Grouping items into categories is often used in mathematics and of course everyday life, but also in computer programming! In this activity, we explore the concept of Grouping, which is not the same as Sorting.
This activity has variations which make it suited for all of the Primary year levels.
10 distinct polyhedral dice: D4, D6, D8, D10 (0-9), D% (00-90), D12, D20, D24, D30, D60. The D10 and D% can combine to make a D100;
15 button counters (mixed colours);
Velveteen bag with drawstring.
Good quality engraved plastic dice (so the numbers won’t easily wear off). Different coloured sets (opaque); you will receive random colours, but each set in the classroom kit will have a different colour.
10 distinct polyhedral dice: D4, D6, D8, D10 (0-9), D% (00-90), D12, D20, D24, D30, D60. The D10 and D% can combine to make a D100;
15 button counters (mixed colours);
Velveteen bag with drawstring.
Good quality engraved plastic dice (so the numbers won’t easily wear off). Different coloured sets (opaque), you will receive a random colour. If you order multiple sets, we aim to provide a different colour for each set.
Bundle containing all the materials required for the Ginger Beer Science Project unit, which can be run independently by the classroom teacher, or with guided workshops by an OpenSTEM facilitator.
The awesome Mirobot drawing turtle robot kit, v2. Only a few left in stock! These are excellent for building at home. For school use, we now recommend the v3 model made of perspex which can survive getting disassembled more times.
Since inside a computer everything is stored as a number, people needed to decide on how to store the alphabet, numbers and other characters (like an exclamation mark or a comma). Every character needs to its own unique number. We call this encoding.
My grade 4 son's review is below. I think he liked seeing the patterns it made. It was just a…
Brad