Course: 8F2 Mathematics

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- Select activity Assessment 1: Marine Environment Statistics
  
  Assessment 1: Marine Environment Statistics Assignment
- Select activity Assessment 2: Designing an Obstacle Course
  
  Assessment 2: Designing an Obstacle Course Assignment
Select week 30 January - 5 February

30 January - 5 February
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING statistics of sea life by learning out how to read and draw graphs.

We are EXPLORING statistics of sea life by learning how to find the mean, median, mode and range.

Success Criteria:

I can recognise and name different types of graphs

I can use a tally chart to draw a bar graph

Activities:

100 numbers game in order to learn how we should be working together in a group

analysing graphs that other people have made and making inferences from them
Select week 6 February - 12 February

6 February - 12 February
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING statistics of sea life by learning out how to read and draw graphs.

We are EXPLORING statistics of sea life by learning how to find the mean, median, mode and range.

Success Criteria:

I can Organise and divide numbers to find the ‘mean’

Locate the middle number to find the ‘median’

Recognise that in some cases I need to find the average of two to get the median

Activities:

making graphs based on class data
using class data to calculate the mean, median, mode and range of results
Select week 13 February - 19 February

13 February - 19 February
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING statistics of sea life by learning out how to read and draw graphs.

We are EXPLORING statistics of sea life by learning how to find the mean, median, mode and range.

Success Criteria:

I can Organise and divide numbers to find the ‘mean’

Locate the middle number to find the ‘median’

Recognise that in some cases I need to find the average of two to get the median

Activities:

making graphs based on class data

using class data to calculate the mean, median, mode and range of results
Select week 20 February - 26 February

20 February - 26 February
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on the statistics of blue whales by identifying features of graphs made by blue whale scientists

We are FOCUSING on the statistics of blue whales by describing what the graph features mean for blue whales and their conservation

Success Criteria:
I can read a line graph and extract the relevant information

Activities:
Giants of the sea worksheet 1 on Google Classroom
Select week 27 February - 5 March

27 February - 5 March
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on the statistics of blue whales by identifying features of graphs made by blue whale scientists

We are FOCUSING on the statistics of blue whales by describing what the graph features mean for blue whales and their conservation

Success Criteria:

I can read a line graph and extract the relevant information

Activities:

Giants of the sea worksheet 2 on Google Classroom
Select week 6 March - 12 March

6 March - 12 March
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on statistics by solving how to draw box and whisker plots

Success Criteria:
I can calculate the median from a set of data
I can calculate upper and lower quartiles
I can calculate interquartile range
I can draw a box and whisker plot from a set of data using the above values

Activities:
drawing box and whisker plots from our class data
Select week 13 March - 19 March

13 March - 19 March
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on the statistics by solving how to draw box and whisker plots

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

We are PLANNING on writing a statistics report on sea life so that we can identify ways that we can help our Aotearoa sea life

Success Criteria:

I can calculate the median from a set of data

I can calculate upper and lower quartiles

I can calculate interquartile range

I can draw a box and whisker plot from a set of data using the above values

Activities:

drawing box and whisker plots from our class data
Select week 20 March - 26 March

20 March - 26 March
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

We are PLANNING on writing a statistics report on sea life so that we can identify ways that we can help our Aotearoa sea life

Success Criteria:

I can think of a problem relating to shark populations
I can calculate the median from a set of data

I can calculate upper and lower quartiles

I can calculate interquartile range

I can draw a box and whisker plot from a set of data using the above values
I can draw a histogram
I can draw a stem and leaf plot
I can write a statistical conclusion

Activities:

completing Assessment 1
Select week 27 March - 2 April

27 March - 2 April
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

We are PLANNING on writing a statistics report on sea life so that we can identify ways that we can help our Aotearoa sea life

Success Criteria:

I can think of a problem relating to shark populations

I can calculate the median from a set of data

I can calculate upper and lower quartiles

I can calculate interquartile range

I can draw a box and whisker plot from a set of data using the above values

I can draw a histogram

I can draw a stem and leaf plot

I can write a statistical conclusion

Activities:

completing Assessment 1
filling out Census at School data
Select week 3 April - 9 April

