Step 5 Objective
Use letter symbols to represent unknown numbers or variables.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
Examples of what pupils should know and be able to do
Understand that the letter stands for an unknown number or variable quantity and not a label, e.g. '5a' cannot mean '5 apples' but that if a is the cost of an apple then 5a means the cost of 5 apples.