Shape and space is being supported by the study of statistical analysis in grade 7. Four walls and the height of two classrooms were taken. Students are continuing to analysis the data collected by both the grade 7 and 8 classes, supported by the spreadsheet application, Numbers. Grade 7's graphed the measurements of the height and length of each wall from the previous collected data. Can we find one value to represent the lengths of each walls from the data ? Will students use the mean, median, or mode? They will decide. Below is one example of the measurements taken for the back wall of room 27.
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Students have been researching interesting structures around the world to explore how external and internal forces have framed the engineering of the structures they can chosen. From the Peace Bridge and BowTower, here in Calgary, to buildings in Taiwan. Students are taking their learning in Structures and Forces and applying it to their research about their interesting structures.
In mathematics, we are continuing to work in shape and space with the measurements we took with the grade eights. Using a Google Doc, students were able to see all the measurements taken for the different walls in our school's classrooms. It quickly became evident there was quite a range in the data. Our next steps are regarding how we can use statistical analysis to get our measurements closer to the blueprints of the school. Application of the concepts we are learning in statistics will be used in meaningful ways to see if we can get our data closer to the real schematics. Students are hoping to be able to create a 3D rendering of the different classrooms to compare them, using Google Sketch Up. This week the students in grade 7 and 8 worked together to measure their classrooms to see if their new spaces are larger than their previous ones. Their past knowledge of area and volume was applied as students worked together to use math to prove their conjectures. |
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