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1. Solid grid FH Dashed grid or Dotty grid buttons to toggle between grid line styles You can change the size of the background shapes large medium or small using the pop up size menu To use the additional features for the square grid For square grids an additional toolbar appears which enables you to colour squares and half squares easily Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools A 2 quadrant co ordinate grid with its toolbar toolbar 23 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Choose a colour from the pop up menu click the required fill button e g B M or d and then click on a grid square Colour can be removed from a square using the Remove colour button l Measures Toolbox Clocks These tools provide a choice of five different styles of analogue clock and a digital clock The analogue clock types are E Simple Clock no divisions e Alarm Clock hour divisions Station Clock minute divisions and a second hand O Roman Clock Roman numerals and minute divisions e 24 Hour Clock minute divisions Choose a clock type and click its icon to insert it on the sheet Click on your clock to reveal the clock toolbar It is possible to drag the numbers off the face of the Simple Clock and then to drag them back on again The numbers on all analogue clocks can be toggled on and off using the Toggle numbers button A To change the time on a cl2. The two types of spinner with their toolbar Click the Remove divisions button and then on a radius on the spinner to remove it In this way you could e g transform the 6 sector spinner into a spinner with 3 equal parts or into a spinner with 4 equal parts and 1 larger part Choose a colour from the pop up menu on the Fill colour button d and then click on a spinner sector to change its colour Numbers can be dragged off of the spinner if desired You can also renumber a spinner by replacing the default numbers using numbers dragged from either the Symbol pad or the Number pad Dice These tools allow you to insert either a dotty or a numbered die on the sheet Click on your die to reveal the dice toolbar To use the features of the dice Click the Roll button Wy to roll a die on the sheet If there are two or more dice on the sheet they will all roll simultaneously The 4 and A buttons allow you to create more of each type of die N The two types of die with their toolbar without returning to the Probability Toolbox This tool inserts a coin a Victorian sixpence on the sheet Click on your coin to reveal the coin toolbar To use the features of the coin J allows you to insert more coins on the sheet without returning to the Probability Toolbox Two tossable coins with their toolbar Marble Bag This tool allows you to explore probability using a bag of marbles Clicking
3. 2 Tick the Show labels box at the bottom of the dialogue box The default unit is cm You can change this by typing in your own unit using your computer keyboard Measuring Cylinder This tool displays a cylinder that can be filled with liquid Measurements can be read off the scale Click the Measuring cylinder icon to insert the cylinder on the sheet Click on your cylinder to reveal the cylinder toolbar To add and remove liquid Click the top tap to add liquid to the cylinder Click the tap again to turn it off Click the bottom tap to remove liquid from the cylinder Click the tap again to turn it off To add or remove a specific amount of liquid use the scroll arrows on the right of the appropriate tap and then click the tap Water will be added removed in steps matching the selected interval size Tip If the measuring cylinder appears too large for your screen resolution a smaller version can be created by selecting the cylinder and then clicking the Edit Properties button amp You will need to tick the Small size box and then click on OK To change the cylinder size and scale To change the capacity of the cylinder use the Cylinder Capacity pop up menu on the cylinder toolbar Available capacities and interval sizes To change the interval size of the divisions and also the rate at which the liquid is added use the Interval Size pop up menu The table opposite details t
4. 9 Click on your graph to reveal the block graph toolbar 8 7 To use the features of the block graph 6 5 1 Double click on the title and labels to change them using the i Keyboard pad Close the pad by clicking on a blank part of the sheet 1 Rabbit Guinea Pig Dog Goldfish Mouse Cat 2 Use the pop up 1 Block menu to change the scale as required Each block can represent 1 2 5 10 20 50 or 100 EN UNE orl 28 CO Eg Dr 3 Click the coloured block buttons to add them to the graph red The Block Graph Tool with its toolbar blocks will appear in the first column yellow blocks in the second column You can drag any unwanted blocks into the Waste bin 4 Click the Make Bar button 2 if you want to merge the blocks into bars Tally Chart This tool allows you to create your own tally chart Tally chart to show how we get to school Click on your chart to reveal the tally chart toolbar Total PAU To use the features of the tally chart Ep HEHT II On foot W foot 1 Double click the title and labels to change them using the Keyboard Bicycle WA o pad Close the pad by clicking on a blank part of the sheet ru ax m per aya P 2 Use the pop up Row menu to change the number of rows as The Tally Chart Tool with its toolbar required You can have from 1 to 6 rows 3 Clicka button to add tally marks to that row of the chart up to a maximum of 30 4 Click a cell in t
5. Backward C Create a multiplication grid dud E i Create an addition grid to 5 5 The Number Grid dialogue box Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual To create a customised number grid 1 On the Number Grid dialogue box select the fourth option 2 Use the scroll arrows to choose the number of rows number of columns starting number and order 3 Click OK To create multiplication or addition grids 1 On the Number Grid dialogue box choose one of the bottom two options 2 Choose the range of the grid using the drop down menus 3 Click OK Note Multiplication and addition grids appear initially with the answer values hidden To highlight squares on your number grid 1 Click on the orange border of your number grid to reveal the number grid toolbar 2 Click on a Fill colour button on the toolbar 3 Click a square to highlight it in the selected colour Click and drag along a row or column to highlight multiple squares Choose the Full half button NJ to toggle to filling half squares Use the Remove colour button to erase colour from a square by clicking To hide reveal squares using the number grid toolbar Click on the Show hide number button Lis and then on individual cells to hide or show their numbers NE Use this feature to hide one or more randomly chosen numbers Use the scroll arrows to select how many numbers you would like to h
6. Calendar This tool produces a calendar page for any month of any year between 1900 and 2100 Click the Calendar icon to insert a calendar page on the sheet The calendar page produced will automatically be set to the present month and year according to your computer s internal clock Use the blue arrows at the top of the calendar page to scroll from month to month You can also click on your calendar page to reveal its toolbar and use the Month and Year inputs on the toolbar to select a different calendar page Ruler This tool is a ruler that can be dragged around to measure objects on the sheet Click the Ruler icon to insert the ruler on the sheet The default ruler has no number labels To use the ruler to measure objects Click and drag on the black square handle at either end of the ruler to change its length Click on either red dot on the ruler and drag to rotate the ruler Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Minute mH Second pl amp The Stopwatch Tool with its toolbar thee August 2005 e Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Calendar Tool with its toolbar Using the ruler to measure an edge of a 3 D shape 25 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Specialised tools To show the ruler labels 1 Select the ruler and click the Edit Properties button Ag
7. Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Series consultant Anita Straker Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Contents Getting started Technical information Minimum system requirements Screen resolution Workspace overview Menus File Menu Edit Menu View Menu Help Menu General toolbars Main Toolbar Common Toolbar Properties Toolbar Toolbox Bar General screen features Waste bin Sheet tabs Status bar Scroll bars Specialised tools Fractions Toolbox Fraction Labels Fraction Wall Equivalence Machine Fractions of Quantities Fractions of Circles Fractions of Squares Numbers Toolbox Number Grids Number Lines Number Tracks Number Sequences Place Value Chart Place Value Mat Abacus Estimating Numbers of Objects Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 o wo Ww Aa N N O O Oo OC HA a 7 a a a a a a a a a ES 9 Or A Y aa y N O ODO O O1 KR DO W DO WB NN ND NP 2 a OO o o o Estimating on a Number Line Function Machine Calculations Toolbox Calculator Shape and Space Toolbox 2 D Shapes Lines and Arrows 3 D Shapes Angles Protractors Co ordinate Grids Background Grids Measures Toolbox Clocks Stopwatch Calendar Ruler Measuring Cylinder Kitchen Scales Spring Balance Bathroom Scales Probability Toolbox Spinners Dice Coin Marble Bag Handling Data Toolbox Block Graph Tally Chart Pictogram Carroll Diagrams Venn Diagrams
