Numeracy

=**Welcome to the Key Stage 3 Numeracy area**=

This page give you lots of help to tackle Key Stage 3 **numeracy** work at Afon Taf. The more practice you have, the better you will get! It is a good idea to have as much practice as possible on the following topics:
 * Addition
 * Subtraction
 * Division
 * Multiplication
 * Decimals
 * Rounding numbers and decimals
 * Fractions
 * Percentages

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Written multiplication []


 * Learn your tables**

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** Time ** 1 millennium = 1000 years  1 century = 100 years   1 year = 12 months or 52 weeks or 365 days   1 leap year = 366 days   1 week = 7 days   1 day = 24 hours   1 hour = 60 minutes  1 minute = 60 seconds Months of the year 30 days hath September,   April, June and November,   All the rest have 31,   except in February alone   which has but 28 days clear   and 29 in each leap year.
 * Maths Facts**

[] Learn how an Abacus works []
 * 90** **Maths Facts**
 * Abacus**

Watch Chinese pupils use the Abacus (youtube) media type="youtube" key="wIiDomlEjJw" width="242" height="187" align="center"

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 * Square numbers**

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 * Telling the Time**

Fraction / Decimal / Percentage Equivalence 1 (whole) 1.0 100% ½ 0.5 50% ¼ 0.25 25%  ¾ 0.75 75%  1/10 0.1 10%  2/10 0.2 20% Simple percentages to describe a shaded part e.g. 1/2 = 50% Find a fraction of a quantity 1/2 of 14 = http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/comparing/fractionspercentages/index.shtml [] [] [] [] @http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/comparing/fractionspercentages/index.shtml
 * Fractions**
 * Shaded fractions**

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Practice worksheets and answers

Percentage of a quantity @http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/percentages/index.htm
 * Percentages**

BBC Bitesize [] [] Practice worksheets and answers Negative numbers Interactive thermometer

Celsius Rhyme //Thirty's hot// //Twenty's nice// //Ten's cold// //Zero's ice//

Place Value [|Interactive place value charts]

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Quick Conversion Guide


 * **°C to °F** || Multiply by 9, then divide by 5, then add 32 ||
 * **°F to °C** || Deduct 32, then multiply by 5, then divide by 9 ||

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 * Adding decimals**
 * Subtracting decimals**
 * Multiplying decimals**
 * Dividing decimals**

Multiples, factors, prime numbers Video Tutorials -

Conversions to Learn **Metric** Length 10 mm = 1cm 100 cm = 1m 1000 m = 1km Mass 1000 mg = 1g 1000 g = 1kg 1000 kg = 1 tonnes Volume 1000ml = 1 litre 1ml = 1cm³

**Imperial** 12 inches = 1 foot 3 feet = 1 yard 1760 yards = 1 mile 16 ounces = 1 pound 14 pounds = 1 stone 2240 pounds = 1 ton 8 pints = 1 gallon **Metric/Imperial** 1 foot ≈ 30 cm 2.5cm ≈ 1 inches 8km ≈ 5 miles 1 kg ≈ 2.2 pounds 1 gallon ≈ 4.5 litres Lots of numeracy games to play []