Lord Lammington's Swiming Pool - A Maths Investigation or Discussion Framework: Year 6+

This mathematics investigation was designed for use by children of Year 6 - under the guidance and encouragement of a suitable mentor. It was not intended to be a ‘fire and forget’ worksheet, but rather a framework for discussion and exploration.

The theme is using mathematics to guide real-life (well, almost) problem solving. The focus is on using the length and volume of an (arbitrarily shaped) prism to calculate its cross-sectional area - thus developing and consolidating an understanding of each and the relationship between them.

The investigation also reinforces the need to maintain a consistent set of units when performing calculations: to this end, conversion between different metric units (e.g. litres to cubic centimetres and cubic metres) is required.

Although the material is designed to be challenging but accessible (with guidance) to children working within the government’s expectation for children at the end of Key Stage 2, it is possible that teachers of children in KS3 may find the resources useful.