Purple Level maths mastery facts are introduced in Year 6. Ideally, most students will master these facts within the year. However, provision is made for them to continue to work on them throughout the following years.
Badges include:
Place value Understand the relationship between different place value columns
Negative numbers Order positive and negative integers and position them on a number line in relation to zero
Number properties 1 Define and name prime and composite numbers
Number properties 2 Define and name square and triangular numbers
Ordering Decimals Compare and order decimals up to 3 decimal places.
Fractions Order and simplify fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 100 (E.g. 6/8 .8/12; 40/100 = 2/5)
Percentages Convert between the following fractions, decimals and percentages. 1/2 = 0.5 = 50%; 1/4 = 0.8 = 4/5; 11/12 = 0.92; 0.75 = 3/4 = 75%
All times tables Recall multiplication facts up to 12 x 12
All factors Name the factors of whole numbers up to 144 (E.g. 28: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28)
HCF/LCM Determine the Highest Common Factor and Lowest Common Multiple of a pair of numbers
Measurement facts 1 Identify 1m2 = 10 000cm2 ; 1 ha = 10 000m2 ; 1km2 = 1 000 000m2
Measurement facts 2 Rewrites measurements such as 8.7 L as 8 litres and 700 millilitres. Identify 1 cubic centimetre = 1 millimitre, 1000 cubic centimetres = 1 litre