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Thoughtfully crafted math problems that connect classroom learning to real-world applications.
An international collaboration in Ghana is sparking excitement among students and educators about the future of STEM.
Problem of the Week, CEMC’s global initiative providing problem resources at five different levels to educators every week has crossed a subscriber base of 50,000.
In this tribute, we celebrate Ron’s life, honour his legacy, and remember him for the many ways in which he enriched our lives and the lives of countless others.
The HTTMC Conference in Ghana brought together over 300 secondary school mathematics educators, providing new teaching methods, strategies, and technologies to make math enjoyable for students, leaving teachers inspired and motivated with new knowledge and skills to apply in their teaching.
Two longstanding members of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC) - Edwin Anderson and Steven Furino, have been named Honorary Members of the University of Waterloo at the 2023 Spring Convocation for their exceptional dedication and contributions to mathematics education.
The CEMC partners with Indigenous educators and students worldwide and emphasizes exploring mathematics with real-world connections through "Problems with Purpose," a collection of hands-on mathematics questions for high school students.
The CEMC Courseware materials feature lessons, interactive activities, enrichment challenges, and unlimited opportunity for practice with immediate feedback.
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Problems, Solutions and Results from previous years can be found in the table below. These resources can be used by students to review and attempt past contests to gain a better understanding of the contest format and level of difficulty. Educators can use these resources to help their students
Although the CEMC does not currently offer any contests for this grade group, interested students from these grades are welcome to participate in contests designed for higher grades. CEMC CONTESTS
, Explore our CEMC tools and resources designed for students in Grade 3/4. There is no registration or fee required to access these materials.
, The CEMC does not currently offer any workshops for Grade 3/4 students.
Below you will find contests suitable for Grade 5/6 students. Interested students from these grades are also welcome to participate in contests designed for higher grades.
, Explore our CEMC tools and resources that are designed for students in Grade 5/6. No registration or fee is required to access these materials.
Below you will find contests suitable for Grade 7/8 students. Interested students from these grades are also welcome to participate in contests designed for higher grades.
, Explore our CEMC tools and resources that are designed for students in Grade 7/8. No registration or fee is required to access these materials.
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Calculating devices are allowed, provided that they do not have any of the following features: internet access, the ability to communicate with other devices, information previously stored by students (such as formulas, programs, notes, etc.), a computer algebra system, dynamic geometry software
, While calculators may be used for numerical calculations, other mathematical steps must be shown and justified in your written solutions and specific marks may be allocated for these steps. For example, while your calculator might be able to find the x-intercepts of the graph of an equation like y =
This course covers the topics typically taught in Canadian Grades 7 and 8 Mathematics curricula and, sometimes, extends ideas beyond grade level.