Numeracy
Level 2

Benchmark: Demonstrate complex numeracy skills.

Suggestions for Portfolio Development

• journal entry describing a personal process for solving a problem
• photocopy of a problem solved using a protractor
• copy of a family recipe that uses ratios for measuring
• drawing made of a living room, which shows the room's dimensions

Learning Outcome #1

Learners will demonstrate knowledge of complex numerical operations.

Knowledge and skills set:

• Demonstrate knowledge of percentages.
• Convert fractions to decimals and percentages (e.g., equals 0.5 or 50 per cent).
• Describe the meaning of simple powers of numbers (e.g., square feet are expressed as ft² or cubic metres are expressed as m³).
• Simplify math expressions by using the order of operations. [See instruction tip #1.]
• Define and add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers (also called integers) (e.g., -3 is negative three and 3 is positive three).
• Define and apply rate, ratio, and proportion. [See instruction tip #2.]
• Create simple ratios from everyday examples (e.g., mix two cups water to one cup rice).
• Illustrate the process of solving an operation using manipulatives or diagrams.