3 April - 9 April
REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:

We are REFLECTING on the things we have learned about statistics by solving group problems involving statistics

Success Criteria:

I can use problem solving and communication skills to investigate and solve problems

Activities:

four triangles puzzle
bryony’s triangle
ice cream scoop
All in class
Select week School Holidays

School Holidays
Select week School Holidays

School Holidays
Select week 24 April - 30 April

24 April - 30 April
REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:

We are REFLECTING on the things we have learned about statistics by solving group problems involving statistics

Success Criteria:

I can use problem solving and communication skills to investigate and solve problems

Activities:

Week of Inspirational Maths Days 1 and 2

All in class
Select week 1 May - 7 May

1 May - 7 May
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
We are EXPLORING the scales and measurement by interpreting temperature scales and measurement scales

Success Criteria:

I can read a thermometer
I can identify the correct scale of measurement to use in different situations
I can convert between mm, cm, m, and km

Activities:

Reading temperatures of different water (hot water, tap water, and ice water)
Making a graph of our results
Reading and interpreting scales worksheet on Google Classroom
Converting units of time (in class)
Converting units of measurement worksheet on on Google Classroom
Select week 8 May - 14 May

8 May - 14 May
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING the geometry of obstacle courses by analysing shapes and their properties

Success Criteria:

I can draw a rectangle and calculate its perimeter and area

I can draw a circle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a parallelogram and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a triangle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a trapezium and calculate its circumference and area

Activities:

drawing rectangles and calculating area and perimeter

rectangles worksheet on Google Classroom
Select week 15 May - 21 May

15 May - 21 May
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING the geometry of obstacle courses by analysing shapes and their properties

Success Criteria:

I can draw a rectangle and calculate its perimeter and area

I can draw a circle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a parallelogram and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a triangle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a trapezium and calculate its circumference and area

Activities:

Working on Assessment 2: design an obstacle course
Select week 22 May - 28 May

22 May - 28 May
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING the geometry of obstacle courses by analysing shapes and their properties

Success Criteria:

I can draw a rectangle and calculate its perimeter and area

I can draw a circle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a parallelogram and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a triangle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a trapezium and calculate its circumference and area

Activities:

Assessment 2: design an obstacle course

drawing triangles and calculating area and perimeter

triangles worksheet on Google Classroom
Select week 29 May - 4 June

29 May - 4 June
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING the geometry of obstacle courses by analysing shapes and their properties

Success Criteria:

I can draw a rectangle and calculate its perimeter and area

I can draw a circle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a parallelogram and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a triangle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a trapezium and calculate its circumference and area

Activities:

Assessment 2: design an obstacle course

drawing parallelograms and calculating area and perimeter

parallelograms worksheet on Google Classroom
Select week 5 June - 11 June

5 June - 11 June
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

We are PLANNING to create an obstacle course so that we can demonstrate our knowledge of calculating the area and perimeter of shapes

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on developing our knowledge of the properties of shapes to solve for perimeter, area and volume
We are FOCUSING on clarifying our knowledge on the properties of rectangles, triangles, and circles

Success Criteria:

I can draw a rectangle and calculate its perimeter and area

I can draw a circle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a parallelogram and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a triangle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a trapezium and calculate its circumference and area

Activities:

Assessment 2: design an obstacle course

drawing trapeziums and calculating area and perimeter

trapeziums worksheet on Google Classroom
Select week 12 June - 18 June

12 June - 18 June
PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

We are PLANNING to create an obstacle course so that we can demonstrate our knowledge of calculating the area and perimeter of shapes

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on developing our knowledge of the properties of shapes to solve for perimeter, area and volume

We are FOCUSING on clarifying our knowledge on the properties of rectangles, triangles, and circles

Success Criteria:

