Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School
Mathematics
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Course Name:
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MEL3E1
Mathematics for Everyday Life
Grade 11 Workplace Preparation
Course Overview
This course enables students to broaden their understanding of
mathematics as it is applied in the workplace and daily life. Students
will solve problems associated with earning money, paying taxes, and
making purchases; apply calculations of simple and compound interest in
saving, investing, and borrowing; and calculate the costs of transportation
and travel in a variety of situations. Students will consolidate their
mathematical skills as they solve problems and communicate their
thinking.
Units of Study
Unit 1
Jobs and Earning
Unit 6
Borrowing Money
Unit 2
Net Income and Purchasing Power
Unit 7
Owning an Operating a Vehicle
Unit 3
Making Sound Purchasing Decisions
Unit 8
Travelling by Automobile
Unit 4
Working with Financial Institutions
Unit 9
Comparing Modes of Transportation
Unit 5
Saving and Investing
Unit10
Summative Performance Task
Assessment and Evaluation
The mark for the course will be based upon on-going or term work (70%) and a final assessment (30%) that
includes a final exam (10%) and a culminating performance task (20%).
The on-going or term work may include written tasks, reports, tests, and quizzes. Within the two areas, term
work and final assessment, marks will be assigned using the four categories specified in the Ontario Curriculum
Grades 9 to 12 Mathematics Education.
Knowledge/Understanding
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Thinking
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30%
Communication
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Knowledge of facts, technical terminology,
procedures and standards
Understanding of concepts
Understanding of relationships between concepts
20%
Thinking skills and inquiry design skill
Identifying problems, planning, formulating
questions,
selecting strategies
Application
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20%
Communication of information for different purposes
Use of language, symbols and visuals
Use of various forms of communication
30%
Application of skills in familiar contexts and transfer of
concepts to new contexts
Application of procedures and technology