Solving measures and money problems worksheet

In Activity 1 of the "Solving measures and money problems" worksheet, children are tasked with a practical problem-solving scenario using whiteboards and pens. They work in pairs to determine whether a frog, which has fallen into a 2.45m deep well, can escape by jumping. The frog jumps 1m up but slides back down 0.4 times the height it has climbed after each rest. Children must calculate the incremental progress of the frog after each jump to ascertain if it can ever get out of the well and, if so, how many jumps it will take. Following the calculations, the pairs are encouraged to discuss and explain their methodology for solving the problem.

Activity 2 introduces a game involving a 0-9 die, a whiteboard, and pens, where the objective is to solve simple measures and money problems that involve fractions and decimals up to two decimal places. In Activity 3, children use a ten-faced die or digit cards to generate numbers with two decimal places, which they then place on a blank number line, aiming to correctly position three numbers between two given numbers. The activity enhances their understanding of numerical order and decimal values. Finally, Activity 4 offers variations to the exercises, such as adding consecutive numbers with one or two decimal places, further challenging the students to solve problems involving decimals and to achieve the objective of understanding simple measures and monetary calculations.