Year 7 Maths

In the last two weeks of Term 2 the Year 7’s started their Aviation Investigation. Students were required to follow written instructions to build their plane and use a range of mathematical and inter-personal skills, such as measurement skills, collaborating with their peers and teachers, and work independently as they formed their understanding and made decisions about best building practices and problems that arose and challenged them in their investigation.

Ultimately, the first challenge was to build a plane that would take off, fly and land successfully and then gather and collate data such as flight time, height and speed. Based on their success and the data collected, the next challenge was to make a modification to their plane and make a prediction about what changes they might expect and then of course test their predictions with a second flight.

The students engaged very well and their enthusiasm could be sensed from the very first lesson. The two weeks was an excellent way for the year level to apply their Mathematical skills to a real-life investigation and learn in a hands-on situation. In fact, some of the best learning came from errors that were made and then making adjustments and learning from their mistakes.

Christopher Fenech

Year 7 Teacher