General

We are hopeful that these activities will help create connections (to you, to their peers, and to math) for your students. They are also intended to give parents, students and teachers opportunities to begin their at-home learning in a way that minimizes stress and encourages engagement. We will update the site with more tasks periodically.

For each course there is a menu of suggestions to choose and pick from. We have provided ideas for each strand to provide more choice. For each task we indicate the CONTENT FOCUS within that strand.

Numeracy Tasks

Would You Rather

Would you rather take a job as a server at a restaurant where:

• (A) hourly wage is $18. Tipping is not permitted, or

• (B) $10.50/hour and tips are expected?

What assumptions do you need to make to inform your decision?

Courses

• Math 8

• Math 9

• Foundations of Mathematics & PreCalculus 10

• Workplace Math 10

• Desmos collections for 10-12