Mathematics Across The Curriculum
Why is Mathematics so important? Dare one say the most
important of all the subjects taught in schools?
Without a thorough knowledge of
Number
how would you be able to do the following?
How would you get to school (or work) on time?
How would you be able to catch the correct bus or train or plane?
How would be able to read the timetable?
How would you be able to read the number on the front of the bus?
How would you know that you had been given the correct change?
How would you know that you had been given the correct goods?
How would you know what the speed limit was (or meant)?
How could you do the National Lottery?
How would you know that Wolves had won? (a rare event!!)
How could you know how many points Wolves were off the top?
Without realising it you are using number in every aspect of your day and night (after all you count sheep or you have forty winks). You could not go a day without number – it’s a topic of prime importance.
Below are some of the subjects that the students study at school – you may be amazed at the number of times
Numeracy
or
Mathematics
comes up.
Technology
Measurement
Construction of Polygons
Estimation
Graphs
Conversion Between Units
Three Dimensional Drawing
Time
Drafting
Casting
Use of Square/Isometric Paper
Time Planning
Weighing
Taking/Reading/Recording Results Sampling
Flow Charts Proportion
Use of Millimetres
Mental Calculations
Volume & Mass
Three Dimensional Modelling
Scaling
Measuring
Comparative Studies
Ratio
Estimation from Spreadsheets
Paper Size & Dimensions
Ratio
Costings
Business Studies
The word “Sum”
Production of Tables
Labelling Axes
Percentage Increase
Drawing Conclusions from Tables Awareness of Sensible Answers
Sampling in Market Research Deductive Reasoning
Humanities
Use of Grid References
Measurements
Scale
Tally Charts
Latitude
Units: cm, mm, inches
Conversion Graphs
Charts (Pie; Histograms; Scatter) Compass Points
Percentages Timelines/Chronology
Longitude
Labelling Axes
Three Dimensional Representation

Substitution into Formulae
Averages
Memory Facility on Calculators
Indices
Inverse Proportion
Problem Solving
Extrapolation of Graphs
Recognition of Patterns
Science
Rearranging Fotmulae
Tally Charts
Cubic Centimetres cm 3
Negative Numbers on Scales
Graphs – Use of Axes
Percentages
Interpretation of Graphs
Hypothesising
Art
Estimation
Units
Metric Units
Proportion & Ratio
Rounding – Accuracy and Error
Drawing Graphs by Rules
Nomenclature of Numeracy
Ordering and Following Sequences Classification/Analysis of Data
Symmetry Tessellations
Three Dimensional Drawing Golden Ratio
Surveys
Alphabet (Codes)
Weights & Measures
Fractions
Scale
Two Dimensional Drawing
Modern Foreign Languages
Money & Shopping
Temperature
Bills
Time
Foreign Numbers
Digital/Analogue Time
Menus
Directions
Ordering/Sequencing
Prediction & Estimation
Measuring/Calculations
Averages
Rotation & momentum
Classification
Physical Education/Expressive Arts
Grouping/Patterns
Comparison of results
Scoring
Spatial Awareness
Acceleration & Deceleration
Timing & Timekeeping
Space/Time/Distance
Data Collection
Survey
Angles, Planes & Axes
Recording Results
Sequencing
These are just some of the subjects that you study – why not try to come up with your own lists for other subjects?