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<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/08/01/polygon-angles/" title="Polygon Angles"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/08/elem_math_shapeandspace_polygonangles-150x150.jpg" alt="Polygon Angles" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on August 1, 2012
This problem set deals with the internal and external angles of the polygons up to an octagon.
Posted in elem_mat_sas | Tagged angles, angles in a triangle, elementary math, external angles, internal angles, polygons, primary math, rectangles, shape, shape and space
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/31/ratios-in-a-bag-of-candy/" title="Ratios in a Bag of Candy"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/elem_math_number_candyBag-150x150.jpg" alt="Ratios in a Bag of Candy" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 31, 2012
This set of questions will explore the properties of ratios in the context of a bag of candy. Solve these questions with real candy for twice the fun.
Posted in elem_mat_num | Tagged elementary math, fractions, numbers, ratios, scaling factor
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/31/shopping-with-percents/" title="Shopping with Percents"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/elem_math_number_shopping-150x150.jpg" alt="Shopping with Percents" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 31, 2012
How are percents used in everyday shopping? Do you want to make sure you are saving as much money as possible? The following set of questions will show you how to calculate your savings the next time you go shopping.
Posted in elem_mat_num | Tagged elementary math, financial mathematics, math 11-12, math 8-10, numbers, percentages, percents, tax
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/31/test-scores/" title="Test Scores"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/elem_math_data_testScores-150x150.jpg" alt="Test Scores" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 31, 2012
To what extent can the mean, median, mode and range accurately describe a set of numbers? The mean, median, mode and range will be used to analyze a variety of different number sets to better understand what each represents.
Posted in elem_mat_dac | Tagged data analysis, elementary math, mean, median, mode, range, real-life data, statistics
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/30/areas-with-rectangles-triangles-circles/" title="Areas with Rectangles, Triangles, and Circles"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/elem_math_shape_areaIrregular-150x150.jpg" alt="Areas with Rectangles, Triangles, and Circles" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 30, 2012
Do you need to know the length of every side to calculate the area of these shapes? The following set of questions will explore strategies for finding the areas of different shapes.
Posted in elem_mat_sas | Tagged area, circles, elementary math, polygons, rectangles, shape and space, triangles
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/30/investigating-perimeters/" title="Investigating Perimeters"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/elem_math_shape_perimeterRectangles-150x150.jpg" alt="Investigating Perimeters" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 30, 2012
The following set of questions will introduce various methods for finding the perimeter of objects with missing side lengths. Ways to maximize and minimize perimeter will also be explored.
Posted in elem_mat_sas | Tagged elementary math, perimeter, polygons, rectangles, shape, shape and space
<a href="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/2012/07/27/deriving-the-area-of-triangles/" title="Deriving the Area of Triangles"><img src="https://scienceres-edcp-educ.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2012/07/elem_math_shape_areaTriangles-150x150.jpg" alt="Deriving the Area of Triangles" class="thumbnail thumbnail " /></a>
By Harish Appana Satya on July 27, 2012
What is the formula to calculate the area of a triangle? This set of questions will show visually how we can find the area of triangles using only the area of rectangles.
Posted in elem_mat_sas | Tagged area, elementary math, parallelograms, polygons, rectangles, shape and space, triangles