Contents
Glossary
The language of mathematics
Words to operations
Integers
Adding and Subtracting
Integers on number lines
Challenge 1
Multiplying and dividing
Types of numbers
Multiples
Factors
Prime numbers
Square numbers
Powers
Roots
Order of operations
Words to calculations
Using your calculator
Mixing it up
Fractions
Shading fractions
Numerators and denominators
Equivalent fractions
Simplifying fractions
Comparing fractions
Converting between improper and mixed fractions
Adding and subtracting fractions
Multiplying fractions
Dividing fractions
Fractions of a quantity
Mixing it up
Challenge 2
Decimals
Place value
Decimals on number lines
Challenge 3
Comparing decimals
Using decimals to compare fractions
Percentages
Converting between fractions to percentages
What’s my number?
Converting between decimals and percentages
Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages
Calculating percentages
Challenge 4
Calculating percentages
Finding percentages of amounts
Mixing it up
Word questions
Rounding
Rounding to whole numbers
Rounding decimals
Estimations/approximations
Challenge 5
Revision 1
Revision 2
Answers
Charlotte has over 10 years’ experience in teaching Mathematics, the majority of this as Assistant HOD of Mathematics and Dean of Year 9 at Darfield High School. She has also undertaken a year at St Margaret’s – a high decile, girls’ school. Here she focused on teaching the junior levels (including Year 7 and 8).
Victoria has twenty years’ experience in teaching Mathematics and has recently retired as Teacher of Mathematics and Specialist Classroom Teacher at Riccarton High School. She has received a Jim Campbell award for teaching excellence (2003) and an Ernest Duncan award in Mathematics (2007).