The students had to problem solve using real life issues. What is the better deal, a large pizza, or two small pizzas? Once they figured out if they had enough money for a cheese pizza, they asked if they had different toppings would it be different prices? They realized that they actually have this issue when trying to decide on pizza. The other questions students were wondering, were the different prices of the pizzas at different restaurants.
Then they made a large pizza and two small pizzas and figure out the area of both. To challenge the higher level students, they could also make the pizza to scale with toppings they like and then decide what the better deal is. They could also find which restaurant would have the best deal in Grande Prairie, with their toppings.
I found that the students were very engaged in this problem as they could relate to their own lives. Plus the students got to make their pizzas. It was a nice day that I could step back and observe, how the students interact with each other.The students that sometimes are not as engaged really enjoyed this problem. The students were excited that they could let their parents know what is the better deal when they order pizza with their family for dinner.
This problem is a real life issue that can be related to the Alberta math 8 curriculum covering the front matter of the mathematical process, specifically being able to "connect mathematical ideas to other concepts in mathematics, to everyday experiences and to other disciplines." as well as "develop visualization skills to assist in processing information, making connections and solving problems". This problem also covers specific out comes in shape and space; students need to demonstrate an understanding of circles by: • describing the relationships among radius, diameter and circumference • relating circumference to pi • determining the sum of the central angles • constructing circles with a given radius or diameter • solving problems involving the radii, diameters and circumferences of circles.
This is one real life problem that covers so much in the curriculum, now wouldn't it be great if we could have all of math based on real life problems. The students would become even more amazing problem solvers of real world issues.
Then they made a large pizza and two small pizzas and figure out the area of both. To challenge the higher level students, they could also make the pizza to scale with toppings they like and then decide what the better deal is. They could also find which restaurant would have the best deal in Grande Prairie, with their toppings.
I found that the students were very engaged in this problem as they could relate to their own lives. Plus the students got to make their pizzas. It was a nice day that I could step back and observe, how the students interact with each other.The students that sometimes are not as engaged really enjoyed this problem. The students were excited that they could let their parents know what is the better deal when they order pizza with their family for dinner.
This problem is a real life issue that can be related to the Alberta math 8 curriculum covering the front matter of the mathematical process, specifically being able to "connect mathematical ideas to other concepts in mathematics, to everyday experiences and to other disciplines." as well as "develop visualization skills to assist in processing information, making connections and solving problems". This problem also covers specific out comes in shape and space; students need to demonstrate an understanding of circles by: • describing the relationships among radius, diameter and circumference • relating circumference to pi • determining the sum of the central angles • constructing circles with a given radius or diameter • solving problems involving the radii, diameters and circumferences of circles.
This is one real life problem that covers so much in the curriculum, now wouldn't it be great if we could have all of math based on real life problems. The students would become even more amazing problem solvers of real world issues.