8. 2 Click OK The cubes appear connected in a line in a random distribution of four different colours Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools The Fraction Wall with its toolbar Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit View Help QP Coemn nS QBUL EO vo Q ec ct The Equivalence Machine tool Fractions of Quantities X Create e i 3 Cheries C Squares RCE Cancel C Sweets The Fractions of Quantities dialogue box Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Clicking on the line of cubes allows you to drag it as a whole When a line of cubes is selected clicking the Break cubes button onthe toolbar and then clicking between two cubes breaks the line at that point Drag the separated lines end to end to rejoin them Fractions of Circles This tool creates a circle which can be divided into equal parts Click on the circle to reveal the fraction of shapes toolbar The initial circle can be resized by clicking and dragging on any of the four handles To change the circle s colour click on the Fill colour button and choose a new colour Then click the circle To divide the circle 1 Use the scroll arrows on the toolbar to select the number of sectors up to 10 to divide the circle into 2 Click the Divide button ga to split the circle into the specified number of sectors Sectors can be dragged or groupe
9. A number line with the estimating on a number line toolbar A ls ls The Function Machine with some inputs missing Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Calculations Toolbox Calculator This tool is an onscreen calculator which works in the same way as a handheld calculator The calculator screen displays both an input equation and its answer up to 6 digits simultaneously The calculator will continuously repeat the last operation when you click the button repeatedly e g if you enter 2 2 4 and then click again the calculator adds another 2 and the screen shows 6 The other tools in the Calculations Toolbox are all described earlier in this manual They are Function Machine see page 18 Abacus see page 17 Number Grids see page 13 Number Lines see page 14 Number Tracks see page 15 Number Sequences see page 16 Shape and Space Toolbox 2 D Shapes These tools allow you to create and manipulate 2 D shapes including regular and irregular polygons Click on any of the first five shape buttons Circle C semi circle D Ellipse Rectangle EM or Square to create your chosen shape automatically on the sheet Clicking on your shape creates handles that can be dragged to resize the shape Tip To alter the height to width ratio of a rectangle select it and click on the Edit Properties button A You can then change the dimensions by typing in new width and height val
10. Create a shape on a co ordinate grid see page 23 2 Select your shape and then click the Translate manually button to open the Translate dialogue box 3 Click the arrows on the box to translate the shape one grid square at a time Note If you use the translation tool on backgrounds other than a co ordinate grid each step will be equivalent to just a few pixels To translate a 2 D shape automatically 1 Create a shape on a co ordinate grid see page 23 Note As with the manual translation tool translation steps made on backgrounds other than a co ordinate grid will each be equivalent to just a few pixels 2 Select your shape and then click the Translate automatically button k to open the Translate automatically dialogue box 3 Enter a move in the dialogue box using the scroll arrows to choose the step value and the direction arrows to choose a direction A sequence of moves can be entered in this way 4 Click the Go button to translate the shape according to your instructions A trace of the shape s original position will remain so you can compare it with the shape s new position The Reset button returns the shape to its original position without removing the instructions from the dialogue box The Clear button removes all instructions from the dialogue box without returning the shape to its original position Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised
11. Maths Toolbox File Edit View Help Undo Chrlt z2 Redo Ctrl Cut Chrl Copy Cri c Paste Ctrl Delete Del Select All Chri 4 The Edit Menu Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit view Help Main Toolbar Common Toolbar Logo Bar Toolbox Bar Properties Toolbar Sheet Bar Horizontal Scroll Bar Status Bar Waste bin The View Menu ki Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit View Help g Manual Fi About Mulk e Maths Toolbox F 3 The Help Menu Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual General toolbars Main Toolbar For ease of use some of the more frequently used menu options are also available as buttons on the Main Toolbar along the top of the screen There are also other useful tools available on this toolbar Workspace overview P New Create a blank Toolbox document e Open Find and open a previously saved Toolbox document ge Save Save the current document with its current file name and location eA Print Print the current sheet Ne Undo Undo the last action on the sheet Af Redo Cancel the latest undone action Cut Remove selected object s from the sheet to the clipboard D Copy Copy selected object s from the sheet to the clipboard E Paste Transfer the latest content of the clipboard i e a cut or copied object to the sheet p Clear Remove all objects from the current sheet of the current Toolbox document 2 Highlight Hi
12. based Pyramid Sphere Hemi sphere Cone Cylinder Triangular Prism Pentagonal Prism Hexagonal Prism Regular Tetrahedron Regular Octahedron or Regular Dodecahedron to create your chosen shape automatically on the sheet Clicking on your shape creates handles that can be dragged to resize the shape Tip To alter the height to width ratio of a cone pyramid cylinder prism or cuboid select it and click on the Edit Properties button Ag Type in new dimension values and implement the changes by clicking on OK Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Rotation Bar T CIPI need The Rotation Bar dialogue box allows you to rotate shapes automatically per aa Yap e gt C An arrow and a line with the line toolbar A X 2 7 A selection of 3 D shapes with the 3 D object toolbar 21 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Click on your 3 D shape to reveal the 3 D object toolbar To use the 3 D shape features A Choose a new fill colour for an entire shape from the pop up menu Then click the shape to change it to your chosen colour df Choose a new fill colour for a single face of a shape from the pop up menu Then click a shape s face to change it to your chosen colour e Click this button and then on a shape Now drag the shape to rotate it MA Click to show a selected 3 D shape as a skeleton shape Angles A These tools allow you to display and man
13. cards change a card s numbers or background colour by selecting the card clicking the Edit Properties button and making the required changes Place Value Mat This tool allows you to display the place value of the digits of a whole number with up to 4 digits Click on the Place Value Mat to reveal the place value mat toolbar You can resize the mat by selecting it and dragging the corner handles To display a number Click on the Number pad button on the place value mat toolbar and drag single digits from the Number pad onto the Place Value Mat where they will snap to columns Alternatively drag base 10 apparatus from the toolbar to the mat for a visual representation Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Number Sequences Lx Cancel Create a number sequence for KS1 Type Steps of 1 z A A S Order From jo lo jo Forwards V VV C Backwards C Create a number sequence for KS2 Type whole number steps Y Step ae EIUS m Order DAA Pr From o o o o uas C Backwards VVVV Show Allnumbers First 3 numbers The Number Sequences dialogue box op tet TL 1 A number sequence with the number sequence too bar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 ar 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 46000 7000 8000 9000 1304 342 5000 T
14. we Does it ave Are Il faces any flat faces the same E No yes v No The 4 outcome tree diagram with its toolbar Use dartboards to create your own problems The number in the middle of each side is the sum of the two neighbouring yellow numbers What are the missing numbers 31 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Game Boards These tools allow you to insert 3 different game board designs on the sheet Snakes and ladders Rocket Treasure Island Click on your game board to reveal the game board toolbar To use the game board features Click on a Counter button then click on the sheet to create a counter Click on the Numbered Dice button BA to create a die on the sheet Click the Roll button ay to roll your die or dice Tip Add numbers to the Rocket or Treasure Island game boards using the Symbol pad to create your own games The background grid see page 23 is also available in the Solving Problems Toolbox Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools The three game boards 32
