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Here are some specific activities, investigations or visual aids we have picked out. Click anywhere in the grey area to access the resource. The options may go beyong the scope of this level of the Functional Skills requirements.

• BIDMAS A self marking exercise testing the application of BIDMAS, an acronym describing the order of operations used when evaluating expressions.
• BIDMAS Game An online interactive game celebrating the order of mathematical operations.
• BIDMAS Video A reminder of the order of operations often referred to as BIDMAS, BODMAS or PEMDAS.
• Missing Operations Exercise Each box represents a missing operation (add, subtract, multiply or divide). What are they?
• Mental Maze Choose the correct operations to get through the maze and achieve the given target.

Click on a topic below for suggested lesson Starters, resources and activities from Transum.

• Arithmetic The ability to perform mathematical calculations is still very important despite our hi-tech environment. Good numeracy skills support the understanding of more advanced mathematical concepts at all levels. Mathematicians still consider mastery of the manual algorithms to be a necessary foundation for the study of algebra and computer science. Pupils should have a good grasp of the meaning of numbers and use their understanding of place value to multiply and divide whole numbers and fractions. They should be able to order, add and subtract negative numbers in context. They should use all four operations with decimals rounding answers where required. They should be able to solve simple problems involving ratio and direct proportion and calculate fractional or percentage parts of quantities and measurements, using a calculator where appropriate. See also the Mental Methods topic and our Number Skills Inventory.