Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 9
Emergency response worker
I can understand how maths is used by emergency response workers.
- Year 9
Emergency response worker
I can understand how maths is used by emergency response workers.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Police use maths in order to investigate traffic accidents.
- Firefighters need to be able to interpret guages and perform maths calculations.
Keywords
Formula - A formula is a rule linking sets of physical variables in context.
Data - Data are a collection of information.
Common misconception
Pupils may substitute incorrectly.
Each variable in a formula represents something. Substituting for one variable at a time may help ensure that values are in the correct places.
To help you plan your year 9 maths lesson on: Emergency response worker, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 9 maths lesson on: Emergency response worker, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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