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Year 9 - Maths

Emergency response worker

Maths in the workplace

Unit Summary

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Lesson Summary

You will learn to understand how maths is used by emergency response workers.

Key Notes

  • Police use maths in order to investigate traffic accidents.
  • Firefighters need to be able to interpret guages and perform maths calculations.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • Formula: A formula is a rule linking sets of physical variables in context.
  • Data: Data are a collection of information.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may substitute incorrectly.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.

Police use maths in order to investigate traffic accidents. Firefighters need to be able to interpret guages and perform maths calculations.

2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Formula'

A formula is a rule linking sets of physical variables in context. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.

3. Spot and fix this common maths mistake.

Mistake: Pupils may substitute incorrectly. Correction: Each variable in a formula represents something. Substituting for one variable at a time may help ensure that values are in the correct places.

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