Lesson Plans SET A for Grades 7-8-PDF Genius Hour Finale-teacher

PDF Genius Hour Finale-teacher

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The document outlines the structure for a Math Kangaroo Level 7-8 Genius Hour event, focusing on student-led problem-solving presentations. The event serves as a course finale where students showcase their mathematical skills through problems they have prepared in advance. <br /><br />**Preparation and Setup:**<br />- Before the event, instructors or teaching assistants gather student problems and solutions, compiling them into a shared file while maintaining student privacy by omitting last names.<br />- The session begins with an introduction where rules are established, and students are instructed to read their questions and present solutions, aiming for a concise 4-minute presentation per student.<br /><br />**Presentation Guidelines:**<br />- Students are encouraged to articulate their problem clearly, demonstrate positive and enthusiastic engagement, and present their solutions with clear reasoning.<br />- They may skip certain calculations to highlight the rationale and should be open to discussing alternative strategies.<br /><br />**Timing and Activities:**<br />- The presentations are allotted 40-50 minutes in total, with time reserved for capturing screenshots of each student's solution.<br />- The wrap-up includes thanking participants and encouraging continuous learning and exploration of mathematics.<br /><br />**Post-Class Activities:**<br />- After the class, instructors prepare a PDF of the problems to distribute to the class and share the PowerPoint file with the Math Kangaroo organization.<br /><br />**Feedback and Community Engagement:**<br />- Participants are invited to complete a feedback survey to improve future courses, and they are encouraged to recommend the courses and contests to friends to help expand the community.<br /><br />The event emphasizes student engagement, clear communication, and the sharing of diverse problem-solving strategies within a supportive educational environment.

Keywords

Math Kangaroo

Genius Hour

student-led presentations

problem-solving

mathematical skills

presentation guidelines

student engagement

community engagement

feedback survey

educational environment