

Student work out the side lengths and area of a tapa cloth from the measurement of a small section of it, converting between cm and metres.

In this practical task, students estimate how many multi-link blocks equal the length of two common classroom items. They then check their estimate with the blocks, then measure with a ruler.

Students estimate and tally the number of each activity their partner completes in 30 seconds. They then identify the best estimate.

Students design a qualitative scale for measuring how hard their school work is, then use it to record their opinions throughout the day.

Students answer questions and calculate a percentage related to a bar graph of the ways students travel to school.

Students to interpret a bar graph and answer questions about its data.

Students interpret information presented in a data table and answer questions, and calculate an average.

Students answer questions about a stem-and-leaf graph which shows the ages of people gathered in a house one Christmas.

This task requires students to read and interpret a pictograph which shows the number of planes landing each day at an airport. This pictograph has a key.

This task requires students to interpret and answer questions from a time-series line graph.

Students answer questions about a line graph showing scores in a cricket game. An understanding of slope is needed.

Students interpret back-to-back stem-and-leaf graphs. Knowledge of the median is required.

Students answer four multiple choice questions identifying which three-digit number can be divided by a one-digit number to get a given remainder.

Students select which four-digit numbers can be divided by a one-digit number without a remainder.

Students give answers to basic facts in multiplication and division.

Students solve story problems involving multiplication and division.

Students show how to break given amounts into a number of equal sized groups and find the amount each person gets.

Students calculate how many adults got into a concert for free using information about the number of concert-goers and the ratio of free adults to children.

Students perform calculations using standard form.

Students circle part of a collection of fruit pictures to show their understanding of fractional numbers.

Students find the biggest and smallest numbers from a list of positive and negative numbers. They add, subtract and multiply using these numbers.