1. “AHA” Engineering Maths Moments
Year 7 - Number and Patterns

2. Presentation Content
Prior Knowledge and students attitude to Algebra and number Patterns
Designing a unit of work that covers all areas
Assessment and results
Student Feed back

3. What do students really know?

4. Alternative unit plan – Algebra
Unit of Work
Alternative unit plan – Algebra
Number patterns – 2 lessons
Maths 300 – 4 arm shapes
Text book 3:01 page 56 Question 4,5
Fibonacci Numbers
Notes
Using tables-
2 Lessons
Popsicle stick activity –
Get students to explain what they had found.
Forming tables on books.
Page 61 q 3,q 7
Number changers
(1 lesson)
Mutating numbers ( Refer to notes)
Backtracking ( maths 300 #19)
Page 64 Question 1
What’s my Rule?/ linear equations
( 2 Lessons)
Algebra Walk, computers excel activity (Notes),
Questions 1,2,3 page 69, questions 1,2 page 73
Assessment
(2 lessons)
Alternative assessment & test

5. Creating Patterns
Working in groups year 7’s created different patterns
Over two lessons they explored the patterns followed by recording it in their books.
Some students were given the opportunity to graph the results to observe the linear relationship

6. Including Text books and board notes!!

7. Algebra Walk
Great activity before introducing graphing linear equations and forming tables.
Some students understood the concept of gradient and some even non linear equations
Year 7’s love being outside on “Friday Fun Day”

8. Alternative Assessments
Project and presentation
Concept Maps
Test ( for comparison)

10. CONCEPT MAPPING

11. Test
When comparing the two year seven classes there was not a significant difference in the results.
Both of the classes have similar results, this is likely to be due to the revision test which is similar to the actual test.
But the class which engaged more in “hand on activities” performed better in concept mapping and the project assessment.

12. Student Feed back