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Four little grasshoppers went to the annual jumping competition.
How far they jumped was measured by counting their jumps because they were always the same size.
Each jump was 10cm
Baby green grasshopper made 3 jumps.
Baby yellow grasshopper made 2 more jumps than the baby green grasshopper.
Baby red grasshopper went further than the baby yellow grasshopper.
Baby brown grasshopper went 20cm further than the baby green grasshopper.
Can you work out how far the babies went without using a tape-measure?
EXTENSION:
Can you graph the results of their race on page 6?
Use your ruler and show all your working out NEATLY in your Maths Book.
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Teacher Notes (not visible to students)
Learning Intentions: To gain practise using centimetres as a measuring unit. To use the abbreviation cm. To employ skip counting to solve mathematical problems. To activate prior knowledge in problem-solving. Extension: To transfer findings to graphs The pictures were taken using Creative Commons License :https://pixabay.com/vectors/locust-insect-huge-brown-side-/ https://pixabay.com/vectors/animals-cartoon-cricket-grasshopper-2022668/ https://pixy.org/1317962/ http://clipart-library.com/finish-line-cliparts.html
