Week 2 1 Term 2012

Learning Brief
This week you will review fractions, decimals and percentages investigate Food Labels/Food additives Look at the role of maths in a medical centre.

MG1 Food, Hospitols, Earning and Travel.

Goals

Theoretical Components
This will cover practice using fractions, decimals, percentages reading nutritional information interpreting maths in a medical scenario. All questions will come from the book; Access to Prevocational Maths 1

Practical Components
Worksheet 4:3 Q1 to Q5 Worksheet 4:1 All Worksheet 4:2 Q1, Q2, Q4, Q6

Use the nutritional information label from a food that you eat (or drink). Cut out (or copy) the label and write down what this label tells you about this food in terms of nutrition and additives.

Quiz Forum

Every even week (first one is in Week 2) there is a quiz. You must complete this quiz as part of attendance requirements. There will be a hyperlink to the quiz. Every odd week you must participate in an online forum. This is part of your attendance requirements. The forum is found in cLc Maths homepage.

Week 3 1 Term 2012

Learning Brief

GM1 Food, Hospitals, Earning and Travel.

Goals
1. Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter: Eskimo Pi 2. Half of a large intestine: 1 semicolon 3. 1000 aches: 1 megahurtz

By the end of this week you will have understood units of measurements including kilojoules, grams, centimetres, metres and kilograms Interpret information off graphs and tables Understand importance of protein in the diet.

Theoretical Components
This weeks work is from Prevocational Maths 1. Read page 110 about protein Read page 112 about height and weight To refresh your memory about conversions, you should look over this page http://www.mathsteacher.com.au/year7/ch12_length/0 1_metric/system.htm and work through the questions. This website explains how to do measurement conversion word problems. Read through and do the examples http://www.helpingwithmath.com/by_subject/word_pro blems/wor_measurement01_4md2.htm

Practical Components
Access to Prevocational Maths 1 Worksheet 4.4 all Worksheet 4.5 all Worksheet 4.6 all Complete this online quiz http://www.quiz-tree.com/Units-of-Measurement_Unitsof-Distance-(Metric)_1_MC-4.html Do these questions on.. Distance http://www.helpingwithmath.com/printables/worksheets/ word_problems/4md2distance_problems01.htm Time http://www.helpingwithmath.com/printables/worksheets/ word_problems/4md2time_problems01.htm Mass http://www.helpingwithmath.com/printables/worksheets/ word_problems/4md2mass_problems01.htm Measurement http://www.helpingwithmath.com/printables/worksheets/ word_problems/4md2word_problems02.htm Then this quiz. http://www.helpingwithmath.com/printables/worksheets/ word_problems/4md2word_problems02.htm

Investigation
Calculate your average stride length by measuring 5 different strides and then calculate the average. Your investigation is to work out how many of your steps (strides) it would take you to get to Yass. Include a map of how you got there from Google maps, and show all your calculations on how you worked out how many steps.

Quiz Forum

NEXT WEEK

It is said that there is a connection between your arm span and your height. Measure both, put your results on here and discuss what you notice.

Week 4 1 Term 2012

Learning Brief
By the end of this week you will have understood conversions of speeds pulse rates and related mathematics blood pressured measurements and money

GM1 Food, Hospitals, Earning and Travel.

Goals

Theoretical Components
This weeks work is from Prevocational Maths 1. Read page 115 about kilojoules Read page 117 about conversion tables Read page 119 about fitness centres Develop a diagram, table or picture that can help you with converting m/s to km/h and vice versa.

Practical Components
Access to Prevocational Maths 1 Worksheet 4.7 all Worksheet 4.8 all Worksheet 4.9 all

Investigation
Complete the practical activity on page 119 of Prevocational Maths 1. .

Quiz Forum

This weeks Quiz on the cLc (dont forget that this is compulsory and is used to mark the Mondays lesson as I) NEXT WEEK

Week 5 1 Term 2012

Learning Brief

GM1 Food, Hospitals, Earning and Travel.

Goals

By the end of this week you will have Related the mathematical concepts of nutrition to your own health and diet

Theoretical Components
This week you will be applying all the theory you have learnt so far to your assignment.

Practical Components
Apply all the theory you have learnt so far to your assignment.

Investigation
Complete you assignment and submit it by Friday 16 March

Quiz Forum

NO QUIZ THIS WEEK work on your assignment

NO FORUM this week work on your assignment

Week 6 1 Term 2012

Learning Brief

GM1 Food, Hospitals, Earning and Travel.

