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Swimming pool | Maths and Sport: Countdown to the Games This activity uses the familiar environment of a swimming pool to introduce negative numbers, and is designed to be accessible to primary pupils at Key Stages 1 and 2. Have you been to a swimming pool lately? When you start learning about swimming it may be that you will go down the steps carefully to reach the bottom, or use the ladder from the side of the pool. Here's a picture of a set of steps and the ladder. You'll probably notice that I've coloured the steps. The first step into the water is light green, the second step is purple, the third red and so on. 1. 2. 3. Maybe it's time to number these coloured steps. Can you invent your own way of numbering the steps which go under the water? When you've numbered your steps in some way perhaps you'd like to send in the pictures? Detailed teachers' notes for this activity are available on our NRICH website, where you can also find thousands more mathematical resources including problems, investigations and games for all ages from 5 to 19.

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