Resource Title
‘A New Point of View’ – Financial Justice Ireland resource for Leaving Cert Applied Mathematical Applications
Summary
This activity pack showcases 8 different development-related assignments (with workbook) for Leaving Certificate Applied subject Mathematical Applications. They all have a ‘Key Assignment’, have specific learning outcomes and are all focused on the four modules in the Irish curriculum.
Each activity focuses on issues relating to development, financial justice and the environment, such as ‘National debt’, ‘Costing solar panels for my school’ and ‘Ranking countries by different metrics’.
Resource Details
Description
The first 12 pages of this pack give some background and context to the link between Mathematical Applications, financial justice and development education. Pages 13 onwards highlight the 8 ‘key assignments’, and how they relate to the curriculum. They are as follows:
- How happy is my school? (Module: Mathematics and Planning) (Unit: 1 Researching and Planning)
- Which are the happiest and unhappiest countries in the world? (Module: Mathematics and Planning) (Unit: 1 Researching and Planning)
- Costing solar panels for my school (Module: Mathematics and Planning) (Unit: 2 Budgeting)
- Plastic, plastic everywhere (Module: Mathematics and the World Around Me) (Unit: 1 Current Affairs)
- Comparing household budgets and the impact of VAT increases on households (Module: Mathematics and Life Skills) (Unit: 1 Personal Finance)
- The Philippines, an unsustainable burden (Module: Mathematics and Work) (Unit: 1 Mathematical Skills and Concepts)
- Ranking countries by different metrics (Module: Mathematics and Planning) (Unit: 1 Researching and Planning)
- National debt (Module: Mathematics and the World Around Me) (Unit: 1 Current Affairs)