Division: Dice Factory.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Lesson Starters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curriculum.

Elementary and Early Education.

Teaching Methods.

Local Subjects:

Curriculum.

Elementary and Early Education.

Teaching Methods.

Genre:

Instructional

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2009.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

"This clip features a real-life context for division. It is ideal for use as a lesson starter in KS2 maths and is especially suitable for use with Year 6. The problem: A shop-owner telephones the woman at the dice factory to order 10,000 dice. The woman at the factory will have to dispatch the dice in big cardboard boxes. Each dice measures 4cm x 4cm x 4cm Each cardboard box measures 40cm x 40cm x 40cm. And how many boxes will the woman need in order to send out 10,000 dice? See the accompanying teachers' notes for suggested extension activities."

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).