LCA Mathematical Applications

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Through engagement with a relevant and engaging project, students gain experience in representing authentic planning and budgeting decisions with mathematics, analysing the mathematics, and communicating the findings. The module is typically delivered through a single project the class picks together in Lesson 1 — decorating a room, building a set for the school play, renovating an outdoor space, designing a playground, or building a scaled model — and uses authentic Irish data throughout (real catalogue prices from Woodies or IKEA, real measurements, real supplier quotes). Students apply MCS 1–5 through this concrete context: measuring a space, producing scaled plans, comparing suppliers, building a budget, making value-for-money judgements, and writing up the plan.

Researching and Planning
Welcome to MA1: Pick the Project and Set up the Portfolio Quiz
Measuring the Space (1): Length, Perimeter, Area Quiz
Budgeting
Building the Project Budget (2): Categories, Totals and Accuracy Quiz
Deeper MCS Work
Key Assignment Workshop and Exam Preparation

Students gain experience in representing issues relating to current affairs, travel and recreation with mathematics. The module uses timely local contexts such as waste management, housing, public transport or a school event. Strong emphasis is placed on statistical investigation (MCS.5) through survey design, data collection, charting, summary statistics and critique of misleading statistics. Students produce a second case study for their Maths Portfolio.

Current Affairs
Tallying and Tabulating Quiz
Bar Charts and Pie Charts Quiz
Travel and Recreation
Reading Timetables Quiz
Key Assignment Workshop and Exam Preparation

Students gain experience in representing healthy lifestyle choices, personal finance, food and fitness with mathematics. Contexts are often personal: a budget for moving out, a couch-to-5k plan, nutrition analysis or phone upgrade. The module interleaves personal finance and healthy life choices. Students produce a third case study for their Maths Portfolio with strong links to Practical Achievement and Personal Reflection Tasks.

Personal Finance
Reading a Bill: Electricity Quiz
Healthy Life Choices
Simple Health Formulae Quiz
Key Assignment Workshop and Exam Preparation
KA Workshop (1): Finding Out Quiz

Students gain experience in representing work-related mathematics including income, expenditure, job estimates, wages, payslips and contracts. The module links closely to Vocational Preparation and Guidance and Vocational Specialisms. Students analyse real payslips, create job estimates including materials, labour, overheads, VAT and profit, compare contracts and produce a fourth case study for their Maths Portfolio. This completes the 4 mandatory Key Assignments.

Income, Expenditure and the Payslip
Reading a Payslip (1) Quiz
Estimating a Job
Overheads: the Hidden Costs Quiz
Contracts and Deeper MCS Work
Key Assignment Workshop and Full-Course Exam Preparation
Full-course Exam Prep Quiz

Through engagement with a relevant and engaging project, students gain experience in representing authentic planning and budgeting decisions with mathematics, analysing the mathematics, and communicating the findings. The module is typically delivered through a single project the class picks together in Lesson 1 — decorating a room, building a set for the school play, renovating an outdoor space, designing a playground, or building a scaled model — and uses authentic Irish data throughout (real catalogue prices from Woodies or IKEA, real measurements, real supplier quotes). Students apply MCS 1–5 through this concrete context: measuring a space, producing scaled plans, comparing suppliers, building a budget, making value-for-money judgements, and writing up the plan.

Researching and Planning
Welcome to MA1: Pick the Project and Set up the Portfolio Quiz
Measuring the Space (1): Length, Perimeter, Area Quiz
Budgeting
Building the Project Budget (2): Categories, Totals and Accuracy Quiz
Deeper MCS Work
Key Assignment Workshop and Exam Preparation

Students gain experience in representing issues relating to current affairs, travel and recreation with mathematics. The module uses timely local contexts such as waste management, housing, public transport or a school event. Strong emphasis is placed on statistical investigation (MCS.5) through survey design, data collection, charting, summary statistics and critique of misleading statistics. Students produce a second case study for their Maths Portfolio.

Current Affairs
Tallying and Tabulating Quiz
Bar Charts and Pie Charts Quiz
Travel and Recreation
Reading Timetables Quiz
Key Assignment Workshop and Exam Preparation

Students gain experience in representing healthy lifestyle choices, personal finance, food and fitness with mathematics. Contexts are often personal: a budget for moving out, a couch-to-5k plan, nutrition analysis or phone upgrade. The module interleaves personal finance and healthy life choices. Students produce a third case study for their Maths Portfolio with strong links to Practical Achievement and Personal Reflection Tasks.

Personal Finance
Reading a Bill: Electricity Quiz
Healthy Life Choices
Simple Health Formulae Quiz
Key Assignment Workshop and Exam Preparation
KA Workshop (1): Finding Out Quiz

Students gain experience in representing work-related mathematics including income, expenditure, job estimates, wages, payslips and contracts. The module links closely to Vocational Preparation and Guidance and Vocational Specialisms. Students analyse real payslips, create job estimates including materials, labour, overheads, VAT and profit, compare contracts and produce a fourth case study for their Maths Portfolio. This completes the 4 mandatory Key Assignments.

Income, Expenditure and the Payslip
Reading a Payslip (1) Quiz
Estimating a Job
Overheads: the Hidden Costs Quiz
Contracts and Deeper MCS Work
Key Assignment Workshop and Full-Course Exam Preparation
Full-course Exam Prep Quiz

Curriculum Mapping

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LCA - Mathematical Applications Module Descriptor
Curriculum Area
Outcomes
Module 1: Mathematics and Planning
Unit 1: Researching and planning
MA1.U1.1 MA1.U1.2 MA1.U1.3
Unit 2: Budgeting
MA1.U2.1 MA1.U2.2 MA1.U2.3 MA1.U2.4
Module 2: Mathematics and the World Around Me
Unit 1: Current Affairs
MA2.U1.1 MA2.U1.2 MA2.U1.3
Unit 2: Travel and Recreation
MA2.U2.1 MA2.U2.2 MA2.U2.3 MA2.U2.4
Module 3: Mathematics and Life Skills
Unit 1: Personal Finance
MA3.U1.1 MA3.U1.2 MA3.U1.3 MA3.U1.4
Unit 2: Healthy Life Choices
MA3.U2.1 MA3.U2.2 MA3.U2.3 MA3.U2.4 MA3.U2.5
Module 4: Mathematics and Work
MA4.U1.1 MA4.U1.2 MA4.U1.3 MA4.U1.4
Mathematical Concepts and Skills (MCS 1-5)
MCS 1: Reason mathematically about problems
MCS.1a MCS.1b MCS.1c
MCS 2: Reason mathematically about problems (numerical)
MCS.2a MCS.2b MCS.2c MCS.2d MCS.2e MCS.2f
MCS 3: Investigate 2D and 3D shapes
MCS.3a MCS.3b MCS.3c MCS.3d MCS.3e MCS.3f
MCS 4: Explore relationships and expressions
MCS.4a MCS.4b MCS.4c
MCS 5: Carry out a statistical investigation
MCS.5a MCS.5b MCS.5c MCS.5d MCS.5e MCS.5f

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