TRIAL BY TEXTBOOK So we’ve had our three maths main lessons in Class 8, and used a wide range of numeracy skills in many other units throughout the year – is this enough? Alas no – mathematics is a subject, especially in this techno-mad age, requiring continual, sequential and incremental development, in particular in concept-challenged […]
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What is X? What is Y? Problem Solving in 7th Grade Math
CIRCLES AND CYCLES Problem-solving – Class 7 – Middle Lesson The very first number concept presented to Class 1 children on the first day of their first maths main lesson – Counting – was the Circle. From this eternal symbol of Unity, all other created phenomena derive, whether numerical or otherwise. This lovely but oh-so-simple […]
What is X? Why is Y? Math and Maps in 7th Grade
MINOTAUR MEETS MAPMAKER Maths & Maps – Class 7 – Middle Lesson “So you’ve found your way into my Labyrinth? Finding the way in has never been a problem;” said the Minotaur in menacing tones to young Theseus, the Class 7 teacher “it’s finding your way out that’s the tricky bit!” The Minotaur was indeed […]
What is X? Why is Y? Economics in 7th Grade
FLOTILLA OF FRATERNITY Economics – Class 7 – Main Lesson This can also be used with the business class in 6th grade… The Secretary-to-the-Prime-Minister sat at the side of the classroom watching the group of curious Class 7 children stroll in. His face was stern, judgmental even; after all, he has been sent to the […]
What is X? Why is Y? Algebra in 7th Grade
“Al-Jabr means union of the parts.” Algebra – Class 7 – Main Lesson “Al-jabr means ‘union’ – of the parts.” Said old Al Jabr cheerily to the frowning Class 7 teacher. The two were new friends, having just met in the small park outside the local mosque. Taur had that same frown even then, which […]
What is X? Why is Y? Geometry in 7th Grade
EUCLID AND THE PHARAOH Geometry – Class 7 – Main Lesson The Room, or should I say the Grand Hall, where Euclid toiled was salubrious indeed, being part of tan Academy devoted to scholarly pursuits in the pharaonic palace of Ptolemy I at Alexandria in northern Egypt. The Pharaoh had been watching his busy countryman […]