LCA Mathematical Applications

What your school gets

Everything a teacher needs to teach LCA Mathematical Applications this year.

In class

12 lessons, ready to teach Each one planned step by step, taught from the board with the same lesson open on each student's device. 12 interactive activities across the course.
Quizzes and assessments A short quiz with every lesson.
Progress and resultsWhat each student has completed, and how they did.
CertificatesFor portfolios, open days and reports home.
Try the first lesson: Welcome to MA1: Pick the Project and Set Up the Portfolio

The curriculum it covers

Every lesson is mapped to the specification. This course teaches 10 of the 51 outcomes for this class.

LCA - Mathematical Applications Module Descriptor

Module 1: Mathematics and Planning 0 of 7 outcomes

Module 2: Mathematics and the World Around Me 0 of 7 outcomes

Module 3: Mathematics and Life Skills 0 of 9 outcomes

Module 4: Mathematics and Work 0 of 4 outcomes

Mathematical Concepts and Skills (MCS 1-5) 10 of 24 outcomes

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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

Tap any outcome to read it. The coloured ones are taught in this course. The curriculum does not include official reference codes for individual learning outcomes, so we have assigned a code scheme to make it easier to identify and track coverage.

The course, module by module

12 lessons in 4 modules. The lesson marked Sample opens in full.

1 MA1: Mathematics and Planning 3 lessons · about 3 hours

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
1 Welcome to MA1: Pick the Project and Set Up the Portfolio Sample lesson Quiz
2 Measuring the Space (1): Length, Perimeter, Area Quiz
Budgeting
3 Building the Project Budget (2): Categories, Totals and Accuracy Quiz

2 MA2: Mathematics and the World Around Me 3 lessons · about 3 hours

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
4 Tallying and Tabulating Quiz
5 Bar Charts and Pie Charts Quiz
Travel and Recreation
6 Reading Timetables Quiz

3 MA3: Mathematics and Life Skills 3 lessons · about 3 hours

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

4 MA4: Mathematics and Work 3 lessons · about 3 hours

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
10 Reading a Payslip (1) Quiz
Estimating a Job
11 Overheads: the Hidden Costs Quiz
Key Assignment Workshop and Full-Course Exam Preparation
12 Full-course Exam Prep Quiz

What you'll need

Used in some of the lessons. Students can share in groups of two or three.

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