15. 00 6001000 1300 1600 KHz To change the time on a digital clock use the toolbar 24 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Select the digital clock and click the 12h 24h button B to toggle between a 12 and 24 hour time display Select an analogue clock and use the pop up menu on the toolbar to choose a time interval Click the Interval button to make the clock hands move forward by the chosen time interval Any clocks on the screen can display real time changes For example create a Station Clock on the screen and set it to the current time Clicking on the Start Stop button a will now show the second hand moving in real time eS Stopwatch eme This tool can be used to count up or down in seconds Click the stopwatch icon to insert it on the sheet To count up default setting Click the green button on the top left of the stopwatch to begin counting up Click the red button on the top right to stop counting up Click reset to set the stopwatch back to 00 00 00 To count down 1 Click on your stopwatch to reveal the stopwatch toolbar 2 Click the Count up down button EE to toggle to count down mode 3 Use the scroll arrows to set the Hour Minute Second inputs as desired 4 Click the green button on the top left of the stopwatch to begin counting down Click the red button at the top right to stop the countdown Click reset to set the stopwatch back to 00 00 00
16. Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual File Menu New Access a blank Toolbox document Find and open a previously saved Toolbox document Save the current document with its current file Save name and location Save the current document with a different file Save As name or location Return the current document to its most Revert recently saved version losing any changes made since the last save Print the current sheet The default layout is landscape Print See how the current sheet will look when printed Change the print options Print Preview Print Setup Preferences Change the snapping objects feature see below for details See a list of the four documents opened most Recent files recently Ext Exit the Mult e Maths Toolbox Saving Toolbox documents are saved as mem files files with a mem extension e g Countingin10s mem After creating a new document choose File gt Save As In the Save As dialogue box choose the location you want to save the document to Then choose a name for the document and click Save To save the changes made to an existing document choose File gt Save Alternatively you can click the Save button ge on the Main Toolbar see page 7 Printing You may find it useful to print out a sheet prepared in the Toolbox for children to use as an independent activity e g the Snakes and Ladders Game Board To do this choos
17. Tree Diagrams Solving Problems Toolbox Dartboards Arithmagons Game Boards Contents 18 18 19 19 19 19 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 2 2 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 31 31 32 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Getting started The Mult e Maths Toolbox is a highly versatile resource designed to help you to enhance mathematics teaching and learning It is the ideal resource to support your creativity and to help you to make effective use of an interactive whiteboard There are over 60 flexible interactive tools in the Mult e Maths Toolbox that enable you to create and save single mathematical activities or whole lessons Being easy to use the tools can also be displayed spontaneously within lessons and used to further children s understanding of concepts This guide will help you to get the most out of the Mult e Maths Toolbox It summarises the general features of the product and explains how the tools can be used and adapted to suit your children s needs Further information about the full range of Mult e Maths products can be found on our website http www cambridge hitachi com products primary multemaths This can be launched by clicking on the Mult e Maths logo in the top right hand corner of the Toolbox workspace The Mult e Maths Toolbox can be used in many ways These include e Planning setting up and saving a lesson e Using unprepared tools in class t
18. ch separately 2 Use the Insert Text button and the Keyboard pad to label the branches 3 To remove a branch select the Remove branches button on the toolbar and click on a branch to erase it Solving Problems Toolbox Dartboards These tools allow you to insert a dartboard on the sheet The three choices are a typical dartboard a dartboard without doubles or triples a simple unnumbered target board Click on your dartboard to reveal the dartboard toolbar To use the dart feature The Dart button allows you to insert darts on the sheet without returning to the Solving Problems Toolbox Click the Dart button and then click repeatedly on the sheet with the dart cursor to create as many draggable darts as you require Use this tool to create your own problems for children to solve e g How can you score 50 with three darts Arithmagons These tools allow you to insert a 3 or 6 circle arithmagon on the sheet The arithmagons do not have a specific toolbar but you can use the Number pad or Symbol pad on the Common Toolbar see page 8 to enter numbers in each circle Create your own problems for children to solve e g Put numbers on the corner circles of the 6 circle arithmagon and ask children to calculate the middle numbers given that each middle number is the sum of the two neighbouring numbers Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Does it roll DU
19. d or can be manipulated using the 2 D object toolbar see page 20 revealed when a sector is clicked on Tip Change the fill colour of one sector and use the rotate tool to rotate the sector around the centre of the circle to demonstrate that all of the sectors are the same size _ Fractions of Squares This tool works in the same way as Fractions of Circles described above but with a square being divided into equal rectangles To divide the square into vertically orientated rectangles first rotate the square through 90 using the Rotate button e on the fractions of shapes toolbar Numbers Toolbox Number Grids This tool allows you to create a variety of number grids using preformatted or customisable options The numbers from a number grid can be dragged and dropped onto the sheet or onto other tools To create a standard hundred grid 1 Onthe Number Grid dialogue box select one of the first three options 2 Click OK The first two options produce grids numbered from 1 to 100 or from 0 to 99 The third option produces a blank hundred grid Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools A circle with the fractions of shapes toolbar Create a hundred grid from 1 to 100 C Create a hundred grid from O to 99 Cancel Create a blank hundred grid Create a customised number grid pow id Column v 4 Start jo 5 Order Forward
20. e Show hide answer button on the toolbar Drag the square grab handle at either end of the line to widen or narrow it this is useful for comparing the positions of numbers on two different lines Function Machine This tool calculates outputs for given inputs Click on your function machine to reveal the function machine toolbar To create inputs and outputs 1 Click the blue panels and enter input values from 99 999 to 99 999 using the pop up Number pad 2 Click the arrow or the operation sign in the panel on the machine to set the function x x XX For the first four functions you can also set a related function value by clicking on the number to the right of the operation sign and using the pop up Number pad Click the blue arrow button on each output pipe to reveal the outputs one by one or click the Calculate button on the function machine toolbar to reveal all outputs at once To hide reveal values Click the Show hide button La and then any value to replace it with a question mark Clicking again reveals the value In this way you can show outputs and ask children to identify hidden inputs Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Estimating on a Number Line X Choose a number line whose range Is Otol Oto 10 Oto 100 C Om1000 Ot10000 C Stol C 5 tal ceca The Estimating on a Number Line dialogue box p
21. e Zoom Bubble window Co ordinate Grids These tools provide a choice of three co ordinate grids Grid one quadrant Grid Il two quadrants Grid III four quadrants Click the appropriate button to insert a co ordinate grid Click on your grid to reveal the co ordinates toolbar To plot a point Choose the Cross button and click any gridline intersection on the grid to mark it with a cross To identify the co ordinates of a point Choose the Co ordinates label button and click on a gridline intersection to reveal its co ordinates To use other co ordinate grid features Click to hide show grid lines Click to hide show axes labels Click to be able to draw a transparent polygon To create your polygon one side at a time click where you would like the corners of your polygon to be You will need to click again on the starting corner to complete your polygon Background Grids This tool allows you to cover the sheet with a background grid of squares or triangles or with graph paper Selecting this option initially just displays the background grid toolbar Pe HH Click a grid button on the toolbar to cover the sheet in that style of grid To remove the grid click the same grid button again To close the background grid toolbar open the Shape and Space Toolbox and click the Background Grids button again To change the square and the triangle background grids Use the
