Wide World of Maths
Mathematics
Wantirna College
WWoM Major Investigation
The semester-long Wide World of Maths (WWoM) course culminated with students working on a major investigation of their own choosing from a variety of options, including investigating a famous Mathematician, an aspect of Maths not taught in this course, or making a resource for a Primary School child.
The submissions were highly commendable. Unfortunately, only a small portion can be shared in the Newsletter.
Josiah did an investigation on Hypatia, a 4th century BC Mathematician who was murdered because of her beliefs and intellect.
Kevin built on our trip to the Lume and did his on da Vinci.
Nawat’s investigation on the Fibonacci Sequence and the links to nature indicated an in-depth knowledge of the relationship.
Linking into this was Harry’s investigation into Pascal’s triangle,
and Mica’s investigation on Sierpinski’s triangle.
Some students chose to undertake a statistical investigation. Chelsea investigated life spans of dogs and concluded that small dogs live longer.
While Mitch investigated the fuel usage of large trucks.
Having an interest in basketball, Daniel did his investigation on NBA players whilst Hannah undertook a survey and investigated the American influence on our way of measuring.
Matching Maths to Music, Gabi did a lengthy investigation into the connections using iconic pieces of sheet music.
Delving into the unknown, Peter investigated the concept of infinity.
Both Vanessa and Daniel did Quadratic Equations and a self-taught unit of work.
Students who created classroom resources for a primary class included Zac who created a Tarsia, Steph created a game called Maths Charades and Stella created a Canva resource.
Chloe used her coding skills to create a game which you can play HERE.
Some students presented their investigations to the class and we were all very impressed in what was being presented.
Students self and peer marked, as can be seen by the students working together in the photos.
Leanne Wilson
Mathematics