ESTIMATED INSTRUCTIONAL TIME

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Principles of Mathematics 12 has been developed assuming that teachers have 100 instructional hours available to them. The following chart shows the estimated instructional time for each curriculum suborganizer, expressed as a percentage of total time available to teach the course.

PRINCIPLES OF MATHEMATICS 12

Organizer (Suborganizer)
% of Time
Problem Solving
Integrated Throughout
Patterns and Relations (Patterns)
5 - 15
Patterns and Relations (Variables and Equations)
10 - 20
Patterns and Relations (Relations and Functions)
15 - 25
Shape and Space (3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes)
10 - 20
Shape and Space (Transformation)
10 - 20
Shape and Space (Chance and Uncertainty)
20 - 30

When delivering the prescribed curriculum, teachers may freely adjust the instructional time to meet their students' diverse needs. These estimated instruction times have been recommended by the IRP writers to assist their colleagues; they are suggestions only.

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