Teaching Activity
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CatastrophicHow responsible should we be for our pets?Grade: 5/6 Stage: 8 with emphasis on: Maths Concepts: Number Context: Society Critical Numeracy: De-coding, Meaning-making, Using Date of Article: 28/05/09, pg 9 Student Worksheet Student worksheet answers Print version of article |
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Orienting Questions How responsible should we be for our pets? When we have a pet what is our responsibility to our pet and to society? What might be all the costs of owning a pet? What is the value of owning a pet? Can we afford a pet? |
De-coding and Meaning-making
The worksheet asks students to use the numbers in the article to work out if the recent influx of cats to the cat home is a significant increase.
Using
Students are asked to work out the actual cost of looking after a cat by doing some research into the costs (such as vet, food, grooming, toys) and working out an annual cost. They are then asked to write an article discussing responsible cat ownership.
Debriefing
What did you learn? How has your thinking on this topic changed? What new maths skills have you developed? What thinking strategies have you found useful?
What investigation would you like to consider now?
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