22. e File Print or click the Print button on the Main Toolbar see page 7 To alter the print settings choose File gt Print Setup Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Workspace overview 5 Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit View Help Mew Ckri N Open Chrl o Save Chrl 5 Save Os Revert Print Ctrl P Print Preview Frink Setup Preferences la 2 ElearningsvrYDaka yest 355L4 P2 Qza 4 Coordinates Year 6 1024x768 Exit The menu bar with the File Menu open saveAs 3 c E3 My Documents 4 My Computer My Network Places File name Untitled Save as type Multe Maths files rnem Cancel 7 The Save As dialogue box You could print out the Snakes and Ladders game for children to play independently Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Preferences This sub menu contains two options which are revealed by hovering the cursor over Preferences Workbench size If you are creating activities on a computer with a screen resolution significantly larger than that of your interactive whiteboard computer e g 1280 x 1024 as opposed to 800 x 600 you can create an outline of the area available for your activity This will help you to ensure that your activity will be wholly visible on the interactive whiteboard see Screen resolution on page 3 Click on the Workbench size option and using the table opposite type the approp
23. ect menu options click buttons and select objects Clicking on this button turns off other tools e g pen eraser rotate Change the pen colour The colour selected here will also be the colour of text entered using the text tool and of lines and arrows drawn from within the Shape and Space Toolbox see page 19 Click on this button and then on pen markings to erase them Draw freeform shapes on the sheet The Pen button features a drop down menu to change the thickness of the line The selected pen thickness also determines the thickness of lines and arrows from the Shape and Space Toolbox see page 19 Choose the Text button T and click the cursor where you would like the text to appear it can be repositioned by dragging later Use the Keyboard pad and the Number pad or your computer keyboard to enter the desired text Click away from your completed text to close the Keyboard pad and the Number pad Click the Symbol pad button xz to type numbers with units of measurement equations or inequalities Enter the desired characters and drag the expression from the Symbol pad dialogue box to the sheet Note When the Text tool is being used characters typed on the Symbol pad will automatically appear on the sheet Changing text Clicking on text numbers or an object containing a label reveals the Text click to see Font Toolbar font toolbar You can change the font or font size set the text to bold
24. ed to specify the variables for that tool Inserting other tools places the tool directly on the sheet Several different tools or versions of the same tool can be placed on the sheet together Clicking a tool when it has been inserted on a sheet usually reveals a toolbar for that tool along the bottom of the sheet This allows you to change the tool s appearance and behaviour See the descriptions of the individual tools for details To keep a toolbox open on the screen 1 Click the desired toolbox button on the Toolbox Bar 2 Dragthe toolbox to the side of the sheet 3 Click and drag your chosen tools onto the sheet 4 Click the close button on the toolbox when you want to close it In this way you can for example keep adding shapes to the sheet without having to reopen the Shape and Space Toolbox for each shape Fractions Toolbox x Ss Fraction Labels y This tool generates fractions in the form of labels To insert a preformed fraction label Click on one of the preformed fractions on the Fractions Labels dialogue box and drag onto the sheet To create a customised fraction label 1 Use the scroll arrows on the Fractions Labels dialogue box to select an integer 0 99 a numerator 1 99 and a denominator 2 99 2 Click the z button and drag the fraction label you have created onto the sheet Selecting a label displays the abbreviated font toolbar see page 8 which allows you to change t
25. enter a price Drag the price onto one of the items in the Sports shop scene Repeat adding price labels to various items in the scene Create word problems for children to solve based on the prices you have assigned to items in the shop scene You could type the problems on the screen using the text tool T see page 8 Children s answers and reasoning could be recorded on the screen using the pen tool Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Choose Images x Category Animals id Preview Horse Smil Ladybird miley faces Monkey Rabbit z Chosen List oo TE O Oan m You have exactly 40 to spend on T shirts Which T shirts could you buy Use the Image bank to create problems for children to solve Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Workspace overview Common Toolbar These tools can be used alone or alongside the specialised Toolboxes for added functionality A Symbol pad 2 Number pad T Text X Select d Palette 74 Eraser PA Pen Pen thickness Adding text Generate a string of numbers and symbols displayed in the text box area of the dialogue box Drag the string onto the sheet to display it as an object Drag characters digits 0 9 decimal point minus sign onto the screen Use this button to insert a text field Then use the Keyboard pad and Number pad or your computer keyboard to enter text Click on this button to enable you to sel
26. epth To move an object to a particular layer select the object click the Edit Properties button and select the appropriate radio button in the section marked Depth For example to measure the features of the house on the right made using 2 D shapes set the ruler to Topmost depth the roof and walls of the house to Background depth and the window and door to Normal depth Normal C Topmost C Background Grouping ungrouping Objects When multiple objects are selected see page 8 they can be moved around the sheet together However once you click somewhere else on the sheet the objects become separated again To group several objects together indefinitely select the required Zo Toolbar One dotted rectangle is now shown encompassing all the selected objects These objects can be moved and deleted as one This facility allows you to reflect or rotate compound 2 D shapes made using the Shape and Space Tools see page 19 To separate the selected objects click the Ungroup button on the Properties Toolbar Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Workspace overview Name Fixed Square Properties General Square Position x Y Angle fies soa lo B m Depth Normal C Topmost C Background Border Thickness Colour EE Fill colour Opacity 255 The Properties dialogue box for a square An ac
27. ghlight parts of typed words or numbers e Rotate Click this button and then click an object shape or image to rotate it manually E Image bank Choose from a bank of images that can be copied onto a sheet n Curtain Display grab handles that can be dragged to hide and reveal parts of the sheet Image bank To stimulate children s imaginations and mental imagery you may wish to prepare activities using the Image bank see example below It gives you the freedom to create real life situations on which to base mathematical problems From the drop down menu in the Choose Images dialogue box you can choose from a selection of backgrounds game boards and other objects e g money food people and animals Click the image name to highlight it then click the Add button You can add more images to your current selection then when ready click the OK button to place the images on the sheet Note By holding down the control key on your keyboard and clicking image names in the list you can select several images at once to add to your chosen list Once on the sheet images can be resized To do this click on an image to select it then click the Properties button A and alter the scale as desired Example Use a blank sheet Click the Image bank button a and choose Backgrounds from the drop down menu Select Sports shop then click the Add and OK buttons Click the Symbol pad button see page 8 and
28. he Total column and enter the total of the tallies using the Number pad Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 29 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Pictogram a f SES This tool allows you to create your own pictogram using d whole or half symbols Click on your chart to reveal the pictogram toolbar To use the features of the pictogram 1 Double click the title and labels to change them using the Keyboard pad Close the pad by clicking on a blank part of the sheet 2 Use the pop up Row menu to change the number of rows if desired You can have from 1 to 6 rows 3 Choose a symbol stick person smiley face circle or half circle and click the appropriate button to add it to the sheet Drag the symbol to the square box below the chart and click in the represents box to enter a value and units using the Keyboard pad and the Number pad 4 Click the chosen symbol button repeatedly to add more symbols and drag them into the appropriate rows to create your pictogram Carroll Diagrams This tool allows you to create your own 1 criterion or 2 criteria Carroll diagrams The Carroll diagrams have no specific toolbar To use the features of the Carroll diagrams 1 The diagrams can be resized by dragging on the corner handles 2 Double click the column and row headings to change the labels using the Keyboard pad 3 By dragging them into the Carroll diagram sort nu
