Mathematics 

The MYP Mathematics programme at The York School supports guided inquiry through lessons, tasks, and activities that nurture the development of students who are knowledgeable, inquirers, communicators and reflective learners. Students will develop problem solving strategies and reasoning skills that will enable them to think critically and make logical decisions. Students learn to use the “language” of mathematics to express their thinking in different ways and appreciate that it is a mode of communication that can cross cultural and language barriers. Students reflect on how mathematical concepts are applied in a wide variety of real-life situations. Through sustained inquiry in mathematics, students are developing deeper conceptual understanding of mathematical concepts.

Mathematics Grade 7

Students will acquire knowledge and develop an understanding of the following mathematical concepts through investigations, the effective use of technology and abstract reasoning.

In Number, students will deepen their understanding of number relationships and operations with integers, exponents, decimals and fractions. In Algebra, students will hone skills related to linear growing patterns in tables, graphs and equations. They will also simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions as well as solve more complex algebraic equations. In Data, students will manage, analyse and use data to make predictions using data evidence. They will also work with probabilities, comparing theoretical and experimental probabilities. In Spatial Sense, students will apply measurement and geometry skills to solve problems involving quantity including perimeter, area and volume or more complex shapes. Finally, in Financial Literacy, students will look into payment, lending and budgeting. 

Students will demonstrate their learning through in-class tasks, patterning tasks and tests.  

Mathematics Grade 8 

This course enables students to develop an understanding of mathematical concepts related to algebra, analytic geometry, and measurement and geometry through investigation, the effective use of technology, and abstract reasoning. 

In number, students will explore exponent laws through guided inquiry and apply their understanding of rations, rates, percentages, and proportions to solve problems. In algebra, students will investigate linear relationships, explore the connections between different representations of a line, model real-life situations and solve algebraic problems. In Data, students will present and analyze data involving one and two variables and use models to make predictions. In geometry and measurement, students will explore relationships that emerge from the measurement of two-dimensional figures and three-dimensional shapes.