Work sample Year 5 Mathematics: Who were the fastest swimmers?

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 5 Mathematics. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation of student work and may contain errors such as spelling mistakes and other inaccuracies. In this work sample students: • use place value to write and order decimals including decimals greater than one • check the reasonableness of their calculations using estimation.