Small Satisfaction

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  • 7cd/m2 The Best Maths CCass Ever, King Alfred's Oxfordshire
  • Friday, May 22, 2009
  • "I thought that this was a great starter for us all to use trying to see if they will slot into place nicely.our teacher got this answer wrong before he was corrected."
  • Ava Godsy, North Glendale
  • Saturday, July 11, 2009
  • "I really liked this game because it was fun and easy to understand. I like making charts and graphs and thinking about numbers in different ways."
  • Year 6, Charnwood Primary School, Lichfield
  • Tuesday, May 21, 2013
  • "We found this really easy. We would love more of a challenge!
    [Transum: Well Charnwood, if you would like more of a challenge try Satisfaction]."

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Small Satisfaction Answers
Laptops In Lessons

Teacher, do your students have access to computers?
Do they have Laptops in Lessons or iPads?

Whether your students each have a TabletPC, a Surface or a Mac, this activity lends itself to eLearning (Engaged Learning).

Laptops In Lessons

Here is the URL for a concise version of this page without comments or answers.

Transum.org/go/?Start=May22

Here's the URL which will take
them to a student version of this activity (without answers).

 

 

http://www.transum.org/go/?to=Satisfy

 

 

 

Here's the URL which will take
them to a similar but more complex activity they can try online. The activity has no solution (which pupils realise after about 10 minutes) but it is a good opportunity for them to "prove" that it is impossible.

 

 

 

http://www.transum.org/go/?to=Satisfaction