I can draw a rectangle and calculate its perimeter and area

I can draw a circle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a parallelogram and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a triangle and calculate its circumference and area

I can draw a trapezium and calculate its circumference and area

Activities:

Assessment 2: design an obstacle course
Select week 19 June - 25 June

19 June - 25 June
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING measurement and geometry by investigating coordinates

Success Criteria:

I can draw a cartesian plane with x and y axes labeled correctly
I can plot coordinate points on a cartesian plane
I can write the coordinates of different points on a cartesian plane

Activities:

Drawing cartesian plane in our books and plotting different coordinate points on it
Finishing shapes by finding the missing point and identifying the coordinates of that point
Select week 26 June - 2 July

26 June - 2 July
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING measurement and geometry by investigating coordinates

Success Criteria:

I can draw a cartesian plane with x and y axes labeled correctly
I can plot coordinate points on a cartesian plane
I can write the coordinates of different points on a cartesian plane

Activities:

Drawing a shape based on a list of coordinates (similar to a join the dots drawing but the coordinates tell you where the dots are)
Select week School Holidays

School Holidays
Select week School Holidays

School Holidays
Select week 17 July - 23 July

17 July - 23 July
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on developing our knowledge of shapes by designing cities and rooms on isometric dot paper

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING measurement and geometry by investigating coordinates

Success Criteria:

I can draw a cartesian plane with x and y axes labeled correctly

I can plot coordinate points on a cartesian plane

I can write the coordinates of different points on a cartesian plane
I can convert 3D shapes into shapes on isometric paper

Activities:

Drawing a shape based on a list of coordinates (similar to a join the dots drawing but the coordinates tell you where the dots are)
Designing our own join the dots with coordinates
Drawing cities and rooms on isometric dot paper
Select week 24 July - 30 July

24 July - 30 July
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on the finances of different political parties by discussing their budgets

We are FOCUSING on rates and ratios by investigating the prices of period products

We are FOCUSING on the fibonacci sequence and the patterns it holds

Success Criteria:

I can use a rule to generate the next numbers in a sequence
I can draw a Fibonacci spiral using squares with Fibonacci side lengths
I have found a pattern of odd and even numbers in the sequence

Activities:

drawing a family tree of bees and finding the patterns within it. Making a rule with this information and using it to generate the next numbers of bees
drawing a table and filling it with the numbers of the fibonacci sequence
make the fibonacci sequence with coloured cubes
Select week 31 July - 6 August

31 July - 6 August
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING rates and ratios by analysing cost of living in Auckland
We are EXPLORING algebra by investigating financial mathematics

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on the finances of different political parties by discussing their budgets

We are FOCUSING on rates and ratios by investigating the prices of period products

We are FOCUSING on the fibonacci sequence and the patterns it holds

Success Criteria:

I can use a rule to generate the next numbers in a sequence

I have found a pattern of odd and even numbers in the sequence
I can use some notation used in algebra
I can recall the order of operations
I can substitute into expressions

Activities:

drawing a table including the numbers of the fibonacci sequence and their squares, and finding the patterns it holds
finding the pattern in the fibonacci sequence of odd and even numbers and testing it
substituting values into expressions
solving money and algebra word problems, including calculating how much someone can save based on their income and spending
Select week 7 August - 13 August

7 August - 13 August
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING rates and ratios by analysing cost of living in Auckland

We are EXPLORING algebra by investigating financial mathematics

Success Criteria:

I can design a budget for myself and my family
I can identify like and unlike terms
I can simplify algebraic expressions and equations

Activities:

Mathsbuddy task on identifying like and unlike terms
Select week 14 August - 20 August

14 August - 20 August
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING rates and ratios by analysing cost of living in Auckland

We are EXPLORING algebra by investigating financial mathematics

Success Criteria:

I can identify like and unlike terms

I can simplify algebraic expressions and equations
I can describe how earning money gives me more choices in life
I can calculate earnings from an hourly rate
I can calculate how to save for something I want to buy
I can calculate the interest of savings in a bank account

