Mathematics Activities For YOung Learners: Space Tour in Mars

Enjoyable and Fun Activity For Elementary Pupils

This activity fulfils the Malaysian curriculum specifications (Primary Mathematics) due to its various contents. This activity primarily covers the operation of addition and subtraction within the range of 18. Following are some related learning outcomes from the curriculum specification:

Addition: Learning Objective: Use and apply knowledge of addition in real

life. Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to involve problems

involving addition in real life situation.Subtraction:

Learning Objective: Use and apply knowledge of subtraction in real life.

Learning Outcomes: Pupils will be able to involve problems involving subtraction in real life situation.

• The ‘Space Tour in Mars’ activity followed will portray these elements of Curriculum Specification.

There is a Space Tour bus in town.

Mr. Crab, his Math teacher,

asks Mr. Spongebob to count how

many passenger in the bus when

the bus stop at the end of the tour.

Since he is not allowed to go into

the bus to count,

he has to find other way

to count it. But HOW?

Instruction

You will be told the number of passengers in the bus when it starts the tour in Mars.

1. To find out the number in each station, count how many passengers go down or get into the bus in each station. Look at the arrows as clues:

2. When the tour is over, tell Mr. Spongebob how many passengers are there in the bus?

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Let’s Begin…

Today,the bus will go to 5 places. At the start point, there are 5 passengers in the bus.

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The bus moves to the first station called ‘DORORO’.

‘DORORO’ is the main gateway to Mars.

When the bus arrives in DORORO, a number of passengers go down and new passengers come into the bus. How many passengers are there in the bus now?

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Then, the bus continues the journey to the second place called TIMBAKTU.

TIMBAKTU is the most modern port in Mars.

In TIMBAKTU, a number of passengers go down and new passengers come into the bus. How many passengers are there in the bus?

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After that, the bus goes to the modern city called CRBCITY.

CYBCITY is the most unique city in Mars.

A number of passengers go down and new passengers come into the bus. How many passengers are there in the bus now in CYBCITY?

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Next, the bus goes to the fourth station called LEITOUILLE.

LEITOUILLE is an interesting leisure park with magnificent scenery.

In LEITOUILLE, no passenger go down but new passengers come into the bus. How many passengers are there in the bus now?

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SPAVIEW is the final station for the day…

SPAVIEW is a perfect place in Mars for those who want to view the solar system.

Many passengers go down and a new passenger come into the bus. How many passengers are there in the bus now in SPAVIEW?

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That is the last station for today’s tour in Mars. Now, can you tell me how many passengers are there in the bus?

For answer, refer to the slide of TEACHER’S GUIDE 1