29. he Place Value Chart tool The Place Value Mat tool with its toolbar Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Abacus This tool allows you to represent integers and decimals as beads on an abacus The abacus is displayed initially with four spikes labelled thousands hundreds tens and ones It can also display tenths hundredths and thousandths and ten thousands hundred thousands and millions Click on the arrows on the base of the abacus to add extra spikes to the abacus or remove them according to your requirements Note A decimal point appears on the base of the abacus to differentiate between whole number and decimal parts To add remove beads Click the bead button beneath a spike to place a bead on that spike The beads can be dragged off the spike to remove them from the abacus or to place them on other spikes Each abacus spike accommodates only 9 beads Trying to add a tenth bead will cause the 9 beads to be replaced by a single bead of the next highest place value e g trying to add 10 beads to the ones spike will remove all the beads from the ones spike and result in an extra bead on the tens spike Estimating Numbers of Objects This tool creates a random number of objects on the sheet for children to estimate To add objects to the sheet 1 On the Estimating Numbers of Objects dialogue box choose a type of object For larger numbers of objects it is best to choose Cubes to limit overlappi
30. he appearance of a 2 D shape To alter a shape s border thickness select the shape and choose a line thickness from the pop up menu on the Line thickness button a on the 2 D object toolbar To alter a shape s border colour select the shape and choose a colour from the pop up menu on the Border colour button To change a shape s infill colour select a colour from the pop up menu on the Fill colour button oy then click on the shape Clicking on the Edit Properties button amp allows you to make the fill colour of a selected shape transparent so that grid lines or other shapes can be seen through it On the General tab of the Properties dialogue box lower the Opacity value in the box 100 is recommended and then click on OK To reflect a 2 D shape 1 Select the shape then click a mirror line button for a vertical mirror line ala for a horizontal mirror line or 4 fora diagonal mirror line Then click on the sheet to insert a mirror line in the required position relative to your shape The mirror line can be repositioned by dragging You can also toggle the words Shape and Reflection on the mirror line by clicking on the black double headed arrow 2 Click your shape and then the Reflect button to reflect the shape about the mirror line The Clear reflection button clears any reflected shapes from the sheet To translate a 2 D shape manually 1
31. he left of the spring balance is labelled in kilograms or grams and the scale on the right of the spring balance is labelled in newtons N Click on your spring balance to reveal its toolbar The Spring Balance Tool works in the same way as the Kitchen Scales Tool see page 26 Bathroom Scales qd This tool displays bathroom scales that can display measurements of up to 120 kg Click on the scales to reveal their toolbar The Bathroom Scales Tool works in the same way as the Kitchen Scales Tool see page 26 although you cannot change the maximum value or the interval size Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Maximum weight Interval Size g 100g 1 2 5 10 500 g 5 10 25 50 5 25 50 100 200 kg 10 kg 50 100 200 500 Available maximum weights and interval sizes AOE fens Sie See Cee E o OS The Spring Balance with its toolbar Ma ra ee oO Qe The Bathroom Scales with their toolbar 27 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Specialised tools Probability Toolbox Spinners These tools allow you to insert a spinner with either 6 or 10 equal sectors Click on your spinner to reveal the spinner toolbar To use the features of the spinners Click the Spin button to spin a selected spinner The spinner will stop of its own accord but you can stop it manually by clicking on the Spin button again a x
32. he possible interval sizes for each capacity To use other cylinder features Click the Reveal button to show the current reading on the cylinder Click the Reset button to empty the cylinder The capacity and interval size settings will not be reset Click the Show hide scale button to hide show the scale numbers Kitchen Scales This tool displays a set of kitchen scales with a circular dial that can be used to display mass measurements Click on your kitchen scales to reveal the kitchen scales toolbar To add and remove visible masses Click the Mass Bar button e to reveal a menu of masses that can be dragged into the scale pan The scale reading will reflect the amount of mass added to the scales The Kitchen conum with iei e You can drag masses back out of the scale pan If you want to remove them from the screen drag them into the Waste bin Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 26 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual To add and remove invisible masses 1 Use the scroll arrows on the toolbar to select a mass value 2 Click the Add weight button to move the dial pointer gradually until it shows the mass you entered This movement will happen in steps matching the selected Interval Size You can also add an unspecified mass to the scale by zeroing the mass on the toolbar and clicking Add weight once Clicking again stops the addition of mass 3 To remove mas
33. he style and size of the label font Tip Fraction labels can also be dragged over the input fraction on the Equivalence Machine see page 12 to change its value Fractions greater than 1 will be displayed as improper fractions on the Equivalence Machine Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools QZP E NORAN heet 1 Sheet 2 f Sheet 3 f Sheet 4 Sheet A Sheet 6 E Sheet 1 A eds Reed Drag the Shape and Space Toolbox to the side of the screen to access all the available shapes easily Fraction Labels Xx Custom fractions o une 4e noe ral ol ora ral uno lw niu ets ER La FA ES El 10 10 10 101 16 The Fractions Labels dialogue box Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Fraction Wall This tool creates a fraction wall with fraction bars ranging from 1 whole to 12 Click the orange border of the Fraction Wall to display the Show Hide labels button on the toolbar Click this button to show fraction labels on the bars You can drag individual bars from the fraction wall onto the sheet When placed near one another the bars snap together and are automatically grouped Separate grouped bars by selecting the group of bars and clicking the Ungroup button aaa on the Properties Toolbar see page 9 To remove unwanted bars from the sheet drag them to the Waste bin Clicking the Edit Properties button when the Fraction Wall is selec
34. ide then click the Random hide button Mines E EE Use this feature to hide all the multiples of a particular number Use the scroll arrows to select the multiples you would like to hide then click the Hide multiples button Click on the Reveal all button to reveal all the hidden numbers at once Tip Create a customised number grid then drag all the numbers into the Waste bin You can then enter your own numbers or text onto the grid and use the Show hide feature to create games Number Lines there 712535 This tool allows you to create an empty number line with just the start and end values labelled or a horizontal or a vertical line with 11 numbers displayed at specified intervals To create an empty number line 1 Choose the first option on the Number Line dialogue box 2 Use the scroll arrows to set Start and End values 3 Click OK Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools A 6 x 6 multiplication grid with the products hidden sx 0 Poe ipes ot E ERA nm A 1 to 100 grid with the number grid toolbar x C Create an empty number line Start p End v 2 Eu Create a horizontal number line Create a vertical number line Customise Type integers Start jo E Interval E The Number Line dialogue box Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual To create horizontal
