This resource is part of our Where maths meets the world of work series, which showcases the maths used in different careers. Each video is also linked to one or more activities, so your students can get a real taste of what the career may entail
In this video and accompanying resources, you meet Matteo and find out what it is like to work in a business that makes the world a better place
The video and accompanying resources have been designed so that they can be completed in one hour but there are plenty of opportunities to extend them further or use as part of home learning.
Activities
Curriculum focus: Upper Key Stage 2
Topic: Problem solving using information presented in a table or graph
Content:
- Solve problems with fractions and percentages
- Reason mathematically – develop an argument
- Solve multi-step problems in context.
- Interpret a pie chart
Curriculum focus: Key Stage 3 and GCSE Foundation
Topic: Problem solving and interpreting from tables, charts and diagrams
Content:
- Solve problems with fractions and percentages
- Reason mathematically – develop an argument
- Solve multi-step problems in context.
- Compare distributions of a single variable
Curriculum focus: Higher Tier GCSE
Topic: Problem solving and interpreting from tables, charts and diagrams
Content
- Assess the validity of an argument
- Evaluate the accuracy of a given way of presenting information
- Make and use connections between different parts of mathematics to solve problems
- Recognise correlation and know that it does not indicate causation
Curriculum focus: Core Maths and A level Mathematics (Statistics)
Topic: Critical thinking, decision making and reasoning.
Content:
- Understanding sources of error and bias when problem-solving
- Working with data
- Interpretation of graphs
- Correlation, knowing that it does not imply causation
