Students in my Year 7 Mathematics class were prompted to find the mathematical story behind Cinderella via a problem solving exercise. Students were shown the beginnings of the movie Cinderella and given a problem solving book that manipulated all of the ideas behind the numbers (the current topic in our Mathematics class). They had to solve the problems and then use the answers to express them as part of their storybook, model, powerpoint or diorama. Each student had to present their work to the class, which promotes oral presentation skills and the ability to present data.
Year 7 Jade's Alannah Rudan (pictured) produced a diorama of the whole story to explain each section of the problem solving process. Creativity, working alongside her mum and grandfather, helped her achieve amazing results. Well done Alannah!
The aim of this class was to make the topic of Mathematics fun and engaging. STEM education is about creativity and ingenuity and this is what the students demonstrated in abundance in this class.