Goals

By the end of this week you will have looked in depth at rounding and reading off measurements. time conversion money rounding (2 decimal places and why) decimal rounding (more abstract)

Theoretical Components
This weeks work is from Prevocational Maths 1. Read page 34 about reading scales Read page 37 about time conversion Read page 40 about rounding money Read page 41 about rounding decimals

Practical Components
Access to Prevocational Maths 1 Worksheet 2.1 Worksheet 2.2 Worksheet 2.4 Worksheet 2.5

DONT FORGET YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS DUE THIS FRIDAY!

Investigation
This week's investigation is to work out how far away 1 billion seconds is..... Does it seem a long way away? Or because it is only seconds does it feel like it would be too far away?

Quiz Forum

NEXT WEEK

A common mistake by students is to write down 1.4hrs as 1 hour 40 minutes. Why is this a mistake? Your forum this week is to write a decimal time such as 1.4 hrs or 3.2 minutes, and also convert someone elses time to its correct units. for example. 1.4hrs is 1 hr and 4/10 of another hour. 4/10 of an hour is 4/10 * 60 which is 24 minutes, so 1.4hrs is 1 hr and 24 minutes. GO TO THE CLC to post your own question and answer.

Week 7 1 Term 2012

Learning Brief

GM1 Food, Hospitals, Earning and Travel.

Goals

By the end of this week you will have looked at different types of graphs and graphical representations have created at least 4 graphs using Excel
IMPORTANT - THIS WEEK FOR ALL GM1 STUDENTS YOU ARE TO ATTEND THE SINGLE LINE AS WELL AS THE DOUBLE. THIS MEANS ANOTHER 1HR FACE TO FACE ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY or FRIDAY.

Theoretical Components
This weeks work is from Prevocational Maths 1. Read page 45 about Graphs the complete Worksheet 2.7 Read pages 54 and 55 of the Text Book. It gives you instructions on creating a graph in Excel. (we haven't given you much theoretical work this week as we want you to put some extra effort into the investigation this week)

Practical Components
Access to Prevocational Maths 1 Worksheet 2.7 Create the 2 graphs used in the example on pages 54 and 55 of the text book (a column graph and a sector graph)

(we haven't given you much practical work this week as we want you to put some extra effort into the investigation this week)

Investigation
As you have created two graphs in excel using the examples from pages 54 and 55 of the text book, your investigation is to now create two different types of graphs out of the following data. You then need to write a comment that explains which is the most useful graphical representation and why you think this. (they could be column or sector or any other type you find in excel) Tri Angle Test 1 -- 38/40 Test 2-- 25/70 Assignment 1-- 69/75 and Assignment 2-- 80/100 Peri Metre Test 1 -- 28/40 Test 2-- 38/70 Assignment 1-- 70/75 and Assignment 2-- 60/100 (Hint - you may want to turn the marks into percentages first)

Quiz Forum

On the cLc this week. Remember the quizzes use typical exam type questions. You should be getting at least 7 or 8 out of 10 if you know the work well. If you are getting between 5-7 consider going over the text book questions again. If you are getting below 5 you should discuss your quiz with your teacher.

NEXT WEEK

Week 8 1 Term 2012

Learning Brief
By the end of this week you will have caught up an any outstanding work have done some exam revision

GM1 Food, Hospitals, Earning and Travel.

Goals

IMPORTANT - THIS WEEK FOR ALL GM1 STUDENTS YOU ARE TO ATTEND THE SINGLE LINE AS WELL AS THE DOUBLE. THIS MEANS ANOTHER 1HR FACE TO FACE ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY or FRIDAY.

Theoretical Components
To be prepared for you test next week.... you should go over.... Fractions Decimals Percentages Measurement conversions (height, weight, speeds, volumes, lengths, time) Rounding and estimation Graphs

Practical Components
2.1 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.7 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 These are all the parts we have done so far this term.

Investigation
If you can walk at 6km/hour, compare that to the speed of a snail who can travel at 800mm/min. How much faster are you than the snail? If it is 1.6km to the shops here in Hawker, how long will it take you? How long will it take the snail? How long will you be waiting for the snail to get there?

Quiz Forum

All the quizzes are now open again so you can use them for exam revision. Also look in the weekly resources folder for PDF versions of the exams with explained answers so you can check what you are/are not getting correct.

Go the CLC and comment on this week's forum. Today is was only half as cold here as it was in Hobart. (20C here and 10C in Hobart) If it is 0C in Hobart tomorrow what temperature would it be here? Pose and answer and explain why you think that.