Math at Work 12 Pacing Guide - This pacing guide replaces the previous yearly plan. It has been updated to reflect removed outcomes and provide flexibility for responsive instruction.
Math at Work 10 - 12 and related Math 7 - 9 Outcomes *Updated May 2024*
Math at Work 12 Desmos Activity Collection - A collection of online student Desmos activities organized by unit.
M01 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the limitations of measuring instruments, including precision, accuracy, uncertainty, and tolerance, and to solve problems. [C, PS, R, T, V]
M01.01 Explain why, in a given context, a certain degree of precision is required.
M01.02 Explain why, in a given context, a certain degree of accuracy is required.
M01.03 Explain, using examples, the difference between precision and accuracy.
M01.04 Compare the degree of accuracy of two given instruments used to measure the same attribute.
M01.05 Relate the degree of accuracy to the uncertainty of a given measure.
M01.06 Analyze precision and accuracy in a contextual problem.
M01.07 Calculate maximum and minimum values, using a given degree of tolerance in context.
M01.08 Describe, using examples, the limitations of measuring instruments used in a specific trade or industry.
M01.09 Solve a problem that involves precision, accuracy, or tolerance
P01 Students will be expected to analyze and interpret problems that involve probability. [C, CN, PS, R]
P01.01 Describe and explain the applications of probability (e.g., medication, warranties, insurance, lotteries, weather prediction, 100-year flood, failure of a design, failure of a product, vehicle recalls, approximation of area).
P01.02 Calculate the probability of an event based on a data set.
P01.03 Express a given probability as a fraction, decimal, and percent and in a statement.
P01.04 Explain the difference between odds and probability.
P01.05 Determine the probability of an event, given the odds for or against.
P01.06 Explain, using examples, how decisions may be based on a combination of theoretical probability calculations, experimental results, and subjective judgements.
P01.07 Solve a contextual problem that involves a given probability.
Additional Resources and Activities for M01 (measurement):
Note: Outcome M01 has been removed from Mathematics at Work 12 Curriculum.
Additional Resources and Activities for P01 (probability):
Introduction to Probability Game - Student create a score card to play against a friend. Playing this game will introduce them to probability associated with rolling two dice. A google doc handout and some slides with an example game and some other probability warm-ups.
Where would you buy your coffee from? - Use this image to discuss probability and odds.
Dice Auction - In the Dice Auction, every lot up for sale is a possible event when rolling a pair of 6- sided dice (e.g. “A double is rolled” or “The numbers sum to a perfect square”). Groups of students are given a fixed budget with which to purchase lots, and must use their understanding of theoretical and experimental probability (of both simple and compound events) to inform which lots to target and appropriate prices to pay. After the fifteen lots have been auctioned off, a pair of 6-sided dice are rolled twenty times, and teams receive a point each time one of their purchased lots occurs. You might start with a "Would You Rather" thinking question to review dice rolling probabilities and continue with instructions on a Google Slides.
A Shot at Glory - Have students guess the results of a coin flip. How many times can they guess correctly in a row? You can use this activity to incorporate some movement into the class. Can anyone in the class guess a sequence 8 coin flips correctly? What is the probability of this happening?
Virtual Adjustable Spinner - NCTM Illuminations