Mathematics Research Project (30-2)
Students in Mathematics 30-2 are required to complete a Mathematics Research Project.
Subject Area: Mathematics
Mathematics Research Project (20-2)
Mathematics Research Project (20-2)
Students in Mathematics 20-2 are required to complete a Mathematics Research Project.
Car Shopping (30-3)
Car Shopping (30-3)
Students will compare the total cost of purchasing a car through financing versus leasing. The task provides opportunities for students to solve a multi-step problem.
Facebook Users (30-2)
Facebook Users (30-2)
Students will examine the exponential growth of the number of Facebook users and make predictions based on that growth. The task will help students refine their ability to communicate and reason mathematically.
Facebook Users (30-1)
Facebook Users (30-1)
Students will examine the exponential growth of the number of Facebook users and make predictions based on that growth. The task will help students refine their ability to communicate and reason mathematically.
Which Roller Coaster is For Me? (20-3)
Which Roller Coaster is For Me? (20-3)
Students will determine the slope of roller coasters and explain how their slopes relate to the speed of the roller coaster. This project will help students refine their ability to communicate and solve problems.
A New Arena (20-1)
A New Arena (20-1)
Students create a proposal for a design for a seating plan for a new NHL arena. The proposal must include the number of seats in the new arena, the layout of those seats, and the price that should be charged for each seat.
Building a Budget (20-3)
Building a Budget (20-3)
Students will create a budget to project the responsible financial management of a typical teenage income. The task involves exploring opportunities available when choosing a bank account and making decisions about simple and compound interest yielding investments.
A scaffolded version of this task is available for download.
Scaffolded Student Task (download Word document)
Rocky Road (10C)
Rocky Road (10C)
Students analyze the progress of a hiker based on a graphical representation. They determine the equation of a line, and then they create a new story supported by their own graph.
A scaffolded version of this task is available for download.
The Footprint (10C)
The Footprint (10C)
Students must use reasoning to analyze the correlation between height and shoe size. They collect data, and use the data to predict the height of a thief involved in a theft.
Scaffolded Student Task
This scaffolded version of the task provides students with a guided, step-by-step process to help them arrive at a conclusion.
Grain Bins (10C)
Grain Bins (10C)
Students determine the number of grain bins they must purchase to store the grain harvested on their hypothetical farm. They must solve problems that involve linear measurement, proportional reasoning, and the volume of 3-D objects.
A scaffolded version of this task is available for download.
Scaffolded Student Task (download Word document)
Good Fences Make Good Neighbours (10-3)
Good Fences Make Good Neighbours (10-3)
Students will determine the cost for each neighbour for building a fence that separates their yards. They will have to use Pythagorean theorem, convert measurement and pricing units from SI to imperial and determine an equitable means for sharing the cost.
A scaffolded version of this task is available for download.
Scaffolded Student Task (download Word document)
The T-Shirt Order (Grade 3)
The T-Shirt Order (Grade 3)
The class is planning to have student names printed onto school t-shirts. The cost of printing each name depends on the length of the name. Students will use a class list to collect, analyze and organize data, and will then construct and label a bar graph to display the data. They will interpret the data to make statements about the class and to determine the cost of printing the names onto the t-shirts. They will then share their results with a peer.
Companion Tasks for Multi-age Classrooms
Presenting Number
Presenting Number
Students will create a Math vignette for the PRESENTING NUMBER segment of the Sesame Street Show. The vignette will include several ways of representing a number between 5 and 20, as well as different ways of counting up to or from the chosen number (by ones, backward, by twos, etc.)