Maths Problem Solving Task Cards 

SPCA’s Maths Problem Solving Task Cards use real-life animal guardianship contexts to help students apply mathematics in meaningful ways while building understanding of responsible animal care.

The cards are organised by curriculum phase and year level, with each year containing a total of 20 cards. These include 10 blue cards focused on Number and Algebra, 5 green cards focused on Statistics and Probability, and 5 red cards focused on Geometry and Measurement.

Each task card presents a word problem set in an animal welfare context and includes an animal welfare reminder to reinforce key messages. On the reverse side, students and teachers will find step-by-step solution guidance, the correct answer, and extension questions.

These features are designed to support independent, group, or whole-class learning, and allow students to engage with the tasks at multiple levels of understanding depending on their approach and strategies. Some values used in the problems, such as feed and water amounts, are based on real data to support learning about animal needs and should not be altered.