For this NEMP task students answer a series of 7 questions covering many aspects of Number operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
This practical task requires students to use straws to build up a linear pattern. Students then predict the number of straws needed for successive patterns and explain their rule.
Students identify fractions that are greater than a half and explain their reasoning. They also identify how far from half some fractions are and name a fraction closer to half than one given.