In this Colombian classroom the teacher is introducing students to graphs by using one of her passions: basketball. She asks students to try to plot the trajectory of the ball based on an example pass, offering an example of how to introduce a real world connection in the classroom to show students how their mathematics relates to everyday life. This examples is used by the teacher as a foundation to take students later on in the lesson to more complex graphs.
This is an urban, public school. Watch out for how the teacher:
- Uses the trajectory of a basketball to create a real world context
- Prompts students to draw what they saw and make conclusions
- Monitors students to maintain focus and engagement
How do you use real world connections in your own classroom?
