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Real-Life Mathematics

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Mathematics we teach and learn in middle school has numerous real-life applications. It is my passion to help teachers and students discover these applications.

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Fibonacci Sequence, Golden Ratio, Pascal Triangle - A Fun Summer Project

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A great end of year activity for all middle and high school students. A fun DIY discovery exercise/project for students (with complete answer key) on the Fibonacci Sequence, the Golden Ratio and the Pascal Triangle. The artistic students will

Subjects:

Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$5.00

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TI-30XIIS Calculator - Fractions and Decimals task and Key

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This Fractions and Decimals task, (with complete Key), gives students practice to become fluent and efficient using their calculator. Students get 30 fractions to 1) enter correctly and 2) change the format. Students also get 20 fractions problems

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Decimals

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

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TI-30XS Multiview Bundle - Tasks + Keys on Fractions, Rounding, Exponents

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These 3 sets of tasks, (with complete answer keys) will ensure students can use their TI-30XS Multiview calculator effectively. Each task also includes a short review on how to use each function.Mixed numbers to improper fractions and visa

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Fractions

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$7.00

$5.00

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TI-30XS Multiview Calculator - Fractions and Decimals task and Key

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Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Decimals

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$4.00

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Real-Life Fractions - Wrench Sizes and Tape Measure Readings

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Fractions are tough, unexciting and abstract. This 6-page task (with complete key), makes them practical, easy and applicable to real life. Students will practice the skills of equivalent fractionscomparing fractionsadding fractionsadding mixed

Subjects:

Applied Math, Basic Operations, Fractions

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$3.00

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TI-30Xa Calculator - Fractions and Decimals task and Key

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This Fractions and Decimals task (with complete Key) gives students practice to become fluent and efficient using their calculator. Students get 30 fractions to 1) enter correctly and 2) change the format. Students also get 20 fractions problems

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Decimals

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$4.00

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$A fun Summer task - 9 tasks on the Mathematics of the RSA$

A fun Summer task - 9 tasks on the Mathematics of the RSA Cryptosystem

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Multiplication Tables, Factors, Products, Multiples, Divisibility, Telling Time, Integers, Distributive Property, Exponential Laws, Prime Numbers, Composite Numbers, Prime Factors, Place Value, Linear Equations, Divisors, Remainders, Integer

Subjects:

Math, Algebra, Applied Math

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Activities, Handouts, Posters

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TI-34 Multiview Calculator - Fractions and Decimals task and Key

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Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Decimals

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$4.00

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TI-Calculators - Fractions and Decimals - 10 Tutorials and Tasks (+keys)

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This bundle contains tutorials and tasks for Fractions and Decimals for five of the most popular TI-30 calculators most commonly used in US Middle Schools. The tutorials help teachers assist all students with all the different types of

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Decimals

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Handouts, Printables, Independent Work Packet

$25.00

$17.00

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Summer Fun Real Life Trigonometry Project - Building a Lean-To onto a Shed

By Real-Life Mathematics

Trig - Basic Ratios: This project (task and answer key) requires students to use the basic trig ratios sine, cosine and tangent as well as the Theorem of Pythagoras in a practical, real-life application - building a lean-to roof onto an existing

Subjects:

Algebra, Measurement, Trigonometry

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

HSG-SRT.C.6, HSG-SRT.C.8

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Exponents and Roots task (with Key) for your TI-30Xa Calculator

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Independent work by students – no prep needed by teacher. Just print a copy of the tutorial and task for each student and watch them learn how to use their calculators well. This Exponents and Roots task (with complete Key) gives students practice

Subjects:

Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$2.00

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Exponents and Roots task (with Key) for your TI-30XIIS Calculator

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Subjects:

Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.55 MB)

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$A 10-day Real-Life Math Summer Camp Fun Task covering Pyth$

A 10-day Real-Life Math Summer Camp Fun Task covering Pyth, Ratio, %, Geom

By Real-Life Mathematics

Mathematics should be practical whenever it is at all possible. This project combines 10 mathematical concepts into a hands-on project - building a 3-D strawberry box. The project involves the math of carpentry, dietetics, sales, and data analysis.

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Fractions, Measurement

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Independent Work Packet

$10.00

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Exponents and Roots task, (with Key), for your TI-34 Multiview Calculator

By Real-Life Mathematics

Subjects:

Algebra, Basic Operations, Numbers

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (1.15 MB)

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TI Calculator Tasks and Keys for the five most popular TI-30 models

By Real-Life Mathematics

These Fractions and Decimals tasks, (with complete Keys) give students practice to become fluent and efficient using their calculator. Students get 30 fractions to 1) enter correctly and 2) change the format. Students also get 20 fractions problems

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Fractions, Decimals

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$20.00

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Real World Surface Area and Volume Task

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Surface Area and Volume of right prisms could be boring and removed from real life. This task brings a practical element to the topic and helps students think about environmental and financial issues around catching and using rainwater on the roof

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Geometry, Measurement

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

$2.00

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Summer Camp Fun - Real Life Practical Data and Statistics Projects and Tasks.

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These projects and tasks, (with keys), make Data and Statistics come alive. They are tried, tested and improved over many years in my middle school classroom. Students get to think about concepts such as mean, median, range, mode, quartiles and

Subjects:

Applied Math, Statistics

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities, Handouts

$21.00

$16.00

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Real Life Applications for Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus

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These tasks, (with complete keys) help teachers and their students see in a powerful way where and how the math they do gets applied in real life. A sample of the 35 products include:Division, prime numbers and EncryptionTrig and building a lean-to

Subjects:

Algebra, Applied Math, Algebra 2

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$72.00

$59.00

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48 Calculator Tutorials+tasks+Keys Fractions, Decimals, Roots, Rounding

By Real-Life Mathematics

This bundle of resources contains 48 tutorials, tasks and their keys of eight of the most popular calculators in US Middle Schools. It requires no prep from teachers - just print the material, hand it to students and watch them become proficient

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Decimals

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$71.00

$28.00

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Summer Camp Math Fun - Real Life Pythagoras Project - Designing a Road System

By Real-Life Mathematics

A great end of year activity. This fun, real-life 17-page activity (with complete key) lets students explore their own creativity in designing a road system between 4 towns. Students can DIY and only need an understanding of the Theorem of

Subjects:

Applied Math, Arithmetic, Word Problems

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

$5.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

20 years of mathematics teaching at middle and high school. 17 years of training mathematics teachers. 11 years of teaching math camps. 10 years of attending math conferences in Mexico, Austria, Spain, South Africa, USA. 7 years of speaking at math conferences.

MY TEACHING STYLE

Blended Learning, using tools such as GeoGebra, Desmos, Wolfram Alpha, Google Classroom. Spending lots of time on topics in the curriculum that has a real-life application such as Statistics, Probability, Number Theory, Pythagoras, Encryption.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Plenary speaker at various mathematics conferences in South Africa.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B. Comm Actuarial Sciences, University of Pretoria M. Ed in Curriculum and Instruction, Radford University Ph. D in Mathematics Education from the University of Georgia

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a husband to Lise (a trained PT and stay-at-home mom), dad to three lovely children - Mieke (19), Johann (14) and Daniel (7). I love sports, played and coached rugby for 19 years. I run marathons, ultra-marathons and multi-day trail stage races.I love to play golf and to break 90 is a good day for me.

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English Language Arts, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Calculus, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, PreCalculus, Trigonometry, Other (Math), Science, Social Studies, Arts & Music, Math Test Prep, Gifted and Talented, Statistics, Word Problems, Algebra 2, Robotics, Mental Math, Decimals, For All Subjects, Engineering, Phonics, African History