Grade 6 Mathematics — Term 1, Week 11

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Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Students will be able to: (1) calculate simple interest; (2) understand compound interest (basic); (3) compare savings options.
Materials	Calculators, interest tables, worksheets.
Key vocabulary	principal, rate, time, simple interest, compound interest
Engage (starter)	(10 min) "Money grows in a bank. Simple interest: I = PRT. Compound earns interest on interest."
Develop (main)	(35 min) 1. Practice simple interest. 2. Use table to explore compound interest (no formula, just repeated simple). 3. Compare growth over time. 4. Word problems. 5. Worksheet.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Which would you choose and why?
Assessment	Correct calculations.
Teacher notes	Financial literacy.

Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Students will be able to: (1) draw and recognise nets of cuboids, prisms, pyramids; (2) identify the solid from a net; (3) relate to surface area.
Materials	Card, scissors, tape, solid models.
Key vocabulary	net, face, edge, vertex, prism, pyramid
Engage (starter)	(10 min) "Cut out a net and fold it - what 3D shape do you get?"
Develop (main)	(35 min) 1. Match nets to solids. 2. Draw nets for given dimensions. 3. Build models from nets. 4. Relate to surface area. 5. Worksheet.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) 3D model gallery.
Assessment	Correct identification and drawing.
Teacher notes	Spatial reasoning.

Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Students will be able to: (1) enlarge a shape by a given scale factor; (2) find the centre of enlargement; (3) understand similar shapes.
Materials	Grid paper, rulers, worksheets.
Key vocabulary	enlargement, scale factor, centre, similar, proportion
Engage (starter)	(10 min) "Use a scale factor of 2 - all sides double. The shape gets bigger but stays the same form."
Develop (main)	(35 min) 1. Practice on grid. 2. Draw rays from centre. 3. Discuss similar shapes (angles same, sides proportional). 4. Worksheet.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Enlargement art.
Assessment	Correct enlargement.
Teacher notes	Link to similarity.

Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Students will be able to: (1) identify the hypotenuse; (2) use a squared + b squared = c squared to find missing side of right triangle; (3) solve real-life problems.
Materials	Grid paper, ruler, calculator, worksheet.
Key vocabulary	right triangle, hypotenuse, legs, Pythagoras, theorem
Engage (starter)	(10 min) "In a right triangle, the square of the longest side equals sum of squares of other two."
Develop (main)	(35 min) 1. Draw squares on sides. 2. Practice finding hypotenuse. 3. Finding a leg: c squared - b squared = a squared. 4. Word problems (ladder, ramp). 5. Worksheet.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Quick quiz: "Find hypotenuse of 3,4 triangle." (5)
Assessment	Correct use of theorem.
Teacher notes	Exciting new concept.

Grade 6 Mathematics · Term 1, Week 11 · 60 minutes

Objectives	Students will be able to: (1) review all topics; (2) complete a practice test; (3) peer teaching.
Materials	Test, peer teaching cards.
Key vocabulary	review
Engage (starter)	(10 min) Mental: "Simple interest on $1000 at 5% for 2 years? Side of triangle if legs 5,12?"
Develop (main)	(35 min) 1. Practice test. 2. Self-mark. 3. In pairs, teach a topic to each other. 4. Write a summary for one topic. 5. Share.
Plenary (close)	(10 min) Teaching evaluation.
Assessment	Test score; teaching quality.
Teacher notes	Reinforce learning.