Week+12+-+The+Australian+Curriculum++Mathematics+proficiency+strands

__**Learning Activity 12.1: Connecting**__

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Can your group suggest some ways to help students apply, analyse, synthesis and evaluate aspects of Maths. Use ideas from your discussion of the lesson on the Illuminations site.

Suzanne 16/08/2011
 * Relate lessons back to the everyday for students. This can help them apply the knowledge that they are learning to situations around them on a daily basis.
 * Create lessons that allow students the opportunity to create their own learning - for their to be discussions betweeb them. This way students have the chance through the use of discussion to hear and think about what other students are considering in their learning. This will give students the opportunity to synthesis learning as they consider how all the parts fit together to make the whole of the bigger picture in leearning in relation to mathematics.
 * Give students the opportunity to tackle tasks such as Scuba Diving in Belize. It is not the simplest of tasks, and does need to be spread out over multiple lessons. This can then offer students the chance to work in groups to apply their learning to 'real world' situations (even though the journey would be a pretend one). Students can then analyse data collected in order to hire diving gear. Students also will evaluate much of their learning and see how different concepts in mathematics can work in conjunction in order to solve problems.

Can your group suggest some ways to help students apply, analyse, synthesise and evaluate aspects of Maths? Use ideas from your discussion of the lesson on the illuminations site.


 * Brainstorming ideas can encourage students to analyse and apply mathematical ideas and concepts to find solutions to a problem or task. For example, in "Scuba diving in Belize" lesson 1, students are asked to analyse through brainstorming, how mathematics can be used in scuba diving and in planning a trip to Belize (National Council of Teachers of mathematics NCTM, 2011).


 * Give students a variety of methods to perform a task and let them make the choice on which method they will use. For example, in "Scuba diving in Belize" lesson 2, students can measure the distance from home to Belise using an atlas, a globe or online map(NCTM, 2011).


 * Give students the opportunity to synthesise various mathematical concepts. For example, in "Scuba diving in Belize" students are asked to calculate the depth of the dive and the length of time they will be under water (NCTM, 2011). This uses both measurements of length and time.

__References__

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). (2011). Scuba diving in Belize. Retrieved from []

Kerrie Wyer 19/8/2011.