Lesson 1

In the Lesson 1 Assignment you will demonstrate your understanding of the lesson outcomes. You will apply the concepts and strategies you learned to new situations. You must show your work to support your answers.

Open your copy of Lesson 1 Assignment, which you saved in your course folder at the beginning of this lesson. Complete the assignment.

Project Connection

You are ready to start working on Module 1 Project: Financing Your Dreams. You will complete a part of the Module 1 Project in each lesson. Review the following sections to become familiar with what you will be doing throughout the project and how you will be assessed:

• Introduction
• Overview
• Project Presentation
• Rubric

Still in Module 1 Project: Financing Your Dreams, complete Project Connection 1: Financial Goals.

Save all your work in your course folder.

Going Beyond

Have you written an IQ test? Maybe in school or on the Internet? IQ tests measure a person’s reasoning ability. They often contain questions that test a person’s ability to uncover patterns. Can you identify the pattern in the sequence of diagrams shown in the illustration? Can you sketch the next figure in the progression?

Search the Internet using keywords like “online IQ test” or “international high IQ” to find examples of questions that test your ability to sequence. Can you find questions based on arithmetic sequences?

Try some of the free online IQ tests. Try to improve your score by taking the test multiple times. Many of the IQ tests draw on a bank of questions. Even if you retake the test, you may see a different set of questions. Eventually you will recognize repeating questions, and you will be able to respond more quickly. Does the IQ test reward you for both how quickly and how accurately you respond? Test your hypothesis.

Copy your favourite questions into your course folder.

You can try these questions out on family and friends!