Appendix 1

Abstract - Mathematical Inclination and Recreation Part 1

In order to see if there is a relationship between math skills and preferred leisure activities, ten grade six students (five boys and five girls) were tested. Two students (one boy and one girl) did not fill out the leisure activities survey correctly so their results were not counted. They were given a ten question math test covering five strands of math as defined by the Ontario Government Ministry of Education (Data Management, Measurement, Geometry, Patterning and Algebra and Number Sense) and a brief survey on their favourite leisure activities. The leisure activities surveyed were: reading a book, baking, solving crosswords, sports or dance, going for a walk, playing charades, building models, drawing or painting, playing chess, playing cards, doing puzzles and playing board games. On the math test, each strand of math was marked out of two. On the leisure activities survey, each student ranked their top five favourite activities. Four out of eight students chose sports and dance as their favourite leisure activities and had Data management as either their highest score or one of their highest scores (tying with one or more strand for the highest score).