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Everyone Counts: A maths resource for 8-12 year olds comparing Young Lives around the world
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2014-09-26
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<p>Recently updated, Everyone Counts supports key elements of the maths curriculum with real-life statistics and stories. Using data from <a href="https://www.younglives.org.uk/">Young Lives</a> about children living in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam, learners will develop their skills and understanding of topics such as time and data handling.</p>
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<li>Use role play to explore children's lives</li>
<li>Convert between miles and kilometres</li>
<li>Interpret flight timetables and develop understanding of time zones</li>
<li>Use secondary sources of information and locate countries on a world map</li>
<li>Explore preconceptions about places</li>
<li>Identify, rank and compare well-being indicators</li>
<li>Build problem-solving skills</li>
<li>Develop skills in reading, writing and converting time using analogue clocks and digital 12 and 24-hour clocks</li>
<li>Interpret data and represent it in different ways including bar charts, pie charts and line graphs</li>
<li>Calculate the mean of a set of data</li>
<li>Use inequality signs to compare data</li>
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<p>Download Everyone Counts to inspire your maths learners and explore how inequality affects the lives of children in different parts of the world.</p>
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