Category: Numeracy Tasks

Your three Lego friends are ready to go swimming but they need a pool. Your task
is to build one for them.
1. Decide how many pieces of LEGO you will need for your pool and what it
will look like. Plan a pool that is a reasonable size. Draw some pictures. You can use the Lego plate picture to help with this. (Lego plate image here)
2. Get some LEGO and build the pool!
3. How many pieces of LEGO did you use?
4. More LEGO friends are coming over and they want to swim too. How many
LEGO people can swim in your pool at the same time?

Task from Peter Liljedahl’s Numeracy Tasks

Looking for ways to build numeracy skills? Look no further than Infographics!

How can we get students to think critically about graphs? How can we teach students to examine, explore, question, and infer from graphs and data? How can we encourage students to view graphs as another form of storytelling?

Slow Reveal Graphs are slide decks that start with one data image and slide by slide, slowly increase the amount of information that is revealed; thus, encouraging students to infer using their analytical skills as they go. Check out this short intro video on Slow Reveal Graphs.

Check out slowrevealgraphs.com for example slide decks that encourage higher level thinking and deep analysis of data.