Project Based Learning: Maths

reSolve: Maths by Inquiry is an innovative national program that promotes relevant and engaging mathematics teaching and learning from Foundation to Year 10. It is a collaboration of the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.
The reSolve Protocol underpins all aspects of the project and sets out a vision for teaching and learning mathematics.

As part of this study in math, students were asked to create a scale drawing using a statistic other than land mass or population in order to visualize how countries in the world supported the statistic.

Students start off learning how to draw a basic angle and two circles, and they work on increasingly difficult designs that gradually lead them to their own unique line design

Students used the principles of geometry, particularly ratios and proportions, to compare different wars and determine which was the most devastating to the United States and why.

This is a project designed for a high school Algebra II course. Students take on the role of product designers trying to create a new and improved container that resolves a current problem (environmental, financial, or functional). Students connect these designs to mathematical models, using them to improve the design of the containers.

Year 7

Numerous and exemplary materials.They put into practice the elements of the reSolve Protocol and promote fluency, deep understanding, strategic problem solving, and mathematical reasoning.
Each teaching resource is carefully designed to develop progressive understanding through tasks that encourage a spirit of inquiry.