About this Place Of Interest

This iconic 632 metre tall building ranks as China’s tallest building and the second highest skyscraper in the world. Completed in 2014, the tower possesses the world’s highest observation deck, and the world’s 2nd fastest elevator. Shanghai Tower also houses conference rooms, luxury hotels, restaurants and a museum.

About this Learning Experience

In this Learning Experience, you will discover how ratios and proportions, when used in various ways, can be integral in terms of urban planning. This Learning Experience is suitable for Lower Secondary learners and above.

Syllabus Content

• Ratios and Proportions
• Trigonometry
• This Learning Experience incorporates the following aims of the Mathematics Education KLA in the Hong Kong curriculum:
• ✔ the ability to think critically and creatively, to conceptualise, inquire and reason mathematically, and to use mathematics to formulate and solve problems in daily life as well as in mathematical contexts and other disciplines
• ✔ the ability to manipulate numbers, symbols and other mathematical objects;
• ✔ number sense, symbol sense, spatial sense, measurement sense and the capacity to appreciate structures and patterns; and

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