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Skills available for Northwest Territories grade 12 math curriculum

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LR Logical Reasoning

  • LR.1 Develop logical reasoning.

    • LR.1.1 Analyze puzzles and games that involve numerical and logical reasoning, using problem-solving strategies.

      • LR.1.1.1 Determine, explain and verify a strategy to solve a puzzle or to win a game; e.g.,

        • LR.1.1.1.a guess and check

        • LR.1.1.1.b look for a pattern

        • LR.1.1.1.c make a systematic list

        • LR.1.1.1.d draw or model

        • LR.1.1.1.e eliminate possibilities

        • LR.1.1.1.f simplify the original problem

        • LR.1.1.1.g work backward

        • LR.1.1.1.h develop alternative approaches.

      • LR.1.1.2 Identify and correct errors in a solution to a puzzle or in a strategy for winning a game.

      • LR.1.1.3 Create a variation on a puzzle or a game, and describe a strategy for solving the puzzle or winning the game.

    • LR.1.2 Solve problems that involve the application of set theory.

      • LR.1.2.1 Provide examples of the empty set, disjoint sets, subsets and universal sets in context, and explain the reasoning.

      • LR.1.2.2 Organize information such as collected data and number properties, using graphic organizers, and explain the reasoning.

      • LR.1.2.3 Explain what a specified region in a Venn diagram represents, using connecting words (and, or, not) or set notation.

      • LR.1.2.4 Determine the elements in the complement, the intersection or the union of two sets.

      • LR.1.2.5 Explain how set theory is used in applications such as Internet searches, database queries, data analysis, games and puzzles.

      • LR.1.2.6 Identify and correct errors in a solution to a problem that involves sets.

      • LR.1.2.7 Solve a contextual problem that involves sets, and record the solution, using set notation.

P Probability

  • P.1 Develop critical thinking skills related to uncertainty.

    • P.1.1 Interpret and assess the validity of odds and probability statements.

      • P.1.1.1 Provide examples of statements of probability and odds found in fields such as media, biology, sports, medicine, sociology and psychology.

      • P.1.1.2 Explain, using examples, the relationship between odds (part-part) and probability (part-whole).

      • P.1.1.3 Express odds as a probability and vice versa.

      • P.1.1.4 Determine the probability of, or the odds for and against, an outcome in a situation.

      • P.1.1.5 Explain, using examples, how decisions may be based on probability or odds and on subjective judgments.

      • P.1.1.6 Solve a contextual problem that involves odds or probability.

    • P.1.2 Solve problems that involve the probability of mutually exclusive and non–mutually exclusive events.

      • P.1.2.1 Classify events as mutually exclusive or non–mutually exclusive, and explain the reasoning.

      • P.1.2.2 Determine if two events are complementary, and explain the reasoning.

      • P.1.2.3 Represent, using set notation or graphic organizers, mutually exclusive (including complementary) and non–mutually exclusive events.

      • P.1.2.4 Solve a contextual problem that involves the probability of mutually exclusive or non–mutually exclusive events.

      • P.1.2.5 Solve a contextual problem that involves the probability of complementary events.

      • P.1.2.6 Create and solve a problem that involves mutually exclusive or non–mutually exclusive events.

    • P.1.3 Solve problems that involve the probability of two events.

    • P.1.4 Solve problems that involve the fundamental counting principle.

      • P.1.4.1 Represent and solve counting problems, using a graphic organizer.

      • P.1.4.2 Generalize, using inductive reasoning, the fundamental counting principle.

      • P.1.4.3 Identify and explain assumptions made in solving a counting problem.

      • P.1.4.4 Solve a contextual counting problem, using the fundamental counting principle, and explain the reasoning.

    • P.1.5 Solve problems that involve permutations.

      • P.1.5.1 Represent the number of arrangements of n elements taken n at a time, using factorial notation.

      • P.1.5.2 Determine, with or without technology, the value of a factorial.

      • P.1.5.3 Simplify a numeric or an algebraic fraction that contains factorials in both the numerator and denominator.

      • P.1.5.4 Solve an equation that involves factorials.

      • P.1.5.5 Determine the number of permutations of n elements taken r at a time.

      • P.1.5.6 Determine the number of permutations of n elements taken n at a time where some elements are not distinct.

      • P.1.5.7 Explain, using examples, the effect on the total number of permutations of n elements when two or more elements are identical.

      • P.1.5.8 Generalize strategies for determining the number of permutations of n elements taken r at a time.

      • P.1.5.9 Solve a contextual problem that involves probability and permutations.

    • P.1.6 Solve problems that involve combinations.

RF Relations and Functions

  • RF.1 Develop algebraic and graphical reasoning through the study of relations.

    • RF.1.1 Determine equivalent forms of rational expressions (limited to numerators and denominators that are monomials and binomials).

      • RF.1.1.1 Compare the strategies for writing equivalent forms of rational expressions to writing equivalent forms of rational numbers.

