Recognising how fractions, decimals and percentages can be comparable and identifying the values which are more/less than a half, a quarter, three quarters and so on.
Learning objectives/outcomes: England:NNS Y5; 22-23 Fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion 33: Express one half, one quarter, three quarters and tenths and hundredths, as percentages.
Y6; 31: Recognise the equivalence between the decimal and fraction forms of one half, one quarter, three quarters, one eighth and tenths, hundreds and thousandths. NC - KS2: Fractions, percentages and ratio f) Recognise the equivalence between the decimal and fraction forms of one half, quarters, tenths and hundredths; understand that 'percentage' means the numbers of parts per 100 and that it can be used for comparisons.
Additional information: Megahops: The maximum number of megahops awarded in this activity is 10. Megahops are awarded according to how many 'correct' rockets you click within the time, versus the number of 'wrong' rockets you click. Therefore, you are rewarded for choosing carefully and only clicking on the correct rockets. Location in Spark Island: Sparkopolis: Spironaut house
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