Activities:

simplifying expressions bingo game
MoneyTime modules: Earning, Saving, and Interest
Select week 21 August - 27 August

21 August - 27 August
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on the finances of different political parties by discussing their budgets
We are FOCUSING on rates and ratios by investigating the prices of period products

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING rates and ratios by analysing cost of living in Auckland

We are EXPLORING algebra by investigating financial mathematics

Success Criteria:

I can write a CV
I can define wages and salaries
I can calculate income tax

Activities:

MoneyTime modules: career choice, CV, job application, pay & tax, and smart spending
class discussion of cost of period products and whether they should be paid for by the government
Select week 28 August - 3 September

28 August - 3 September
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on the finances of different political parties by discussing their budgets

We are FOCUSING on rates and ratios by investigating the prices of period products

Success Criteria:

I can compare and contrast good debt and bad debt

I can compare the interest rates of different loans

I can use an online mortgage calculator to work out mortgage repayments for an Auckland house

Activities:

MoneyTime modules: budgeting, banking, paying, borrowing, loans, mortgages

class discussion of politics and how it revolves around money and the different promises political parties have made
Select week 4 September - 10 September

4 September - 10 September
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING financial mathematics by classifying different ways to make money grow over time

Success Criteria:

I can describe how to make money grow over time

I can define the word investment

I can define what a term deposit is

I can describe the idea of risk vs reward

I can calculate the rate of return for shares, term deposits and property investments

Activities:

MoneyTime modules: term deposits, property investments, shares, collectibles
Select week 11 September - 17 September

11 September - 17 September
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING shapes and design by observing the transformations of shapes evident in designs from different cultures

Success Criteria:

I can transform shapes via rotation, resizing, reflection, and translation
I can use a compass
I can create a stencil out of paper in order to transform a shape and create a design

Activities:

Numeracy certificate
Drawing Māori Toi (art work): koru and kōwhaiwhai patterns
Drawing Samoan siapo designs
Select week 18 September - 23 September

18 September - 23 September
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING shapes and design by observing the transformations of shapes evident in designs from different cultures

Success Criteria:

I can transform shapes via rotation, resizing, reflection, and translation

I can use a compass

I can create a stencil out of paper in order to transform a shape and create a design

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

Completing overdue mathsbuddy tasks and working together to help each other with them
Finishing our designs from last week
Select week School Holidays

School Holidays
Select week School Holidays

School Holidays
Select week 9 October - 15 October

9 October - 15 October
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING shapes and design by observing the transformations of shapes evident in designs from different cultures

Success Criteria:

I can transform shapes via rotation, resizing, reflection, and translation

I can use a compass

I can create a stencil out of paper in order to transform a shape and create a design

Activities:

Numeracy certificate
Vietnamese designs: creating a stencil with paper and rotating the shape to create vietnamese flower designs and repeating cross designs.
Select week 16 October - 22 October

16 October - 22 October
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING shapes and design by observing the transformations of shapes evident in designs from different cultures

Success Criteria:

I can transform shapes via rotation, resizing, reflection, and translation

I can use a compass

I can create a stencil out of paper in order to transform a shape and create a design

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

Mongolian designs: translating a shape by creating a stencil and moving it to the side, tracing it and repeating until you reach the edge of the page
Drawing designs based on our own cultures
Select week 23 October - 29 October

23 October - 29 October
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING trapeze artist (shapes) by investigating measurement, shapes, and parallel lines
We are EXPLORING statistics by conceptualising each part of the PPDAC cycle

Success Criteria:

I can define what each letter represents in the acronym PPDAC

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

researching PPDAC and looking up definitions of each part of the cycle and coming up with examples
investigating a hypothetical statistical data set involving how many times an acrobat falls during practice and if it relates to how old they are
Select week 30 October - 5 November

30 October - 5 November
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on using the PPDAC cycle to solve a problem related to the safety of circus performances
We are FOCUSING on Trapeze artist shapes by developing our skills in position and angles

