Year 10
Extra Material
For parents who want extra material, there are some relatively cheap books that give pages of homework exercises (along with quite useful notes and examples):The Beta Mathematics Workbook published by Pearson matches the textbook used at St John's: www.pearsoned.co.nz
The Fast Track 2 from Eton Press is at a higher level, but covers the same basic material and is recommended for more able students: www.eton.co.nz
The Fast Track 2 from Eton Press is at a higher level, but covers the same basic material and is recommended for more able students: www.eton.co.nz
An excellent on-line resource is available at nz.ixl.com, which more or less covers the entire syllabus. Students can sign up and their progress can be tracked by weekly e-mail.
Year Plan
This is a plan only, and dates will change somewhat with circumstances.| Term | Topic | Content | Time |
| One |
Number (1) |
General number revision, particularly negatives Rounding, standard form, powers and roots |
4 weeks |
| Number (2) | Percentages, decimals, ratios, proportion and fractions | 3 weeks | |
| Number Test | |||
| Measurement |
Metric system, scales, time and rates Perimeter and area of rectangles, parallelograms, and circles, and shapes made up of parts of those Volumes of prisms, especially cuboids and cylinders |
3 weeks |
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| Symmetry and Transformations | Reflection, rotation, translation, enlargement, symmetry | 1 week | |
| Two | Graphs | Review of graphing | 1 week |
| Statistics |
Means, medians, quartiles, ranges Statistical graphs, Data collection and sampling Project |
3 weeks |
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| NCEA Numeracy | All the work up to this point | ||
| Algebra |
Simplifying expressions. Solving equations |
5 wks |
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| Three |
Graphs |
Patterns and relationships. Graphs |
4 weeks |
| Algebra Test | Algebra and Graphing | ||
| Geometry |
Angles on lines, polygons and parallel lines. Circle geometry |
3 weeks |
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| Trigonometry |
Pythagoras Theorem Sine, Cosine and Tangent to find sides |
3 weeks |
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| Shape Test | Measurement, Geometry, Trigonometry | 3 weeks |
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| Four |
Probability |
Experimental probability Theoretical probability including tree diagrams |
2 weeks |
| Revision | Number, Algebra & Graphing, Shape | 1 week | |
| Exams (two) | Number, Algebra & Graphing, Shape | ||
| Statistical Reports | Data collection and analysis | 3 weeks | Camps | No classes | 1 week |
Contact
My preferred initial contact is via e-mail: mplant @ stjohns-hamilton.school.nz (no gaps).If you want to talk directly, then a telephone call back or a meeting at school can be arranged.