      • RF.1.1.2 Explain why a given value is non-permissible for a given rational expression.

      • RF.1.1.3 Determine the non-permissible values for a rational expression.

      • RF.1.1.4 Determine a rational expression that is equivalent to a given rational expression by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same factor (limited to a monomial or a binomial), and state the non-permissible values of the equivalent rational expression.

      • RF.1.1.5 Simplify a rational expression.

      • RF.1.1.6 Explain why the non-permissible values of a given rational expression and its simplified form are the same.

      • RF.1.1.7 Identify and correct errors in a given simplification of a rational expression, and explain the reasoning.

    • RF.1.2 Perform operations on rational expressions (limited to numerators and denominators that are monomials and binomials).

      • RF.1.2.1 Compare the strategies for performing a given operation on rational expressions to the strategies for performing the same operation on rational numbers.

      • RF.1.2.2 Determine the non-permissible values when performing operations on rational expressions.

      • RF.1.2.3 Determine, in simplified form, the sum or difference of rational expressions that have the same denominator.

      • RF.1.2.4 Determine, in simplified form, the sum or difference of two rational expressions that have different denominators.

      • RF.1.2.5 Determine, in simplified form, the product or quotient of two rational expressions.

    • RF.1.3 Solve problems that involve rational equations (limited to numerators and denominators that are monomials and binomials).

      • RF.1.3.1 Determine the non-permissible values for the variable in a rational equation.

      • RF.1.3.2 Determine, algebraically, the solution to a rational equation, and explain the strategy used to solve the equation.

      • RF.1.3.3 Explain why a value obtained in solving a rational equation may not be a solution of the equation.

      • RF.1.3.4 Solve a contextual problem that involves a rational equation.

    • RF.1.4 Demonstrate an understanding of logarithms and the laws of logarithms.

    • RF.1.5 Solve problems that involve exponential equations.

    • RF.1.6 Represent data, using exponential and logarithmic functions, to solve problems.

      • RF.1.6.1 Describe, orally and in written form, the characteristics of an exponential or logarithmic function by analyzing its graph.

      • RF.1.6.2 Describe, orally and in written form, the characteristics of an exponential or logarithmic function by analyzing its equation.

      • RF.1.6.3 Match equations in a given set to their corresponding graphs.

      • RF.1.6.4 Graph data, and determine the exponential or logarithmic function that best approximates the data.

      • RF.1.6.5 Interpret the graph of an exponential or logarithmic function that models a situation, and explain the reasoning.

      • RF.1.6.6 Solve, using technology, a contextual problem that involves data that is best represented by graphs of exponential or logarithmic functions, and explain the reasoning.

    • RF.1.7 Represent data, using polynomial functions (of degree ≤ 3), to solve problems.

      • RF.1.7.1 Describe, orally and in written form, the characteristics of a polynomial function by analyzing its graph.

      • RF.1.7.2 Describe, orally and in written form, the characteristics of a polynomial function by analyzing its equation.

      • RF.1.7.3 Match equations in a given set to their corresponding graphs.

      • RF.1.7.4 Graph data, and determine the polynomial function that best approximates the data.

      • RF.1.7.5 Interpret the graph of a polynomial function that models a situation, and explain the reasoning.

      • RF.1.7.6 Solve, using technology, a contextual problem that involves data that is best represented by graphs of polynomial functions, and explain the reasoning.

    • RF.1.8 Represent data, using sinusoidal functions, to solve problems.

      • RF.1.8.1 Describe, orally and in written form, the characteristics of a sinusoidal function by analyzing its graph.

      • RF.1.8.2 Describe, orally and in written form, the characteristics of a sinusoidal function by analyzing its equation.

      • RF.1.8.3 Match equations in a given set to their corresponding graphs.

      • RF.1.8.4 Graph data, and determine the sinusoidal function that best approximates the data.

      • RF.1.8.5 Interpret the graph of a sinusoidal function that models a situation, and explain the reasoning.

      • RF.1.8.6 Solve, using technology, a contextual problem that involves data that is best represented by graphs of sinusoidal functions, and explain the reasoning.

MRP Mathematics Research Project

  • MRP.1 Develop an appreciation of the role of mathematics in society.

    • MRP.1.1 Research and give a presentation on a current event or an area of interest that involves mathematics.

      • MRP.1.1.1 Collect primary or secondary data (statistical or informational) related to the topic.

      • MRP.1.1.2 Assess the accuracy, reliability and relevance of the primary or secondary data collected by:

        • MRP.1.1.2.a identifying examples of bias and points of view

        • MRP.1.1.2.b identifying and describing the data collection methods

        • MRP.1.1.2.c determining if the data is relevant

        • MRP.1.1.2.d determining if the data is consistent with information obtained from other sources on the same topic.

      • MRP.1.1.3 Interpret data, using statistical methods if applicable.

      • MRP.1.1.4 Identify controversial issues, if any, and present multiple sides of the issues with supporting data.

      • MRP.1.1.5 Organize and present the research project, with or without technology.