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING trapeze artist (shapes) by investigating measurement, shapes, and parallel lines

We are EXPLORING statistics by conceptualising each part of the PPDAC cycle

Success Criteria:

I can define what each letter represents in the acronym PPDAC
I can use the PPDAC cycle to solve a problem using statistics

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

coming up with a problem that we would like to solve relating to circus performers and coming up with a plan on how to solve it
collecting data
Select week 6 November - 12 November

6 November - 12 November
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on using the PPDAC cycle to solve a problem related to the safety of circus performances

We are FOCUSING on Trapeze artist shapes by developing our skills in position and angles

PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

We are PLANNING balancing equations and creating rules

We are PLANNING on writing a statistical report so that we can present our results and concluding statements

Success Criteria:

I can define what each letter represents in the acronym PPDAC

I can use the PPDAC cycle to solve a problem using statistics

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

Analysing our data and writing up results and concluding statements
Select week 13 November - 19 November

13 November - 19 November
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING trapeze artists and circus tents by investigating measurement, shapes, and parallel lines

We are EXPLORING statistics by conceptualising each part of the PPDAC cycle

Success Criteria:

I can draw a circus tent constructed of shapes of specific parameters (trapeziums, triangles, and rectangles of specific lengths and widths)
I can calculate the areas and perimeters of trapeziums, triangles, and rectangles

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

Easttle
calculating areas of circus tent shapes
Select week 20 November - 26 November

20 November - 26 November
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING trapeze artists and circus tents by investigating measurement, shapes, and parallel lines

We are EXPLORING statistics by conceptualising each part of the PPDAC cycle

Success Criteria:

I can estimate the 3D shape from a 2D net shape
I can construct a 3D shape by drawing a net shape and cutting and glueing it together

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

investigating nets for 3D shapes and making educated guesses on what shape it will make
making 3D shapes from nets
drawing our own net shapes to cutting and glueing them together
Select week 27 November - 3 December

27 November - 3 December
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

We are EXPLORING trapeze artists and circus tents by investigating measurement, shapes, and parallel lines

We are EXPLORING statistics by conceptualising each part of the PPDAC cycle

Success Criteria:

I can calculate diameter, radius, and surface area of a sphere
I can write concluding statements about the relationship between the drop height and rebound height of a tennis ball

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

Measuring juggling balls and calculating their diameter, radius, and surface area
Testing the relationship between drop height and rebound height of a tennis ball
Select week 4 December - 10 December

4 December - 10 December
FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

We are FOCUSING on using the PPDAC cycle to solve a problem related to the safety of circus performances

We are FOCUSING on Trapeze artist shapes by developing our skills in position and angles

Success Criteria:

I can identify the coordinates of a point on a cartesian plane
I can describe in coordinates the change in position of a point on a cartesian plane

Activities:

Numeracy certificate

"Trapeze artists" moving on a cartesian plane from one point to another
Select week 11 December - 17 December

11 December - 17 December
Prize-givings and cleaning classrooms

Weekly outline

General

30 January - 5 February

6 February - 12 February

13 February - 19 February

20 February - 26 February

27 February - 5 March

6 March - 12 March

13 March - 19 March

20 March - 26 March

27 March - 2 April

3 April - 9 April

School Holidays

School Holidays

24 April - 30 April

1 May - 7 May

8 May - 14 May

15 May - 21 May

22 May - 28 May

29 May - 4 June

5 June - 11 June

12 June - 18 June

19 June - 25 June

26 June - 2 July

School Holidays

School Holidays

17 July - 23 July

24 July - 30 July

31 July - 6 August

7 August - 13 August

14 August - 20 August

21 August - 27 August

28 August - 3 September

4 September - 10 September

11 September - 17 September

18 September - 23 September

School Holidays

School Holidays

9 October - 15 October

16 October - 22 October

23 October - 29 October

30 October - 5 November

6 November - 12 November

13 November - 19 November

20 November - 26 November

27 November - 3 December

4 December - 10 December

11 December - 17 December