[Offtopic] National Literacy and Numeracy Week: Numeracy

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

National Literacy and Numeracy Week 2008

http://www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au/  and  http://nlnw.edu.au/


Numeracy: 'Reach for the Stars' 2008  http://reachforthestars.nlnw.edu.au/
 
Join schools all around Australia, and get students collecting, sharing 
and investigating data! ..

  http://reachforthestars.nlnw.edu.au/Core-activities

In 2008, this "national" activity will involve tossing coins onto a target 
and recording the results obtained under several different conditions. 
Details are currently being developed and will be made available through 
this page. 

There will be five collections of teacher support materials: 

Pre-school 
Early primary 
Middle primary 
Upper primary 
Junior secondary 
These will include: 

Preliminary activities -- ideas for introducing the activity and helping 
students to make some predictions and estimates, pose questions and so on.
 
Measuring and recording your data -- ways to approach these tasks with 
students of different ages. 

Investigating the data -- ways in which students might explore the data 
they obtain from their own activities as well as the national summaries 
which will be reported back to them. 

In addition to the core activity, we will also be providing collections of 
further activities for those wanting to expand on the theme. 

Register your school now so that we can let you know when the materials 
become available. http://reachforthestars.nlnw.edu.au/Coordinators

Features of Reach for the Stars include: 

‘Real-life’ mathematics 

Quality learning through engaging activities 

Opportunities for cross-age collaboration 

The whole school can get involved in one activity 

Age-appropriate materials from pre-school to secondary school 

Participation is FREE 

Involvement is flexible - each teacher can choose 

76 862 participants in 506 schools reported data in 2007 ..

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Cheers, Scott
Stephen Loosley
Victoria Australia