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Thursday 19 March 2015

Math 6 Personal Finance Project

In case some of you are confused as to what needs to happen for your personal finance project, check out this brief guide:

1. Complete the paper worksheet.

2. Complete the worksheet in Google Docs.

3. Make your presentation:
  • Your presentation should be on one A4 sheet of paper.You may include any information or graphs that you want that will persuade your clients; however the following questions should guide your thinking:
    • What is interest? 
    • What is compound interest?
    • What are the benefits of investing in an account that earns interest rather than sticking it in a box under the bed? 
    • Your presentation should be easy for your clients to understand
    • Use data from your investigations in Scenarios 1 & 2 as proof in your presentation.
  • (These guidelines are also included at the bottom of your Google Docs worksheet)

4. Present the project to your parents and write a blog post about it. Your blog post should include...
  • A picture of you presenting to your parents
  • A link to your Google Docs worksheet and your presentation
  • Thoughtful answers to the following questions (complete sentences, well-written with supporting details):
    • What did you already know?
    • What did you learn? (from the project? from your parents?)
    • How might this affect what you do in the future?
    • What was your favorite part about the project? Least favorite part?
  • Title: Personal Finance Project 
  •  Labels: math, gr6

5. Print out your Google Docs worksheet and your presentation and turn it in on MONDAY, 6 APRIL. Remember, not submitting your project will result in a 0/Fail grade because we spent over 200 minutes of class time on this project.

If you have questions, please make sure to email me.

If you want to look at the rubric, check it out here.

Wednesday 18 March 2015

Pi Day Challenge!

Are you ready to take the PI DAY CHALLENGE??

Check it out below!

Writing Equations Challenge!

Have you ever taken a taxi in Singapore? Taxi meters have a system for determining the price riders pay.

Take a look at this website for information on the fees charged by taxi companies in Singapore.

Write an equation that will help you calculate the cost of traveling to Marina Bay Sands at 9pm on Saturday evening.


Monday 16 March 2015

Happy (Belated) Pi Day!

Did you know that last Saturday (March 14) was Pi Day?

Check out this video for Perfect Pi Day 2015!

Wednesday 4 March 2015

#mathchallenge time

Here is this week's #mathchallenge.

This time, it's a logic puzzle.

Can you solve it?? Post a comment with your response!

Mia, Jake, Carol, Barbara, Ford and Jeff are all going to a costume party. Figure out which person is wearing what costume and when they arrived at the party.
  • The person that arrived fourth was wearing bathing suit.
  • Barbara was the last to arrive.
  • Jake and Mia arrived and stayed together.
  • The first person was dressed as a French Maid.
  • Superman arrived right before Barbara.
  • The Potato Heads were always together at the party.
  • Ford was a Surfer Dude.
  • The French Maid was not Carol.
  • The Vampire arrived after Superman.

(From Insider Mathematics)