by Matthew TAYLOR | May 28, 2020 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths
Over the next couple of weeks, as part of grade 10s transition into the IB Diploma, grade 10 mathematicians will be investigating animal crackers. This is part of an introduction to the Chi squared test for independence. This will also be useful for those students...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Apr 29, 2020 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths
This week grade 10 were working on a project that was developing their graphing abilities. It involved plotting the dates of the dates of the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, describing any patterns mathematically, then using this to make predictions. The activity is also...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Apr 23, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Shortly the grade 9 class will be entering a review period. The focus for this will be to develop skills that they will need in MYP5 and at Diploma level. This will also have an ATL focus of Create plans to prepare for summative assessments & Plan strategies and...
by Matthew TAYLOR | Feb 20, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Maths
This week grade 9 were starting a new unit of inquiry looking into angles and circle theorems. The SOI (statement of inquiry) is logic can justify generalizations that increase our appreciation of the aesthetic. To help them remember what they have previously learnt...
by Sarah Kathleen LARSEN | Feb 16, 2020 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths, The Grades
What are the benefits of using a stem and leaf? How do you make one when given a set of data? Groups of Grade 7s worked together to figure this out!
by Sarah Kathleen LARSEN | Feb 4, 2020 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths
Grade 7s are combining their ability to analyze data in Math with their learning about climate in Individuals and Societies. In their full sentence answers students will think critically by inferring and making connections to their prior knowledge of biomes and...
