by Amy CAMP | Jan 15, 2015 | Grade 7, Grade 8, Secondary Maths, The Grades
How many ways are there to add four even (positive) numbers to get 24? Students from grades 7 & 8 have been working on solving problems that can be approached by listing all possible solutions. If you have ever done this before, you have inevitably found yourself...
by Amy CAMP | Dec 15, 2014 | Grade 7, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 7 students finished a short unit on probability with the presentation and playing of board games. Each game was created with elements of chance. Some games used simple probability (rolling dice or drawing a card to advance a token) while others required the use...
by Amy CAMP | Dec 10, 2014 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
On Wednesday, Paul Spice spoke to grades 7–12 about project management. Entertaining and engaging, he kept provided students with valuable and practical information for planning a project. Key ideas shared include… * Understanding the components of a project:...
by Amy CAMP | Nov 25, 2014 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
The IXL report for November 16-22 is in. Our 45 students in secondary practiced 2385 problems in 88 skills for a combined total of 25 hours. For those who like averages, this is an average of 53 problems and 33 minutes per student with many students doubling these...
by Amy CAMP | Nov 18, 2014 | Grade 7, Grade 8, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Students in grades 7 and 8 have been working to analyze data from the iPad game 2048. Over the last 4 weeks, both grades have taken used part of their Maths Intensive time each week to better understand how to graph data and then use the graph to predict events. Grade...
by Amy CAMP | Nov 13, 2014 | Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grades 9-12 have been using their graphing calculators for a variety of tasks this week. Skills include finding axes intercepts, maximums, minimums, and intersections of simultaneous equations. Grade 10s created some visual tutorials as a study guide in preparation...
