Maths CraftConnected Level 4, 2019: Seeing Beyond |  | |
| Context | Craft activities based on maths | |
| Mathematics | Geometry and Measurement: Making interesting mathematical shapes out of paper and string. | |
| Cross Curriculum | N/A | |
The Global Positioning SystemConnected Level 4, 2019: Seeing Beyond | | |
| Context | The Global Positioning System (GPS) | |
| Mathematics | Geometry and Measurement: How the GPS system uses geometry to find your location. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Technology | |
Kiwis in SpaceConnected Level 4, 2018: Digital Space |  | |
| Context | Rockets | |
| Mathematics | Geometry and Measurement: Describing the position of a rocket, understanding the size of satellites, rockets, and their payloads. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Nature of science Technology | |
A Sinking Feeling |  | |
| Context | Participating in a school boat floating competition. | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: Calculating density by collecting, graphing and analyzing mass and volume data, and applying conclusions. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Technology | |
The Great Marble Challenge |  | |
| Context | Making a ramp at the correct gradient such that a marble, when rolled, will travel down it and stop at a given distance. | |
| Mathematics | Measurement/Statistics: Collecting measurement data, graphing variables on a dot plot and using results to inform a successful strategy. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science | |
Learning from the Christchurch Earthquakes | | |
| Context | Measuring earthquakes and their effects. | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: Introduces the Richter magnitude scale (base-10 logarithmic scale), which assigns a magnitude number to quantify the size of an earthquake. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science | |
Big Works BetterConnected Level 4, 2012: Oceans: A Source of Life, p.21 |  | |
| Context | Antarctic Animals: Penguins | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: Surface-area: volume ratios are compared. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Living World | |
Catch My DriftConnected Level 4, 2012: Oceans: A Source of Life, p.7 | | |
| Context | Living organisms in the ocean | |
| Mathematics | Geometry: Students recognize the nature of the symmetry in diatoms from Ōamaru. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Living World | |
Who’s eating who?Connected Level 4, 2012: Oceans: A Source of Life, p.14 | | |
| Context | Birds and animals of the ocean. | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: Distances creatures travel and their body measurements are calculated. Comparisons are made. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Living World | |
Helpful ImmigrantConnected 3, 2011: Border Security, Keeping New Zealand Pest and Disease Free, p.20 |  | |
| Context | Releasing helpful insects to control introduced weeds. | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: Calculations are made of the annual spread and population of the helpful heather beetle, by using the relationship between the radius, circumference and area of a circle. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Living World | |
It Seemed like a Good Idea at the TimeConnected 3, 2011: Border Security, Keeping New Zealand Pest and Disease Free, p.14 | | |
| Context | The curse of rabbits and mustelids (ferrets, weasels and stoats). | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: The reader calculates the relationship between bodyweight of a predator and their prey. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Living World | |
Where Shall We Put the Turbine?Connected 3, 2010: Wind Power, p.16 |  | |
| Context | Identifying the optimum site to locate wind turbines | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: Readings from an anemometer (a device for measuring wind speed) are interpreted, and the relationship between kilowatt (kW) production and cost is explored. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Physical World | |
Speed FreaksConnected 3, 2009, p.20 |  | |
| Context | Speed in the universe. | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: A range of time and distance data is given and the relationship between speed and mass is introduced with Einstein’s equation E=mc2. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Planet Earth and Beyond | |
Back to the Drawing BoardConnected 3, 2007, p.2 |  | |
| Context | Perspective drawing | |
| Mathematics | Number/Measurement/Geometry: Single-point perspective, the relationship between perspective and ratio, and two-point perspective are explored, requiring the application of a broad range of stage 7 and 8 strategies involving fractions, proportions and ratios. | |
| Cross Curriculum | The Arts | |
The Right BeatConnected 3, 2005, p.24 |  | |
| Context | Students are preparing music for an Idol competition. | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: As musical notation is presented, and each bar (in 4/4 time) is seen as a unit, the fraction and ratio relationships between each kind of note are explored. | |
| Cross Curriculum | The Arts | |
Shrinking the Solar SystemConnected 3, 2003, p.22 |  | |
| Context | The journey of the Cassini space probe prompts a Wellington school to make an outdoor scale model of the solar system. | |
| Mathematics | Number/Measurement: Calculations are made to systematically scale down very large kilometre distances and to make scale models of the planets. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Planet Earth and Beyond | |
How High is that Tree?Connected 3, 2002, p.22 |  | |
| Context | This is an explanation of why you don’t have to climb a tree to find out how tall it is. | |
| Mathematics | Geometry/Measurement: Triangles, measurement and scaling are explored in a practical context. | |
| Cross Curriculum | The Arts | |
Mechanical Harry Makes a MapConnected 3, 1999, p.2 |  | |
| Context | Using triangulation to make can accurate map of a school playground. | |
| Mathematics | Geometry/Measurement: This practical task involves measuring distance in metres, measuring angles in degrees, recording bearings and using a scale to make a map. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Technology | |
The Moon IllusionConnected 3, 1999, p.9 | | |
| Context | Exploring the way in which a viewer’s perception of the size of the moon is affected by objects in the immediate environment. | |
| Mathematics | Geometry/Measurement: Using measurement and geometry to view and compare the size of the moon in its different locations in the sky. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Planet Earth and Beyond | |
Unseamly BehaviourConnected 3, 1998, p.2 |  | |
| Context | A fictional story about a princess and some cunning tailors. | |
| Mathematics | Geometry: Exploring and defining three-dimensional shapes by their faces, edges and vertices. | |
| Cross Curriculum | English | |
A Circular StoryConnected 3, 1998, p.25 | | |
| Context | A humorous fictional story about a circle and his shape friends. | |
| Mathematics | Geometry: The language and features of two and three-dimensional shapes are introduced for discussion. | |
| Cross Curriculum | English | |
Hokey-pokeyConnected 3, 1998, p.28 | | |
| Context | A recipe for hokey-pokey | |
| Mathematics | Measurement: The reader must work out the quantity and cost of the ingredients of an amount of hokey-pokey sufficient for sale at a school fair. | |
| Cross Curriculum | Science: Material World | |
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