User:OLPC Mathematics

The revised XO Mathematics curriculum for January – March 2010 is ready. Week 1 starts on the 11th of January 2010 and the program will run continuously until the end of Week 12, on the 2nd of April 2010. The aim of this curriculum is to improve performance of Mathematics, and these are the areas we aim to improve by the end of the three month period. The XOs will simply be used to facilitate and make sure we teach these topics in a fun way and therefore stimulate the understanding faculties of these children.

Note that each row represents a week

Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7	Class 8
Introduction to XO	Introduction to XO	Introduction to XO	Introduction to XO	Introduction to XO
Operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)	Operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)	Introduction to algebra. Addition and subtraction of one or more unknowns	Algebra 2: multiplication and division of one or more unknowns	Algebra 3: calculation of values of unknowns, substitution of unknowns into equations.
Introduction to Length (identifying kilometres, metres, cm, mm)	Length: measurement of lengths and distances	Length and Speed: measuring time and distance, using them to calculate speed	Introduction to and application of Kinematics	Outdoor activity: measurement of distances within the school compound.
CAT 1	CAT 1	CAT 1	CAT 1	CAT 1
Reading Time using both the analogue and digital clock and relating between the two	Understanding the concept behind converting time from 12 hour to 24 hour formats	Relating time in hours and minutes to the clock, e.g. scheduled journeys of travellers and vehicles	Practical use of time: measurement of performance on the athletics field and track.	Practical use of time: measurement of efficiency and team speed
Introduction to Angles (identifying angles, naming them)	Angles: calculating angles between lines	Bisection of angles using common mathematical instruments	The triangle: properties, explanation of the Pythagoras theorem	Practical use of angles: marking the sports field and in construction
Introduction to Mass: identification of common metric units of mass	Conversion of metric units to	Relation of mass to density and volume.	Practical work: measurement of density of solid materials	Practical work: measurement of density of liquids
CAT 2	CAT 2	CAT 2	CAT 2	CAT 2
Introduction to Money and Currency: shilling and cents, adding and subtracting	Introduction to Foreign Exchange (FOREX)	Profits and Loss; calculation of, and application to business situations	Calculation of Discounts and Commission and their applications	Calculation of Simple and Compound Interest, Hire Purchase
Introduction to Area: calculation of area of a rectangle and square	Area of a triangle and a circle, introduction of π	Area of a rhombus, trapezium and parallelogram	Calculation of surface areas of three dimensional shapes: cubes, cuboids and cylinders	Practical use of area to calculate areas of land and other spaces, conversion of measurements to Ha; Area of irregular shapes
Introduction to volume	Calculating volume of cylinders (tanks)	Calculation of volume of cuboids and cubes	Outdoor activities; calculation of volumes of objects in and around the schools	Outdoor activities; calculation of volumes of objects in and around the schools
Term CAT	Term CAT	Term CAT	Term CAT	Term CAT

Notes: 1. CATs are Continuous Assessment Tests that we will give the children after every three weeks to assess the progress we have made. 2. Term CATs will be given by the schools at the end of the twelve weeks.

Contact me for more information: billmark@ymail.com or billiago@gmail.com

We appreciate all the support we continue to receive from the OLPC team and Sandra Thaxter and hope to make 2010 much better and more productive than 2009. God bless you all.

Mark Bill Koech