International Mindedness in Math 8 and Marketing 11 - Miranda

How can I bring International Mindedness into the Classroom?

Grade 8 Math PLO's

-Measurement C1: develop and apply the Pythagorean theorem 

-Measurement C3: determine surface area of cylinders

In word problems you could use capitals and names of actual countries around the world to expose them to the geography. When applying Pythagoreans theorem you could have people looking up at tall buildings around the world and based on the angle the are standing at calculate the height of the building etc. For a little project students could choose a building of choice and present their calculations to the class.

Marketing 11 PLO's

• Marketing Strategies: describe how cultural values influence and are influenced by various marketing strategies

Students can look into difference cultures around the world and see the difference it would make for marketing products. 

For example they may discover that in some countries the color white represents death so they may not want white packaging. In other countries certain numbers may be considered unlucky so they may want to avoid these numbers in packing and in pricing. Students can present to the class their findings. 

Miranda