3Force-1
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Outcomes
- Pupils can recall the order of the prefixes from mega to milli (inc. centi)
- Pupils can begin to recall the value of each prefix
Specification References
none
Starter
offer the choice of the following amounts of gold (or sweets or whatever); 0.0004kg, 556mg, 0.65g or 368,000μg. Try to get across why we need prefixes
Main Body of Lesson
- Discuss the centi prefix; they will be most familiar with this prefix and should use it when applying other prefixes
- Discuss milli and kilo; again they should be familiar with these.
- Pupils to complete the questions from sheet
Plenary
Mini whiteboards and examples on the board.