Math Investigations - Volume 2 BUNDLE

VOLUME 2: 47 Task Cards - MATHEMATICS INVESTIGATIONS BUNDLE

This bundle includes:

• Mathematicians Mathematics investigations (8 Task Cards)
• 'When I Grow Up' Mathematics investigations (8 Task Cards)
• Around the World Mathematics investigations (8 Task Cards)
• Hands On Mathematics investigations (8 Task Cards)
• Infinity and Beyond Mathematics investigations (8 Task Cards)
• Wild World Mathematics investigations (8 Task Cards)

Students are encouraged to choose a topic of interest that is designed to extend and challenge their abilities. Students engage with sustained exploration of mathematical concepts, where they are encouraged to increase their mathematical fluency and engage their reasoning skills. These task cards include activities that will:

• extend breadth of knowledge.
• challenge and introduce abstract topics.
• place an emphasis on student interest through choice and voice.

Extension activities are included for each task card.

How to complete a mathematics investigation:

• encourage research
• allow students to choose their end product (a popular end product is displaying all information on as single A3 piece of paper)
• negotiate a time frame for completion
• as the teacher, your role is to guide, monitor and direct

Mathematicians covered in this set include:

• Mathematicians (The History of Mathematics)
• Euclid of Alexandria (Origin of Geometry)
• Dmitri Mendeleev (The Periodic Table)
• Thomas Edison (The Light Bulb)
• Solomon W. Golomb (Pentominoes)
• Hán Xin (Chess)
• Édouard Lucas (Tower of Hanoi)
• Choice and Voice card - students can choose an area of interest

Task cards to assist with 'When I Grow Up' include:

• farming
• going to the movies
• petrol prices
• fishing
• Lego
• police officer
• helping hands - donating and helping others in need
• Choice and Voice card - students can choose an area of interest

Task cards to assist with 'Around the World' include:

• Australian Football League (AFL - Australia)
• Poké Problems (Pokémon - Japan)
• Hmong People (Southeast Asia)
• 1 World, 1 Million (Our Population)
• Pi Cycle (The Bicycle)
• Ready, Set, Go (The Speed of Sound and Light)
• COVID Clusters (COVID-19)
• Choice and Voice card - students can choose an area of interest

Task cards to assist with 'Hands On' include:

• Dice and Order of Operations
• Toilet Paper and Measuring
• Area, Angles and Art
• Origami and Sonobe Cubes
• Snowflake Maths and Art
• Mathematics and Music
• Optical Illusions
• Choice and Voice card - students can choose an area of interest

Task cards to assist with 'Infinity and Beyond' include:

• Seasons and the Earth's Tilt
• Race to the Moon
• Build and Breathe - Aliens
• The Electromagnetic Spectrum
• String Communication
• Moon Movement - Tides
• Space and Size
• Choice and Voice card - students can choose an area of interest

Task cards to assist with 'Wild World' include:

• Sand Bubbler Crabs
• Kites and Hot Air Balloons
• Macaw Birds
• Pangaea
• Sea and Land Snails
• Peaks and Troughs (High and Low)
• Blue-Ringed Octopus
• Choice and Voice card - students can choose an area of interest

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