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Commonwealth Games 2014 – Glasgow

Commonwealth Games 2014 – Glasgow Learning Intentions: We are learning to: • Research the population of different countries in the commonwealth and round these numbers. Success Criteria: I can: • Work with a partner to research a task. • Use my ICT skills to research a topic. • Use my knowledge of rounding.

Commonwealth Games 2014 – Glasgow Task 1 – Population of Countries in Commonwealth Games (1 period) • In pairs on the computers find 20 countries that will be taking part in the next Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. • Find out their population and round these numbers to a degree of accuracy given by your teacher. • Record your answers on the worksheet provided.

Commonwealth Games 2014 – Glasgow Extension Task • In pairs, look again at the countries you have listed in task 1 and add onto your worksheet an extra column with the title Currency/Exchange Rate. • Now using the internet find out what type of currency that country uses and what is the exchange rate. • For example – Australia use Australian dollars and the exchange rate is £ 1 = Aus$1. 82

Commonwealth Games 2014 – Glasgow Learning Intentions: We are learning to: • Use the information given to create a new ranking table. Success Criteria: I can: • Work with a partner on a task. • Multiply by whole numbers. • Make decisions/conclusions based on my calculations.

Commonwealth Games 2014 – Glasgow Task 2 – Medal Table (1 period) • In pairs, take the medal table from the 2010 New Dehli Games and calculate a new table: 3 points for a gold, 2 points for a silver and 1 point for a bronze. • Use your information to create a New Ranking table. • Consider the two questions on the worksheet.

Commonwealth Games 2014 – Glasgow Extension Task • In pairs, create a poster to display your findings from task 1 and task 2.