(Poland) TASK 3 - MATHS AND TRAVELLING

In our school 100 students studied  how to travel 

to the partner countries the cheapest and the fastest. 

They worked in groups and prepared 17 presentations. Every presentation is different.

 

They presented the results of their work in geography lessons. 

In the end, every class chose the presentation they liked best. 

The film below presents TASK 3 and includes one of the best presentations 

made in our school. WATCH IT!!!

EVALUATION AFTER TASK 3

Students' Evaluation of TASK 3: Maths and Travelling

MATHS IS EVERYWHERE! 2014-2016 - Evaluation (students) – 89 students

1.  Please tick the appropriate box for the activity	Yes	No	I don’t know
Did you like Task 3?	59%	32%	9%

2. What did you enjoy most during this project activity? 

I enjoyed the task because:	Yes	No	Sometimes
1. I learned new things.	65%	18%	17%
2. I learned how to work in group.	57%	28%	15%
3. I learned how to work in the European project.	62%	19%	19%
4. I learned new English words.	51%	15%	34%

Extra comments – 53

Positive comments - 76%

Negative comments - 24%.

• I liked it because we worked in groups.
• We had fun working on this activity.
• The activity was great, interesting and useful.
• The task was funny but after sometimes it got boring.
• I learned a lot of new things.
• We could check our skills and knowledge.
• It was sometime difficult.
• It was boring.
• Sometimes the groups were too big.
• Some people in my group didn’t want to work.
• Some people in my group didn’t do their part on time.
• We had too little time for this task.
• I learned a lot of new and interesting things and how to work in a group.
• It was the most difficult task.

Teachers' Evaluation of TASK 3: Maths and Travelling

1. Do you feel the pupils engaged with the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%

 2. Did you enjoy the activity?

Yes	Ok /Nothing Special	No
100%

 3. What changes would make it more interesting/effective?

The task could be further enhanced - if there were more time for it. Students could prepare a photo album along with descriptions of places that they would visit during the trip - "The journey of my dreams". We could also ask students to show how to implement a planned trip - i.e. where and how to find money for the trip. In this way students could demonstrate their entrepreneurship.

 4. Would you use this again when teaching maths?

Yes	Maybe	No
100%