HolcombMath

Friday, March 05, 2010

Algebra 2 (Class 60)

Lesson Title
3.1.6: What’s the connection?

Overview
In today’s class students continue to develop their fluency in moving from one representation of an exponential relationship to another. In addition, they write a quiz focusing on our work over the last two weeks.
Textbook Sections
3.1.6 (Txt. p.138) What’s the connection?

Vocabulary
interest
simple interest
compound interest

Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.

Enduring Understandings
Change is fundamental to understanding functions.
Mathematical relationships can be represented in 4 main ways: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, Verbal (written and oral).

Essential Question
How does it grow?
How is the rate written as a percent? As a decimal?
How is it the same or different?
How can I find an equation for an exponential situation?

Key Knowledge
Exponential growth is caused by a constant multiplication.

Key Skills
I can find an equation for an exponential function when given a graph, a table, or a situation.

Turn-In (#-1)
3-67 to 3-71

Handouts
No Handouts Posted

Assignment
3-78 to 3-80
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.

Math 6 (Class 121)

Lesson Title
Investigation 4: Polygon Properties and Tiling

Overview
In today’s class students continue their investigation regarding the mathematical properties which may contribute to the fact that all bees create honeycombs using regular hexagons.
Textbook Sections
Problem 4.3 (Txt. p.46) Back to Bees!

Vocabulary
tiling
regular polygon
polygon
pentagon
hexagon
octagon
angle ruler
precisely
vertex

Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.

Enduring Understandings
Change is fundamental to understanding functions.
Mathematical relationships can be represented in 4 main ways: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, Verbal (written and oral).

Essential Question
Why do we compare contrast and classify objects?
How do decomposing and recomposing shapes help us build our understand of mathematics?

Key Knowledge
An angle can be measured with an angle ruler.

Key Skills
I can find the sum of the interior angles of any covnex polygon.
I can justify the sum of the interior angles of a polygon by using previously agreed on facts.
I can use what I have learned about the sum of the interior angles of a polygon to develop a method for finding the sum of the interior angles of a polygonal star.

Turn-In (#-1)
“Interior Angles” worksheet

Handouts
No Handouts Posted

Assignment
No Homeork
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.

Math 7 (Class 121)

Lesson Title
Investigation 3: Patterns of Similar Figures

Overview
In today’s class students finish up their work with Wump Hats and examining rules for transforming shapes based on the coordinates of points. In addition students write a short quiz covering this weeks material.
Textbook Sections
Problem 2.3 (Txt. p.21) Maing Wump Hats

Vocabulary
similar
corresponding sides
corresponding angles
segment
ratio
perimeter

Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.

Enduring Understandings
Change is fundamental to understanding functions.
Mathematical relationships can be represented in 4 main ways: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, Verbal (written and oral).

Essential Question
How can transformations be described mathematically?
How do different shapes compare to each other?
What is required for two shapes to be similar?

Key Knowledge
Certain properties of a shape are maintained when a shape is enlarged or reduced.

Key Skills
I can visually determine if two shapes are similar.

Turn-In (#-1)
ACE p.22 #5, 6

Handouts
No Handouts Posted

Assignment
No Homework
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.