Junior/Intermediate Math Lessons

Students aim to beat the dealer by getting as close to 21 as possible without going over.

Using excerpts from books, students predict, collect samples, and compare their findings to make statistical inferences about larger sets of data.

Using excerpts from books, students predict, collect samples, and compare their findings to make statistical inferences about larger sets of data.

Get students thinking about experimental versus theoretical probability as they try to beat the odds in this board game!

Students work in teams to determine the maximum, minimum, mean, median, mode and range of a group of playing cards.

Students create a product that can be sold/traded on the “world market.” Soon enough, the market changes!!

Students use math to explore how explore the factors that influence one’s ability to access food.

Students use data as evidence to convince a panel of judges that their project will be profitable.

Students compare the average cost of everyday food items found in the Greater Toronto Area with Attawapiskat.

Students generate and analyze data to reveal issues of power, racial and gender inequality.

Using Mahjong tiles, students practice their combinational thinking by creating various sets to win the game.

Using a probability line, students will make predictions informed by the likelihood of selecting a domino that is greater, equal, or lesser to the one in their hand.

In this game, students take shots while incrementally increasing their distance from the net.

Using probability, students must choose between locking in their points or gambling for a higher score.