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CIS Math

Philippines Week 2011

Summative Assessment

Word Problems Booklet


CIS: Math (2011) CIS: By the end of Grade 8 and Grade 10 - 6. Working Mathematically Students will develop knowledge, understanding and skills through inquiry and application of problem-solving strategies. Students will be expected to select and use appropriate tools/technology, communication, reasoning and reflection. 6.1 Students ask questions in relation to mathematical situation and their mathematical experiences. Encouraging students to ask questions builds on and stimulates their curiosity and interest in mathematics. "I wonder if" and "what if" types of questions encourage students to make conjectures and/or predictions. 6.3 Students develop and use appropriate language and representations to formulate and express mathematical ideas 6.5 Students reflect on their experiences and critical understanding to make connections with, and generalizations about, existing knowledge and understanding.

Assessment Criteria Levels


A : Knowledge and Understanding
Topics: each problem covers at least one topic of grade 6-9 level, and is challenging for most students in your own grade level. The solutions to each of your problems must be correct. Creative thinking within the scope of this project. Following the given specifications. Finding suitable word problems and their solutions for different topics. Choosing an appropriate level of difficulty for each problem. Good effort shown for this project, with little or no extra help from other adults. The layout specifications have been followed, neatly handwritten or typed. The illustration enhances the problem and invites the reader to answer the question. Use of English: proper spelling, appropriate punctuation, and good grammar. 7

B: Subject Specific Skills C: Application and Transfer D: Personal Learning E: Message


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Task Description
In order to be a successful mathematician, it is important to be curious and to ask yourself the right questions when you are faced with a difficult problem. It is also important to recognize situations in which you will use your mathematical skills. For this task, you will have to be curious and creative. During Philippines Week, you will have to come up with 4 different word problems. They may be linked to activities that you do during the week, but they do not have to be. The specifications for the problems are detailed below. TYPES OF PROBLEMS You will have to specify the topic covered and the level of difficulty for each problem. 1. Topics. Each problem must cover a different topic of mathematics (algebra, finance, logic, shapes, numbers, trigonometry, just to give you a few examples) 2. Level of Difficulty. Each problem must be of middle-high school (MHS) level of difficulty. It should not be elementary school level, so do not make it too easy. It should be challenging for you to solve if you were given this problem by somebody else. Specify the target grade level, and rate the level of difficulty for MHS students between 1 (easiest) and 5 (most difficult). For example: G9-4 is a level 4 question for grade 9 students. It is best to choose a problem aimed for your own grade level. LAYOUT 3. Each problem must be presented on a separate sheet of A4 paper (white or colored). Each page must contain all of the following: Your name The problems grade level (for target audience) and difficulty level Topic(s) that the problem covers The written problem (neatly handwritten or typed with Comic Sans MS font) An appropriate illustration, to entertain the reader and to help with the understanding of the problem. The more colorful the better. 4. Prepare all the answers (with worked out solutions) on a 5th sheet of paper. This sheet should contain all 4 solutions put together.

COMPETITION AND AWARDS 5. This assignment is a competition. If your problems meet all the criteria, they will be entered into the competition. 6. The CIS math teachers will review the entries and will choose the winners based on: How well the criteria are met Creativity Presentation of the problem (neatness, good illustration) Complexity and difficulty of the problem (we want a range of levels) Assortment of topics chosen 7. The winners will receive an award for the problems chosen in the booklet. They will also be asked to edit their problem into a printable copy, so that we can publish the booklet and make it look professional.

TIMELINE 1. September 19-20: Submission of the 4 word problems each. There may be some discussion about it in class, and you may have to make a few slight modifications within the same week. 2. September 26: The teachers will select the problems for the booklet by this date. We will spend some class time on September 26-27 to go over the details for editing the final versions of the selected problems. 3. September 30: The final versions of each problem must be submitted by email by the end of the day on September 30.

You may ask for help from you peers or from your teachers during the trip to check the correctness of your problems and solutions, but the ideas must come from you. You should not have someone else do all the thinking for you.

This should be an enjoyable project, and you should take pride in your work. Remember that we will make a booklet with all the winning problems, and that this is an excellent way of showing your parents, teachers and friends how well you work in math class. Take pride in your work!

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