MATHEMATICS INVESTIGATION Level 5 Town planning Topics Shape and line Space Location, direction and movement Outcomes S 5.1, S 5.2 Investigation You are a town planner and one of your tasks is to design and build a model of the centre of a planned city. The centre must meet the needs of a small community, be useful to its citizens and use a variety of shapes to provide an interesting landscape. You will be required to present your design and model to an audience. Overview The following table shows how this investigation is organised in phases associated with thinking, reasoning and working mathematically. Thinking, reasoning and working mathematically 7 2. Understanding and applying 3. 1. Identifying and describing Communicating and justifying Introducing the investigation Applying the knowledge Presenting the model to the class Students: Students: clarify the requirements of the begin to design their own city Students: culminating presentation precinct justify their choices of materials and overall designs investigate features of planned use knowledge of scale to create a city centres. plan of the city centre. refer to mandatory building regulations Looking at the local area Building the model discuss the scale and size of Students: Students: the proposed city centre. examine their local area to construct scale models of buildings identify building shapes and Feedback examine the properties of shapes locations. Students: use compass bearings to describe receive feedback from their the outlook and location of Looking at a planned city buildings. teacher, peers and others. Students: locate and examine planned cities to develop an understanding of town planning.
INVESTIGATION MATHEMATICS Level 5 Town planning Topics Space Shape and line Location, direction and movement Outcomes S 5.1, S 5.2 Investigation You are a town planner and one of your tasks is to design and build a model of the centre of a planned city. The centre must meet the needs of a small community, be useful to its citizens and use a variety of shapes to provide an interesting landscape. You will be required to present your design and model to an audience. Overview The following table shows how this investigation is organised in phases associated with thinking, reasoning and working mathematically. Thinking, reasoning and working mathematically 7 1. Identifying and describing 2. Understanding and applying 3. Communicating and justifying Introducing the investigation Students: clarify the requirements of the culminating presentation investigate features of planned city centres. Looking at the local area Students: examine their local area to identify building shapes and locations. Looking at a planned city Students: locate and examine planned cities to develop an understanding of town planning. Applying the knowledge Students: begin to design their own city precinct use knowledge of scale to create a plan of the city centre. Building the model Students: construct scale models of buildings examine the properties of shapes use compass bearings to describe the outlook and location of buildings. Presenting the model to the class Students: justify their choices of materials and overall designs refer to mandatory building regulations discuss the scale and size of the proposed city centre. Feedback Students: receive feedback from their teacher, peers and others.