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Explore ways to increase achievement in Maths

using the context of work.

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Worksheet

Simple method examples

Examples of how it is used in business

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DVD Project 2009-2010

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Contain your Excitement...

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Containers...

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...travel the world

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They transport all sorts...

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...hopefully in one piece

They are packed fully...

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Pallets are not used: they take up valuable space in the container

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Full containers are loaded onto a container ship...

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...which travels to its destination

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At the port the container is placed onto a lorry...

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...travels to a warehouse

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Contents are off-loaded through “goods in”

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The goods are emptied onto pallets

...as one store wouldn’t want 5000!! Putting

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The pallets are placed in racking

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Stores request what they need.This is loaded into a delivery lorry

...In you go (or wait at home) to get your latest purchase

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From container to pallet...

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The Container

• The container measures– Width 2.4m– Height 2.8m– Length 12.5m

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How many boxes fit?

• The goods box measures– Width 40cm– Height 40cm– Length 50cm

• How many boxes would fit into the container?

The Pallet

• The pallet measures– Width 1.0m– Length 1.2m

• It can only be stacked to a height of 1.6m (due to racking restrictions)

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How many boxes fit?

• Using the same box measurement how many can you fit onto the pallet?

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Problems with this model

• What are the assumptions/problems with this model?

• List your answers.

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Extension

If the real dimensions of the container are:– Width 2.35m– Height 2.39m– Length 12.04m

• What affect will this have on the number of boxes of the given dimension that will fit in the container?

• How much space is wasted?

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Start Small!

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•School environment

•Teachers’ TV: A World of Mathshttp://www.teachers.tv/series/a-world-of-maths

• Teachers’ TV: Best Practice series from 18 June