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Enhancing Numeracy Skills Across the Curriculum

Explore decimal numbers, percentages, unit conversions, scientific notation, perimeter, area, ratio, coordinates, and graphs with practical examples and methods. Improve mathematical abilities with engaging resources from St. Ninian’s High School Numeracy Team.

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Enhancing Numeracy Skills Across the Curriculum

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  1. Numeracy Across the Curriculum St. Ninian’s High School

  2. Numeracy Team St. Ninian’s High School

  3. When multiplying by a single digit the decimal point always stays in line. Numeracy Decimal Numbers www.mathsrevision.com

  4. Numeracy Simple Percentages www.mathsrevision.com

  5. Numeracy Harder Percentages www.mathsrevision.com Calculator Method Non - Calculator Method e.g. 19% of £60 e.g. 17.5% of 300 10% 300 ÷ 10 = £30 19 x 60 = £11.40 5% 30 ÷ 2 = £15 100 2.5% 15 ÷ 2 = £ 7.50 £52.50 17.5 %

  6. Gigabyte kilograms (kg) (Gb) kilometres x1000 x1024 1000 1024 · · (km) x1000 grams Megabyte 1000 · (g) (Mb) metres x1000 x1024 1000 1024 · · (m) milligrams Kilobyte x100 100 · (mg) (Kb) centimetres x1024 1024 · (cm) litre x10 10 · Byte (l) x1000 millimetres 1000 · x8 8 · (mm) millilitres Bit (ml) Numeracy Conversions www.mathsrevision.com

  7. Numeracy Team St. Ninian’s High School

  8. When working out time difference we will use the Counting On Method . This method will always work. Example : Find the time difference between 08 40 hrs and 11 10 hrs Hrs Mins nearest what’s left 20 hours O riginal hour time 2 08 40 09 00 11 00 11 10 + 10 20 mins 2 hrs 10 mins 2 30 Numeracy Time Intervals www.mathsrevision.com

  9. Numeracy Scientific Notation www.mathsrevision.com (More than 1) (Less than 1) Large Numbers Small Numbers n n a x 10 a x 10 a is between 1 and 10 a is between 1 and 10 n is positive n is negative 4 - 1 46700 = 4.67 10 0.104 = 1.04 10 x x 3 - 5 2.91 10 = 2910 3.7 10 = 0.000037 x x

  10. Numeracy Perimeter and Area www.mathsrevision.com

  11. Numeracy Ratio www.mathsrevision.com

  12. r h B A = π r 2 b L A = ½ bh Simple A = L B x Areas Area & Volume H B Simple Volume L V = L B H x x Numeracy Area and Volume www.mathsrevision.com

  13. Numeracy Coordinates www.mathsrevision.com

  14. Numeracy Team St. Ninian’s High School

  15. Numeracy Team St. Ninian’s High School

  16. Numeracy Team St. Ninian’s High School

  17. Numeracy Team St. Ninian’s High School

  18. Numeracy Bar Graph www.mathsrevision.com Favourite Pets What labels should we 12 use for the Bar Chart 10 Title, Scale, Labels and Units where appropriate 8 6 4 Number of Pupils 2 0 Cat Dog Rabbit Hamster Snake Pets

  19. Numeracy Pie Charts www.mathsrevision.com

  20. Practice the things Expect to get out you find difficult ! what you put in . Practice makes perfect ! Success is 99% perspiration Revision is active NOT passive 1% inspiration Numeracy Study Skills For Success www.mathsrevision.com

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