Number calculations in Mathematics

Number Calculations in Mathematics

In years 7 and 8, the students have recently been brushing up on their number calculations skills. Having checked in with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, we have also been looking at the Order of Operations (you might have heard of this as BODMAS or BIDMAS), as well as knowing the different buttons available on a calculator. Below are some examples of lessons where students were successful.

BIDMAS Codebreaker

Use the correct order of operations to calculate the answers then convert the answers to letters using the table provided. Unscramble the letters to find two mathematical words. Year 7 will be looking at this in the final two weeks up to Christmas.