MYP Maths eAssessment - 4 practice real life problems

These 4 real-life maths tasks are written to align with the MYP maths criterion D assessment strands.

All explore different areas of the global context “Globalization and Sustainability”.

The main audience is an MYP5 cohort preparing for the e-assessment, however much of the content can be accessed by younger students. The 4 tasks are as follows:

1. Using right-angle trigonometry, angle facts, Pythagoras’ theorem and area of 2D shapes to evaluate solar panel designs.

2. Using function notation, substitution, equation of a straight line, exponential functions and percentage change to evaluate population change.

3. Using ratio, proportion, percentages and metric measures to design a plan for a sustainable food initiative.

4. Using averages from a frequency table, scatter graphs, line of best fit and probability to evaluate proportions of international football players.

Each task will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. They each have one page of background information and one page of 5 or 6 sub-questions. Solutions with marking guidance (point allocation) are included. Note: the criterion D rubric is NOT included due to the e-assessment focus. However, all strands are addressed in each task so it is suitable to use with any MYP maths class, you would just need to create your own task-specific clarifications suitable to your selected year level.

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