by Jonathan ADAMS | Mar 30, 2017 | Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 9 is completing their study of quadratic equations and the parabolic curves they produce. To finish the unit, they have modeled a real life situation by developing a quadratic model. The emphasis of the assessment is on communication, specifically developing...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Mar 23, 2017 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 9: quadratics and parabolas. How do we use quadratics to model objects in free flight like a diver or an M&M catapulted through the air? Grade 10: We are finished with new content for the year… let the revision begin Grade 11: calculus continues…...
by Todd DAVIS | Mar 23, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths, The Grades
A math field trip to Carrefour? That sounds a bit odd, now doesn’t it? Well, actually it isn’t so odd. As part of a fundraising math project, students are using fractions, decimals, and percents to do a cost analysis in order to determine the value of...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Mar 9, 2017 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Learning is a struggle, an active process that requires us to face a challenge and tackle it head on. When we encounter something difficult and we push through it to achieve success, any degree of success, we have learned something useful and profound about ourselves....
by Todd DAVIS | Feb 23, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Maths, The Grades
One of the math practices we try to do every week is developing strategies for “Mental Math”. There are basically two ways to do this: 1. Memorization 2. Developing Strategies Research shows us that developing strategies is the best approach and...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Feb 13, 2017 | Grade 11, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 11s are beginning differential calculus. Tangents, normals, rates of change, marginal profits… oh my.
