Math makes so much more sense when placed in the context of real-world learning. Riverstone math teachers utilize that strategy on a regular basis, regardless of what age their students are.
As an example, Grade 10 students used plastic bottles, beakers, liquids, and dyes to model the circulatory system and predict how long it would take before blood would be clear of a toxin that was injected. By mimicking the metabolism of the toxin in the kidneys and keeping careful records, students were challenged to develop a mathematical model to predict the amount of toxin in the blood each hour. In their final report, they summarized their findings, developed graphs, and identified three ways to alter the simulation to make it different for future students in their class.
Now that’s some seriously fun math!
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