Timeline – Developing The Exploration

Date Date Progress

Process
begun ended check
Think about a stimuli March
April 8th
 Choose a topic 19th
April
Draft exploration
11th
 Introduction
o Outline the aim and purpose in a clear and succinct
manner.
May
o Justify the exploration choice
15th
o Briefly discuss the area of mathematics that will be
used.
o Evidence of some research.

 Body/Mathematical Exploration
o Describe the method, followed by an investigation
o Record your results (tables, lists etc) Jun 10th
o Analyse the results (graphs, diagrams, calculations
etc) and form conjectures.

 Conclusion and Bibliography

o Summarise your findings in response to your aim.
Restate any rules, conjectures or models that you
found.
o Comment on any limitations to your approach, or to
your findings. Aug
o Comment on possible extensions and real life 26th
connections. Relate it to your personal knowledge
and to your previous knowledge.
o Including a reflection on what you have learned and
what you have taken away from this experience will
reflect personal engagement.

Aug
Submit self-assessment and first draft to turnitin.com Aug 26th
26th

Teacher to review & comment on draft Sep

Sep 10th
 Meet with teacher 15th

Final writing
Oct
 Revise draft Oct 16th
30th
 Submit to turnitin.com (where required)

Final version due date: 1st Dec 2018

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