Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Our objectives are :
To encourage independent and creative learning.
To develop skills in sourcing for information and handling of information.
To develop proper discussion skills and think interdependently among group mates.
To show precision of (mathematical) language when doing up the content.
To be able to question and pose problems and respond with wonderment and awe while analyzing fellow classmates' content on the blog.
To show humility, sensitivity, tolerance and appreciation to fellow classmates' sharing on the blog.
To observe copyright issues while creating the blog.
Arithmetic content objectives:
Know the concept of ratio, rate , direct & inverse proportion.
Know the concept of percentages and its applpications ( eg ability to change fractions & decimals to % calculating % of a quantity, expressing one quantity as a % of another, % increase and decrase, profit % loss, discount, taxation, simple interest, compound interest etc)
Know the concepts of speed, uniform speed and average speed.
Know how to convert convert units ( eg km/h to m/s etc.)
Know the concept of simple interest and its formula
Know the concept of compound interest and its formula.
Apply the concept of simple and compound interest on practical situations
Come out with challenging non-routine Arithmetic problems.
Able to connect content with real-world situations.
Able to infuse National Education into the content.
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