Your Task
We will be comparing prices in our two countries using ratios and proportions.
Classwork, Wednesday, Jan. 17
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As a group, choose four items from your category (Wednesday, Jan. 17).
Homework due Monday, Jan. 22
- Each person will find a picture of an item in your category and be sure you know the price (due Monday, Jan. 22).
- Convert the price of your item in our currency to the currency of another country. Show all of your work and include an explanation for each step. Use the following values for the exchange rate.
Classwork, Monday, Jan. 22
- Create a slide in Paint showing the mathematics of converting the price of the item from one currency to another.
- As a group, create a BubbleShare presentation. Each person in the group will contribute three slides. The first slide will contain a picture of the item and the price. The second slide will be the Paint slide that shows the mathematics of converting the currency. The third slide will give the price in Canadian dollars and American dollars. Each member of the group will post their slides to the same presentation. Please tag your pictures and images Alatoba07.
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Rubric for Grading
Rubric for IB Criterion D, Reflection and Evaluation
| 0 | The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptions given below. |
| 1-2 | The student attempts to justify the method used and to evaluate the reliability of findings. |
| 3-4 | The student justifies the method and the majority of processes used. The students evaluate the reliability of findings with some success. |
| 5-6 | The student presents a reasoned justification for the method and processes and provides and evaluation of the significance and reliability of findings. The student suggests other approaches to solving the problem. |
| 7-8 | The student presents a concise, reasoned justification and considers fully the range of approaches which could have been used, including the use of technology. The student makes a thorough evaluation of the significance and reliability of the findings. |
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