35. ipulate angles Click the Angle button A to create a simple angle on the sheet Click the Horizontal Angle button to lt lt create two angles on a straight line Click on your angle to reveal the angle toolbar The Q and Cy buttons allow you to access the functionality of the Protractor Tools easily see below To use the features of an Angle simple angle Change the size of a selected angle or the length of its arms by dragging the handles on its arms Use the Rotate button e to change the orientation of an angle Click on the button then on the angle and drag to rotate it about its vertex Click inside the red arc arrow on your angle or on the Angle Checker button on the toolbar to reveal the Angle Checker dialogue box Enter an estimate for the size of the angle using the scroll arrows then click on Check A message will appear on the sheet giving you feedback about your estimate A series of estimates can be entered to try to identify the exact size of the angle Tip To find the exact size of a selected angle quickly you can click on the Edit Properties button A Its size in degrees will be visible on the Angle tab To use the features of a Horizontal Angle angles on a straight line Drag the handle on the centre line of a selected angle to change the size of the angles on either side Click close to the vertex of either of the angles on the straight line to
36. mbers from the Symbol pad or from a Number Grid see page 13 or shapes from the Shape and Space Toolbox see page 19 Venn Diagrams This tool allows you create your own 1 criterion 2 criteria or 3 criteria Venn diagrams The Venn diagrams have no specific toolbar To use the features of the Venn diagrams 1 The rectangle and circle s of the diagram can be resized independently of one another by dragging their corner handles 2 Double click the title and labels to change them using the Keyboard pad 3 By dragging them into the Venn diagram sort numbers from the Symbol pad or from a Number Grid see page 13 or shapes from the Shape and Space Toolbox see page 19 Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Pictogram to show our group s favourite colour Number of children 9880 Boo 9 represents 1 child a EXE roi 7 The Pictogram Tool with its toolbar Right angle No right angle p Ld Not a quadrilateral A 2 criteria Carroll diagram A 3 criteria Venn diagram 30 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual AN Tree Diagrams A A This tool allows you to create a 2 4 or 8 outcome tree a diagram Click on your diagram to reveal the tree diagram toolbar To use the features of the tree diagrams 1 By dragging the square handles you can resize the whole diagram and adjust the length and position of each bran
37. ng 2 Specify the Range values 3 Click OK To check estimates Click the Check Answer button to reveal the number of each type of object on the sheet This count will keep track of any objects added to the sheet so you can add more objects and reveal the running total by clicking Check Answer after each addition Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones The Abacus tool Estimating Numbers of Objects D X Create 4 People Cubes Estimating numbers of objects x Check Answer The number of people is 17 The number of cubes is O The number of sweets is O The number of geese is 0 Check the number of objects on the sheet by clicking the Check Answer button Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Estimating on a Number Line D 100 This tool allows children to estimate the value of points on an undivided number line To create an estimating number line 1 Choose a number line range on the Estimating on a Number Line dialogue box 2 Click Create 3 Click and drag the red arrow to any point on the line for children to estimate To use the estimating number line features To reveal division markers on the number line click on the line and then on the Show hide divisions and labels button 1 on the estimating on a number line toolbar To reveal the position of the arrow click th
38. o support and enhance other activities e Sharing saved activities with colleagues who also use the Toolbox via email or a network e Changing activities for use with different classes Technical information Minimum system requirements PC only Microsoft Windows 98 SE ME NT 2000 XP 64 MB of RAM 128 MB recommended 600 MHz minimum processor speed 50 MB free hard disk space 800x600 or higher screen resolution 1024x768 recommended 16 bit or higher colour monitor 32 bit recommended Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 or higher For technical support contact us at techsupport cambridge hitachi com or call 01223 325040 Screen resolution If you prepare activities on a different computer from the one connected to your interactive whiteboard you are strongly advised to ensure that the resolutions of both computer monitors are the same This is because a smaller screen resolution provides you with a smaller workspace so activities prepared at a higher resolution can occupy more space than those at a lower resolution Please refer to your Microsoft Windows Help index for information about how to check and change the screen resolution Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Getting started Mult Maths Maths software for the interactive whiteboard Q am w Besar Visit the Mult e Maths website for more information about the range of products available Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Workspace ove
39. ock For any analogue clock click on the red dot on a hand and drag the hand around the face For analogue and digital clocks use the scroll arrows to change the H M and S inputs on the clock toolbar If you are using the Station Clock or the digital clock you can toggle the seconds count on or off using the Show hide seconds button To link and unlink two clocks With this function as you change the time on one of the linked clocks the other clock will change to reflect the same times 1 Insert two clocks on the sheet 2 Click on one clock to select it 3 Click the Harmonise button amp amp on the clock toolbar 4 Click on the clock you wish to link with the selected clock 5 Click the Separate button Z to unlink the clocks To use other clock features Click on one clock on the sheet and select the Synchronise button QD Clicking on another clock on the sheet will cause it to reflect the current time of the first clock This is useful for comparing analogue and digital times Note Unlike when the clocks are harmonised the clocks will not be linked when you change the time Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools Se DR n P Ld The square grid with its additional toolbar Two clocks with the clock toolbar To change the time on an analogue clock you can drag the hands FM 88 92 B6 100 104 106 108 MH AM545 600 7
40. omplexity To create a number sequence 1 Choose the complexity of the number sequence by selecting either the first or second option on the Number Sequences dialogue box 2 Select the type of sequence using the drop down menu s For KS2 sequences you will need to specify the type of numbers required e g whole numbers decimals fractions and the step size 3 Set the starting value using the scroll arrows 4 Choose the order forwards or backwards 5 Choose to show all numbers or just the first 3 numbers 6 Click OK To use the number sequence features Select your number sequence to reveal the number sequence toolbar Use the Colour fill buttons to highlight squares Use the Show hide button Lie and the Reveal all button u to hide and reveal numbers as required See the number grid toolbar see page 14 for more detailed descriptions of these buttons Place Value Chart This tool allows you to create and combine place value cards 1 Click the arrows amp to scroll the rows of the chart up and down as required Available numbers range from 0 0001 to 900000 2 Click and drag on a number to display it as a place value card on the sheet 3 Drag together cards with different place values to combine them You can move combined cards as a single unit by dragging the largest digit You can separate combined cards by dragging the smallest digit Tip Before combining place value
41. on the icon produces a bag of marbles and a tally chart Click on your marble bag to reveal the marble toolbar Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 28 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Specialised tools Number out To use the features of the Marble Bag Tool em Ka Pabuility 1 Click the coloured marble buttons to add marbles to the bag up to maximum of 20 Each click adds one marble of that colour which is recorded as a tally on the chart The total number of marbles added to the bag is recorded beneath the tally chart 2 Click the Remove button to withdraw a marble at random from those you have added Each time you remove a marble it is returned to the bag before the next marble is withdrawn These results are tracked in the Number out column on the tally chart The Marble Bag Tool with its toolbar 3 Use the pen tool to record expected outcomes in the Probability column of the tally chart Tip Ask children to estimate the probability of withdrawing a marble of a particular colour based on the number of marbles added to the bag Then compare the suggested probability with the actual number of times that colour of marble is drawn from the bag after 25 withdrawals from the bag Handling Data Toolbox Block Graph This tool allows you to create your own block graph which Q Block graph to show our pets can then be transformed into a bar graph o
