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According to the IB, the purposes of the project include:


 * To develop students' personal insight into the nature of mathematics and to develop their ability to ask their own questions about mathematics
 * To encourage students to initiate and sustain a piece of work in mathematics
 * To enable students to acquire confidence in developing strategies for dealing with new situations and problems



Basically, students will be asking a question that is of some personal interest to them. Then, he/she will be using math to help determine the answer to this question by using a sound mathematical approach. In the end, each student will be evaluating his/her own results en route to the conclusion. IT IS NEVER TOO SOON TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOUR PROJECT WILL BE!

The internal assessment project is then graded by Mr. Morrison and results are moderated by the IB.

The following criteria are used in evaluating the project:

Criterion A: Introduction (0-2 points) Criterion B: Information/Measurement (0-3 pts) Criterion C: Mathematical Processes (0-5 pts) Criterion D: Interpretation of Results (0-3 pts) Criterion E: Validity (0-2 pts) Criterion F: Structure and Communication (0-3 pts) Criterion G: Commitment (0-2 pts)

For a total of 20 points possible. We will primarily be working on the internal assessment during year 2.