Demystifying - Entering a calculation on a calculator

Drills

Brackets, fractions, powers, roots and negatives keyed as written.

Author note — to cover

Keying multi-step expressions on a scientific calculator: bracketing fraction-bar numerators and denominators, powers, roots, negatives, the fraction key; reading the display back. Standard-form entry and exact-value toggling get sibling pages; how much to round lives on Measures choosing-accuracy. Both tiers. (N3, N14)

  • Fluency — direct questions on entering a calculation on a calculator, limited to this lesson's stated scope (4 questions).
  • Application — use the same skill in unfamiliar or contextual questions without introducing a later method (4 questions).
  • Check — questions built around the exclusions and likely misconceptions named in the lesson brief (4 questions).

The test

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Where to go next

The method this drill practises is taught on Entering a calculation on a calculator.