42. or vertical number lines 1 On the Number Line dialogue box choose the second or third option 2 Specify the Start and Interval values For horizontal number lines you can also specify the number type integers decimals or fractions 3 Click OK To use the horizontal and vertical number line features 4e Click the blue arrows to scroll forwards or backwards along the number line Select your number line to reveal the number line toolbar Click to reveal the Auto Count Bar Choose the position of the starting value 1 1st value on the number line 2 2nd value and click Start to begin the autocount feature Click the Count on back button to reverse the direction of the count The Pause button allows you to temporarily stop the autocount The Stop button resets the autocount See the number grid toolbar page 14 for descriptions of the functionality of the other buttons on the number line toolbar Number Tracks This tool displays a number track with 11 parts which can be empty or numbered To create an empty number track 1 Choose the first option on the Number Track dialogue box 2 Click OK To create a filled number track 1 Choose the second option on the Number Track dialogue box 2 Use the scroll arrows to specify the Start and Interval values 3 Click OK To use the number track features Click the blue arrows to scroll forwards or backwa
43. r Manual Properties Toolbar The Properties Toolbar allows you to change the properties of objects Edit A Properties Alter the variables of an object or group of objects Y n Group Group two or more objects together aaa Ungroup Separate a group of objects into the original components Editing properties Each object inserted on a sheet has its own bank of properties which can be altered through its Properties dialogue box Select an object and then click the Edit Properties button amp You can now alter any properties available for that object These properties include both object specific features e g transparency settings See page 20 for the fill colour of a square created using the 2 D shapes and general features e g depth settings see below If you choose the Edit Properties button when more than one object is selected you will find a different set of options allowing you to fix the object in place change the collective depth level see below or change the properties of the objects labels Depth Objects can exist on one of three layers on a sheet Normal Topmost or Background the default is Normal Objects on the Topmost layer are always shown on top of objects on the other two layers Objects on the Background layer always appear under the objects in the other two layers The current or last selected object on a particular layer is displayed on top of other objects on that layer D
44. rds along the filled number track The number track is designed mainly for younger children and therefore unlike the Number Lines see page 14 will not display negative numbers Select your number track by clicking on its orange border to reveal the number track toolbar Use the Colour fill buttons to highlight squares Use the Show hide numbers button Lie the Random hide feature Hias qil om and the Reveal all button m to hide and reveal numbers as required See the number grid toolbar see page 14 for more detailed descriptions of these buttons The Auto Count Bar acts in the same way as for Number Lines see page 14 except that it does not count below zero Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools mp ally TE E d E BN Lg Hide number s sm HIS fd A horizontal number line with the number line toolbar Auto Count Bar x Start from marker i 2 25 y D The Auto Count Bar Number Track X C Create an empty number track Create a number track Start fo 1 Interval 1 Cancel The Number Track dialogue box y HEBER nm ow a s h Se I emt an E er A number track with the number track toolbar Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Number Sequences This tool allows you to generate a sequence of 10 values Sequences are categorised as either Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2 according to their c
45. reveal its size Protractors These tools give a choice of two protractors semi circular 180 and circular 360 Both protractors can be used to measure angles on the sheet They can be used in conjunction with the Angle Tools see above or with shapes drawn using the 2 D Shape Tools see page 19 Click the appropriate button to insert a semi circular or circular protractor on the sheet Click on your protractor to reveal the angle toolbar see above Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools f Q a Skeleton shapes The two types of angle with the angle toolbar xi My estimation is AAA b P pf V V V 30 is too small Estimate and check the size of an angle with the Angle Checker dialogue box Ali 200 The semi circular protractor being used to measure an angle created using the Angle Tool 22 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual To use the features of the protractors Resize a protractor by dragging the black square handles on its sides Reposition a protractor by clicking on it and dragging When used with Angle Tools see page 22 the protractors will snap to the vertex of the angle Rotate a protractor by clicking and dragging the small red dot on the protractor or use the Rotate button amp on the toolbar Click the Zoom button and then on a protractor to create an enlarged view of that part of the protractor in th
46. riate workbench dimensions for your whiteboard computer screen resolution into the Workbench Size dialogue box Clicking on OK will create the appropriate area outline on your screen Snap together With the default Toolbox setting when you place one 2 D shape close to another their sides will snap together If you want to disable snapping untick the Snap together option Edit Menu Undo Undo the last action on the sheet Redo Cancel the latest undone action Remove selected object s from the sheet to Cut the clipboard Copy selected object s from the sheet to the Copy i clipboard D Transfer the latest content of the clipboard i e a cut or copied object to the sheet Remove selected object s from the sheet Delete i without storing on the clipboard Select All Select all objects on the current sheet View Menu This enables you to hide toolbars or other elements of the workspace See the General screen features section page 10 for descriptions of some of these elements Help Menu As well as including the User Manual the Help Menu allows you to view basic information about the Mult e Maths Toolbox Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Workspace overview Screen Workbench Workbench resolution width height so0600 60 415 1024 x 768 915 585 1152 x 864 1040 680 Table showing the workbench dimensions for different screen resolutions Untitled Mult e
47. rview Workspace overview The Mult e Maths Toolbox consists of a workspace with tools that you can use and combine to create and save customised learning experiences Each Toolbox document contains six blank sheets making it easy to produce a series of progressive activities Since the tools are accessible at all times whilst using the program the Toolbox is also suitable for more spontaneous use The main features of the workspace include E lo x i Eaa Main Toolbar Link to Mult e Maths website Untitled Mult e Maths Toolbox File Edit View Help Toolbox Bar Status bar Sheet tabs Waste bin 6 Properties Toolbar kSheett Sheet 2 Sheet 3 f Sheet 4 Sheet 5 ASheat 64 _ Menus The Mult e Maths Toolbox has a drop down menu system that allows you to interact with your Toolbox documents These menus are File Menu see page 5 Edit Menu see page 6 View Menu see page 6 and Help Menu see page 6 The menu options allow the user to open close and save documents and print sheets select cut copy and paste objects view or hide elements of the workspace obtain information about the program Shortcuts to several of these options are also available on the Main DBE Menu buttons Toolbar see page 7 The following pages provide a detailed description of each drop down menu Click a menu button to view the menu options Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 4
48. s from the scale enter the amount you wish to remove using the scroll arrows and click the Remove weight button As before an unspecified mass can be removed from the scales To change the maximum value on the scales dial There is the option to select the maximum value of the kitchen scale dial using the pop up menu on the toolbar The possibilities are 100 g 500 g 1 kg 3 kg 5 kg or 10 kg If the scales hold mass before you change the maximum value the new dial will reflect this mass appropriately To change the interval size of the divisions and also the rate at which the mass is added use the Interval Size pop up menu The table opposite details the possible interval sizes for each maximum weight To use the other kitchen scales features Click the Show hide halfway points button to toggle on and off intermediate labels on the 500 g 3 kg and 5 kg scales Click the Toggle Kg g button 76 to toggle the display between grams and kilograms on the 1 kg and 3 kg scales Click the Show weight button to show hide the current mass in the scale pan Click the Reset button to zero the scale pointer and the mass value on the toolbar It does not reset the maximum value or the interval size Click the Show hide scale button to toggle the scale labels on and off Spring Balance This tool displays a spring balance that can be used to display mass and weight measurements The scale on t
