English National Curriculum, Programme Of Study For Year 5 Mathematics

Subject Content:

Pupils should be taught to recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (²) and cubed (³)

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Square Pairs Game A game for two players who take turns to select two numbers that add up to a square number.

Don't Shoot The Square You will need to be quick on the draw to shoot all of the numbers except the square numbers.

Prison Cell Problem A number patterns investigation involving prisoners and prison guards.

Happy Numbers To find out whether a number is happy square each of its digits, add the answers and repeat. End in one and the number is happy.

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Number Spotting patterns is an important skill in many areas of life. The world of numbers contains many fascinating patterns and understanding them enables better problem solving strategies. From seeing patterns in the multiples of numbers shaded in a hundred square to spotting the recurring sequences of digits in decimal numbers there is a great deal for pupils to be introduced to. This topic includes even, odd, prime, triangular, perfect, abundant, square and cube numbers. It uses factors and multiples to find solutions to real life problems and encourages number connections to be investigated for pleasure. There are a lot of puzzles, challenges and games too. See also the Mental Methods topic and our Number Skills Inventory.

Featured Activity

Tran Tunnels

Answer the questions as you find your way through the tunnels. Collect coins on the way. There's a musical theme to this adventure game and you won't be able to complete it unless you solve all of the clues.

Factorising

Practise the skills of algebraic factorisation in this structured online self-marking exercise. So far this activity has been accessed 53851 times and 34070 Transum Trophies have been awarded for completing it.

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