Exploring number

Within a range of meaningful contexts, students should be able to:

·          N1 – explain the meaning of negative numbers

·          N2 – explain the meaning and evaluate powers of whole numbers

·          N3 – find a fraction equivalent to one given

·          N4 – express a fraction as a decimal, and vice-versa

·          N5 – express a decimal as a percentage and vice-versa

·          N6 – express quantities as fractions or percentages of a whole

Exploring computation and estimation

Within a range of meaningful contexts, students should be able to:

·          N7 – make sensible estimates and check the reasonableness of numbers

·          N8 – write and solve problems involving decimal multiplication and division

·          N9 – find a given fraction or percentage of a quantity

·          N10 – explain satisfactory algorithms for addition, subtraction, and multiplication

·          N11 – demonstrate knowledge of the conventions for order of operations