Alchemist's Handbook
Brewing Basics (Instructions)
**Potion Problems** challenges Year 5 apprentices to solve multi-step problems. Read the recipe scroll carefully. You will need to perform more than one calculation to find the final amount.
Example Recipe
"Start with 500. Add 200, then subtract 50."
- Step 1: 500 + 200 = 700
- Step 2: 700 - 50 = 650
- Answer: 650
Key Words
- Add, Combine, Increased by = +
- Remove, Spilled, Decreased by = -
National Curriculum (Year 5)
- Solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why.
- Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these.