Football Crazy – Times Tables activity

This is an extended problem solving activity focusing on the 11-times table.

This activity requires some explanation:

• Each year, 12 football teams, who have all scored
  more goals than they have conceded, are put
  into 2 lists: one for the first half of the season and
  the other for the second half of the season.
• For every goal a team has scored more
  than they have conceded, the difference is
  multiplied by the number of games they
  have played (in each case 11). They are then
  awarded points for that half of the season.
  (Spend time on the concept and calculation
  of goal difference; it is the key to the activity.)
• So, a team that has played 11 games, scored 5
  goals and conceded 3, would score
  11 × (5 − 3); which is 11 × 2 = 22 points.
• When the points for each half of the season
  are added together, the team with
  the most points is the winner.