49. stes She ve ve ve ve UE or italic or underline text If you have entered two or more lines in one A mas Pre CE Se piece of text you can align them to the left centre or right There is an The font toolbar is displayed below the Sheet tabs abbreviated font toolbar without the alignment feature for labels for example within the Block Graph tool see page 29 f To change the text colour after typing click the Palette button af and Changing text colour 49 select a colour from the drop down menu of colours Then drag the d d cursor over the text you wish to change Selecting objects To select an object choose the Select button LS and click on the object If an object is capable of being resized or having part of itself moved in some way it is displayed with grab handles i e small squares that can be dragged To select several objects simultaneously click on an empty part of the screen near the shapes and drag the cursor so that at least part of each object is included in the dotted rectangle drawn Each selected object Use the Palette button to change the text colour will then be displayed inside its own dotted rectangle The objects can now be moved as one by clicking and dragging one of the selected objects See page 9 for how to group several objects indefinitely Three selected objects Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 8 Mult e Maths Toolbox Use
50. tation the centre of rotation marked by c can be dragged from the centre of the shape to change the point about which the shape rotates 3 Click the Clockwise or Anti clockwise button to rotate your shape according to your instructions A trace of the shape s original orientation will remain so you can compare it with the shape s new orientation The Centre of rotation button resets the centre of rotation to the centre of the shape The Reset button returns the shape to its original orientation Lines and Arrows These tools enable you to create different types of lines straight 7 curved ES and free hand 1 and arrows single headed straight 7 double headed straight IN and single headed curved Select the appropriate button for your chosen line arrow type click on the sheet where you want your line arrow to begin and then drag the cursor to where you want it to end To change the appearance of a line arrow Click on your line or arrow to reveal the line toolbar Use the pop up menus on the Line thickness Line style and Line colour buttons to produce the required appearance for your line arrow The other buttons on the line toolbar match those described for the 2 D object toolbar see page 20 3 D Shapes These tools allow you to create and manipulate 3 D shapes Click on any of the shape buttons Cuboid Cube Square based Pyramid Pentagon based Pyramid Hexagon
51. ted allows you to alter the colour of the bars or change the font of the fraction labels Equivalence Machine This tool calculates equivalent fractions 1 Click the numerator and or denominator on the input fraction and change the fraction using the pop up Number pad 2 Enter a numerator or denominator for the equivalent fraction by clicking it and using the Number pad 3 Click the red equals sign to compute the equivalent fraction You can also use the Fraction Labels Tool see page 11 to change the input fraction Tip You could prepare a selection of numbers on screen to use during the activity Create numbers with up to 5 digits on the Symbol pad and drag them onto the sheet These numbers can then be dragged on top of the numerator or denominator on either the input or the output fraction when required Fractions of Quantities This tool allows you to demonstrate finding fractions of up to 24 objects To create quantities of identical objects 1 Choose Cherries or Squares and the number of objects with which you would like to work 2 Click OK You can drag the objects on the sheet into groups To create quantities of different objects 1 Choose Sweets and the number you would like to work with 2 Click OK The sweets appear in random proportions of three different varieties To use the Cubes option 1 Choose Cubes and the number you would like to work with
52. tivity using the depth feature Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Workspace overview Toolbox Bar The Toolbox Bar provides access to the specialised toolboxes within the Mult e Maths Toolbox Each toolbox contains a set of tools pertaining to a particular subject Fractions Fraction Labels Fraction Wall Equivalence Machine Fractions of Quantities Fractions of Toolbox Circles Fractions of Squares see page 11 Number Grids Number Lines Number Tracks Number Sequences Place Value Chart Place Value Mat Abacus Estimating Numbers of Objects Estimating on a Number Line Function Machine see page 13 Numbers Toolbox L1 ND E 2x3 Calculations Calculator Function Machine Abacus Number Grids Number Lines Number Tracks Number Toolbox Sequences see page 19 2 D Shape Tools Regular Polygon Drawing Tools Line and Arrow Drawing Tools 3 D Shapes IE Angle Tools Protractors Coordinate and Background Grids see page 19 Toolbox Measures Analogue Clocks Digital Clock Stopwatch Calendar Ruler Measuring Cylinder Weighing Toolbox Scales see page 24 Probability Toolbox Spinners Dice Coin Marble Bag see page 28 Handling Block Graph Tally Chart Pictogram Carroll Diagrams Venn Diagrams Tree Diagrams see Data Toolbox page 29 Solving Problems Dartboards and Target Board Arithmagons Background Grids Game Boards see page 31 Toolbox General screen features Waste bin Dragging objects on
53. to the Waste bin icon in the lower corner of the sheet so that the cursor is over the bin deletes them Sheet tabs Each mem file see page 5 contains six sheets on which you can set up a series of activities The individual sheets are available via the tabs labelled Sheet 1 Sheet 2 etc in the lower left hand corner of the sheet Click them to reveal blank sheets NUM Drag objects into the Waste bin to remove them from the workspace Status bar The bottom row on the workspace is a Status bar that reveals more information about menu options and buttons Hover over a menu option or a button and refer to the Status bar to read information about the action that will be performed Scroll bars The scroll bars on the right and bottom of the sheet allow you to use more space than is initially visible onscreen You can set up portions of Fill a sector of the spinner the selected colour Move the cursor over buttons to reveal relevant the activity that are initially hidden and then reveal them by scrolling when necessary y information in the Status bar Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 10 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual Specialised tools To insert a tool from any specialised toolbox 1 Click the desired toolbox button on the Toolbox Bar 2 Choose a tool and click its icon to insert it on the sheet Inserting some tools will bring up a dialogue box that can be us
54. tools HHH HEH SS SSSRRRBRBRRRRRRER General Square Name Fixed Position r Depth r Border va 50 F Normal Thickness Y 400 C Topmost ot maux T 1 2 es o Angle o Background Fill colour Opacity 100 DK Cancel EL SN Make shapes transparent by changing the Opacity value in the Properties dialogue box FA Fd Shape Reflection A Snape and ITS rerectuon in a aiagonal mirror line Translate Translate a shape manually using arrow buttons MM rransiate Automatically xl ae M roo io ied 13 OU CT oe 0 Translation of a rectangle 2 steps up and 2 steps to the right 20 Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual To rotate a 2 D shape manually 1 Select the shape and click the Rotate button e 2 Drag the shape to rotate it about its centre marked by Tip The centre of rotation can be dragged to change the point about which the shape rotates e g to allow a shape to be rotated about the origin 0 0 of a co ordinate grid see page 23 To rotate a 2 D shape automatically 1 Select the shape and click the Rotate automatically button C The Rotation Bar dialogue box will appear 2 Use the scroll arrows on the Rotation Bar dialogue box to set the number of degrees you wish to rotate your shape through As with manual ro
55. ues and clicking on OK The Polygon button C enables you to draw any closed shape with straight sides After clicking on the Polygon button create your polygon one side at a time by clicking where you would like the corners of your polygon to be You will need to click again on the starting corner to complete your polygon Clicking on your completed polygon creates handles that can be dragged to change the positions of its corners Click on any of the shape buttons with numbers at their centres e g A to create a regular polygon automatically on the sheet Triangle Quadrilateral Pentagon Hexagon Heptagon Octagon Nonagon Decagon or Dodecagon Your shape will keep its regularity when resized except for the quadrilateral which appears as a square whose corners can be dragged to create any regular or irregular quadrilateral Clicking on your 2 D shape will reveal the 2 D object toolbar Note When you insert a circle or a square the fractions of shapes toolbar see page 13 also appears Mult e Maths Cambridge University Press 2004 Specialised tools ka Linh heal Hili 6 alles Tiai Pie Dik en Mep Cole Pc PA G BR Fd ka C3 C3 CS C3 x 30 UGO0O OF Ors 00000 HET SUE A oem The Calculator Tool gt s Le B A AB 7 0 rh Et BC A selection of shapes and the 2 D object toolbar Mult e Maths Toolbox User Manual To change t
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