Maths Problem Solving & Investigation - Boundary Encounters Maths Assessment

- Year groups
- Years 6–9 (Key Stages 2–3)
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- Topic
- Maths Assessment, Maths Word Problems
- Resource types
- Assessments
- Preparation
- Print ready
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About this resource
This is a timed maths assessment with 10 different tasks or problems to solve. Students will encounter different boundaries within maths during this assessment, such as boundaries in sports or the perimeter of an object.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Apply Pick's formula to find the area of a polygon
Find the shortest path between two points on the surface of a cube
Calculate the perimeter of a fractal snowflake over successive stages
Teaching tips
One task is built on cricket scoring, so students unfamiliar with the sport may need its boundary rules explained before the timed start.
Skills covered
Angle reasoning — working out reflection and refraction angles for light
Pattern description — observing and describing an iterative pattern
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Concepts & topics
Core concepts
Pick's formula
Reflection and refraction
Perimeter
Fractals
Shortest path
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