Genius Hour: A Math Class for Gifted & Advanced Students
Katy Kampbell M. Ed Math Instruction
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(193)
Students will practice their higher order thinking skills in this real-world problem solving based course.
Class experience
US Grade 6 - 9
Advanced Level
This is an asynchronous course which means there are no live meanings. Students will receive feedback from me within 48 hours of completing an activity. If students have questions regarding the activities, I will answer them as soon as possible. This class is designed for learners who have a good grasp on the following concepts: decimals, fractions, proportions, positive and negative numbers, graphing, ratios, and general problem solving skills. All activities will be higher-order...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1BudgetingStudents will work with decimals and whole numbers in order to apply properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to real world situations involving budgeting and money management.Week 2Lesson 2Data/StatesticsThis lesson will build upon basic ideas of mean, median, mode and variability in order to look at actual data and draw conclusions from it.Week 3Lesson 3Proportional ReasoningThis lesson will build upon the idea of proportional reasoning to solve problems, skills covered will be ratios, rates, and proportions in order to scale an object or picture.Week 4Lesson 4Proportional Reasoning Part 2Using art or architecture students will problem solve to scale a real life object either larger or smaller. They will need to develop a method for determining the unit and the ratio in order to build something to scale.
Students may need things in keeping with project design (construction paper, toothpicks, pencils, paint, etc)
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(193)
I am a non traditional teacher, no lectures here! Instead my classes focus on being: *Student Centered- they lead the pace *Critical Thinking -complex tasks are given that may be a bit unusual but will cause students to think deeply *Problem...
Self-Paced Class
$15
weekly or $60 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks of teacher feedback
Choose your start date
1 year of access to the content
Completed by 17 learners
Ages: 11-15
