Sunday, November 17, 2013

Math in Real-life Context – A Differentiated Approach


We conducted an activity with our CBSE 8th graders, to deepen the concept of 'Direct and Inverse Proportion'. The students were given a sheet of paper and asked to write two examples of direct variation and two examples of indirect variation connected to real life.

All the students participated and gave differentiated examples according to their knowledge and understanding level. It was interesting to see that some of the examples were related to science (Ex: Pressure is directly proportional to force; Pressure is inversely proportional to area), some were very simple (Ex: For direct, When a balloon is blown, the air in it increases with time; For inverse, When you eat something, the quantity of food decreases as your stomach gets full) and some complex (Ex: The speed of the wind is directly proportional to the number of rotations of a windmill; For inverse, The more the friction, the less the movement).

This activity helped students in relating the concept to real-life situations using different examples and made it fun as everyone contributed in their own way.

Regards,
8th grade Math teachers (CBSE)


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