What variables go into a good sunset? Students can read this article.
Students consider the variables that go into contexts that they are familiar with. This activity contains contexts that students in northern Australia are familiar with.
Not sure how to bring a biblical perspective to your mathematics class? Try asking a discussion question, and you will be surprised by the insight that your students can provide!
What is one pattern in God’s creation that is predictable? Find a photo to match your ideas and upload it to the discussion board.
Set this discussion question for homework and then show responses to the class. This fosters the rhythm of worship in your classroom. It also allows students to self-evaluate; for instance, if they have found a ‘created’ pattern, such as financial predictions, they would not be meeting the outcomes for this task. Answers might include any life cycle of any living thing (plants, animals, humans); moon phases; earth’s orbit around the sun, etc.
Mathematical tools equip us to find patterns and relationships. Hence, we can question, think about, and organise ideas to make predictions and solve problems. It enables us, with God’s help, to make wise decisions, so together we can help those in our community.
Watch videos, explore resources, and investigate issues on the “Gapminder” website. Wonder, ponder, and ask questions, e.g.,.
Discussion question: How does graphing patterns help us understand and respond to patterns in the world appropriately?
“He (God) made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl. The lions roar for their pray and seek their food from God. The sun rises, and they steal away’ they return and lie down in their dens.”
Psalm 104:19-22