In this lesson, children will apply their knowledge of proportion and ratio to to solve problems based on recipes. Children will learn how to multiply recipes and work out how many ingredients they will need as well as dividing recipes to make smaller portions. There is a teaching presentation and three levels of worksheet (working towards, expected and greater depth) with a range of fluency, reasoning and problem solving questions.

National Curriculum Objectives:

Mathematics Year 6:

solve problems involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found
solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping using knowledge of fractions and multiples

Differentiation:

There are three levels of differentiation in this pack: ‘working towards,’ ‘expected’ and ‘greater depth’.

Level of this Pack:
Age: 10-11

#Spring Block 6
...