Howick College
Year 10 Sports Mathematics (10SMA)
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr H. Kondamudi.
Dear students, parents, and caregivers,
Our Year 10 Sports Maths course offers an engaging and practical way for students to strengthen their mathematical skills by applying them to real-world sports contexts. Working at Curriculum Levels 4, 5, and 6, students will explore key mathematical concepts such as numerical reasoning, algebra, statistics, and measurement through the lens of various popular sports such as rugby, cricket, basketball.
Students will analyze athlete performance, interpret data from games, calculate probabilities and percentages, and use graphs and statistical models to make predictions. This course is designed to be hands-on where appropriate, helping students see the powerful role that mathematics plays in sports strategy, performance analysis, and decision-making.
Course Overview
Term 1
In Term 1, the first unit Number Smart combines math and financial literacy with real-life sports scenarios, fostering analytical thinking and financial decision-making skills for students. Our second unit, Funfair, explores probability, analyzing the chances of winning games and raffles, while weighing risk-to-reward ratios.
Term 2
Term 2’s Sport Data Science unit applies statistics to analyze student and census data while the Sports Course Design unit includes a range of geometric and measurement concepts enhancing problem-solving skills.
Term 3
Term 3’s Position and Orientation unit includes key concepts such as the Pythagorean theorem, Trigonometry, and bearings while the Algebra unit strengthens students’ algebraic abilities with regularly assessed checkpoints.
Term 4
In Term 4, students investigate the relationship between patterns, tables, equations and graphs, strengthening their linear algebra skills within a real life context.
Pre-requisites
Students are placed in the appropriate maths class based on the results of their topic tests, PAT and e-asTTle results from Year 9 Sports Mathematics (9SMA)
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
There is a $35 course fee that covers the subscription to NZ Grapher, online worksheets.
Costs will only occur if students enter competitions.
Optional cost –
A) It is recommended that students have the following individual workbooks for practice that can be obtained from the School office.
1) Walker Maths Numeracy workbook ($10).
2) Year 10 Nulake Mathematics Homework book($25)
B) Students can subscribe for Education Perfect ($26) - a digital learning platform and get access to range of lessons, practice tasks for Year 10 curriculum as well as for their preparation for Numeracy CAA.
All students require to carry a 1E5 Exercise Book, Scientific Calculator (e.g. Fx 82 AU Plus II), ruler, eraser and a protractor along with a pen/pencil when they arrive for the Maths class. They also need a working, charged laptop for educational tools such as Google Classroom.
To support your child's learning journey, here are some generic questions you could ask them each week:
What topics did you cover in Mathematics this week?
Are there any upcoming assessments or projects you need assistance with?
Pathway
Disclaimer
Owing to teachers responding to individual students' needs, courses and NCEA standards taught in a subject maybe different to those displayed.
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